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Art Haywood
Senate District 4
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Democrat
Serving Montgomery (part) & Philadelphia (part) Counties
District Address
Art Haywood
1168 Easton Road
Abington, PA 19001
(215) 517-1434
(215) 517-1439
Art Haywood
7106 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 242-8171
(215) 242-6118
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Capitol Address
  • Art Haywood
  • 10 East Wing
  • Senate Box 203004
  • Harrisburg, PA 17120-3004
  • (717) 787-1427
  • (717) 772-0572
Committee Assignments
Legislation Sponsored for the 2025-2026 Session
Recent Co-Sponsorship Memos for Senator Haywood
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Subject:
Recognizing Anniversary of Fort Pillow Massacre
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Sen. Haywood
Circulated Date:
04/07/2025
Introduced as SR 79
04/07/2025
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Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
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Recognizing 9 April 2025 as Appomattox Day
Circulated By:
Sen. Haywood
Circulated Date:
04/07/2025
Introduced as SR 80
04/07/2025
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Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
Subject:
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Upholding DEI Principles
Circulated By:
Sen. Haywood
Circulated Date:
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
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Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
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Resolution Celebrating Our Super Bowl LIX Champions, the Philadelphia Eagles
Circulated By:
Sen. Saval and Sen. Vincent J. Hughes, Sen. Art Haywood, Sen. Sharif Street, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, Sen. Anthony H. Williams, Sen. Joe Picozzi
Circulated Date:
02/14/2025
Introduced as SR 81
02/14/2025
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Sen. Nikil Saval
D Senate District 1
Subject:
Introduced as SR 81 - opens in a new tab
Subject:
Korean American Day and the 50th Anniversary of the Phillip Jaisohn Memorial Foundation
Circulated By:
Sen. Kearney and Sen. Patty Kim, Sen. Maria Collett, Sen. Art Haywood, Sen. Tracy Pennycuick
Circulated Date:
01/22/2025
Introduced as SR 20
01/22/2025
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Sen. Timothy Kearney
D Senate District 26
Subject:
Introduced as SR 20 - opens in a new tab
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Biography
Personal History
  • Married Julie Billingslea of Ardmore
Career
  • Worked to expand independence and power in low-income neighborhoods: Housing Attorney at Regional Housing Legal Services and Community Legal Services; Legal Counsel and Executive Vice President at Esperanza; partner in private practice representing community organizations in neighborhood revitalization activities; board member at Tenant Union Representative Network and Cheltenham Achievers Network; recognized for work by Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Christian Legal Aid Society, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and John Marshall Fair Housing Institute; Commissioner Cheltenham Township 2010-2014; elected to the State Senate November 4, 2014.
Occupation
  • State Senator
Education
  • B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Morehouse College, 1979; MsC London School of Economics (Marshall Scholar), 1981; J.D. University of Michigan Law School, 1985.