Art Haywood
2014 - Present
2026
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Art Haywood (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 4. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Haywood (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Haywood was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging & Youth Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee, Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-2022
Haywood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee, Minority Chair
- Intergovernmental Operations Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate State Government Committee
2019-2020
Haywood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Health & Human Services Committee, Minority Chair
- Senate Finance Committee
- Intergovernmental Operations Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Aging & Youth, Minority chair |
| • Communications & Technology, Minority chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Haywood served on the following committees:
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| • Aging & Youth, Minority Chair |
| • Communications & Technology |
| • Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Public Health & Welfare |
| • Urban Affairs & Housing |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Incumbent Art Haywood defeated Todd Johnson in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Art Haywood (D) | 85.0 | 101,845 | |
| Todd Johnson (R) | 15.0 | 17,975 | ||
| Total votes: 119,820 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Incumbent Art Haywood advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Art Haywood | 99.7 | 53,018 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 53,166 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Todd Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Johnson | 71.4 | 1,091 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 28.6 | 436 | ||
| Total votes: 1,527 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Incumbent Art Haywood defeated Ron Holt in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Art Haywood (D) | 86.6 | 110,147 | |
 | Ron Holt (R) | 13.4 | 17,068 | |
| Total votes: 127,215 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
Incumbent Art Haywood advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Art Haywood | 100.0 | 39,299 | |
| Total votes: 39,299 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Armond James (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4
James Williams Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Williams Jr. | 100.0 | 4,214 |
| Total votes: 4,214 | ||||
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2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Art Haywood defeated incumbent LeAnna Washington and Brian Gralnick in the Democratic primary, while Robin Gilchrist was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ines Reyes ran as an independent candidate. Haywood defeated Gilchrist and Reyes in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Art Haywood |
81.4% | 78,001 | |
| Republican | Robin Gilchrist | 17.2% | 16,498 | |
| Independent | Ines Reyes | 1.4% | 1,355 | |
| Total Votes | 95,854 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Art Haywood |
39.8% | 16,113 |
| LeAnna Washington Incumbent | 33.8% | 13,708 |
| Brian Gralnick | 26.4% | 10,711 |
| Total Votes | 40,532 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Art Haywood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Haywood's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Raise state funding level for public schools.
- Excerpt: "Our public school system is broken. Yet, PA ranks 43rd in state funding for public education. And low levels of state funding puts a greater burden on local taxes. Though money isn’t the only solution, it’s essential to a realistic chance for success. Just as a strong education system makes a strong society, a weak education system weakens society."
Raise PA’s minimum wage.
- Excerpt: "According to the U.S. Census, many families are living on less now than 20 years ago. What’s more, over 46 million people in our country are living in poverty. I believe that everyone who’s able to work, should work, and receive a decent wage for that work. Without proper wages, parents are less able to provide for their children. Raising wages not only benefits families, businesses also benefit from greater consumer spending."
Restrict access to guns.
- Excerpt: "We have too many guns on our streets. There were more gun-related deaths in Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2010 than there were in Afghanistan & Iraq combined. So, along with educating our youth and providing a decent wage to hard working citizens, it’s time to further protect our communities by restricting access to guns."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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2022
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In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 3 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 5 through November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 6 through December 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ haywoodforsenate.com, "Issues," accessed April 29, 2014
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 2014-Present |
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