11 Facts About Art Haywood

Art Haywood's mother, Virginia, was a public school teacher and education activist.

Art Haywood earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985.

Art Haywood moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1985 to pursue his law career.

In 2009, Art Haywood, inspired by the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, ran for a seat on the Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.

Art Haywood would serve for five years on the board, serving as president of the board for two years.

In 2014, Art Haywood defeated incumbent Pennsylvania State Senator LeAnna Washington, who was indicted for misuse of office, as a Democratic primary challenger.

Art Haywood then won in the general election to represent the 4th district.

Art Haywood reintroduced a modified version of the bill in 2022 that would have required district attorneys to investigate police killings without the involvement of the police department.

In 2022, Art Haywood campaigned for re-election on a platform that included restricting the sale and purchase of military grade weapons and accessories.

In 2022, Art Haywood sponsored a memorandum that called for the observance of the January 6 Capitol attack in Pennsylvania schools.

In 2024, Art Haywood called for an ethics investigation into Mastriano's involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election and January 6; the State Senate's Ethics Committee declined to investigate Art Haywood's complaint against Mastriano.