Tony Hill

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Senator Tony Hill is a fighter for the working people, a public servant, a veteran of the United States Army, and a devoted Christian. Born in Jacksonville on September 9, 1957, Hill served in the United States Army before being honorably discharged. As a longtime labor leader, Hill served as the Executive Board Member of ILA Local 1408 and as the Secretary Treasurer of the Florida AFL-CIO. He was elected to represent Jacksonville in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000 and the Florida Senate from 2002 to 2011. He served as the Federal Policy Director for Mayor Alvin Brown from 2011 to 2015. Starting in 2019, Hill has worked on the staff of U.S. Representative Al Lawson and helped thousands of constituents in Congressional District 5 connect with federal agencies, such as Veteran Affairs, HUD, and the IRS in Washington, D.C.

He has received the Lester Granger Award from the Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., and the Public Official Award of the Year from the Children’s Home Society in Jacksonville in 2010. That same year, Senator Hill was honored with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Public Service Award.

Senator Hill has been married to Patricia Hill for 17 years. He is the proud father of four children, grandfather of eleven, and great-grandfather of one. Senator Hill is a graduate of Jean Ribault Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labor Studies. Hill is a Life Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Theta Phi Chapter) and holds other prestigious honors including the Chair of the NAACP Florida State Conferences.

He is a longstanding member of the Greater Macedonia Baptist Church, where he founded the Men’s Usher Board, serves as a Deacon, and teaches Sunday school. His legacy of service is a testament to his faith and a symbol of his desire to inspire by actively pouring into the lives of others.