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Senator Haywood Live Discussion: Mentoring
Senator Haywood Mentoring Conference
Members of Pa. Senate Dems urge U.S. House Majority Leader Pelosi to investigate, expel Rep. Scott Perry for seditious acts
HARRISBURG – January 29, 2021 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus wrote U.S. House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging an investigation into the “traitorous and seditious acts” against the U.S. Constitution by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry. “This is not a...
Senator Haywood Facebook Live
Sen. Haywood Remarks
Senator Haywood Live Discussion: COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Ala Stanford
PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service
Harrisburg – January 18, 2021 - At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on...
PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage
Sen. Haywood Citizen Advocacy Training – MLK Day of Service
Senator Haywood Live Discussion: Unemployment Compensation
Virtual Vaccine Town Hall – Southeast Pennsylvania Region: Part II
PA Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service
At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a virtual public hearing on raising the minimum wage for...
Senator Art Haywood FaceBook Live – U.S. Capitol Breach
Virtual Vaccine Town Hall
Senator Haywood Votes No on President Pro Tempore
PA’s tragic failure to protect renters, homeowners
As we enter what should be a time of spiritual reflection of the year about to end, we are reminded of the failure of the majority in the General Assembly to help families across the Commonwealth in 2020. In May, a bipartisan proposal to use the Commonwealth’s share...
Senator Haywood Announces $13.75 Million in Capital Funding
Philadelphia – December 23, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that organizations in his district were awarded $13.75 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) in 2020. RACP is one of Pennsylvania’s...
Senate Democrats Correct Record on Housing Assistance Program
Pennsylvania − December 22, 2020 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats seek to correct the record regarding the failure of the General Assembly to address housing insecurity due to COVID 19. Recent press coverage has outlined that $108 million of $175 million intended...
Senator Haywood Presents $3.9 Million Check to Aqua Pennsylvania for Clean Water
Philadelphia – December 21, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and State Representative Ben Sanchez (D-Montgomery) presented Aqua Pennsylvania with a $3.9 million check to enhance water conditions in Montgomery County. Marc Lucca,...
Aqua Pa. Check Presentation
Ask Art, Holiday Mental Health
Senator Haywood Announces Recipients of Community Development and COVID-19 Relief Funding
Harrisburg – December 16, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that organizations in his district, and organizations who serve the residents of his Senate district, have received over $2 million in Neighborhood Assistance...
Statement: 16 Democratic State Senators Denounce Frivolous Election Lawsuits and Continued Attempts to Undermine our Democracy
HARRISBURG – December 10, 2020 – Today the following members of the Pennsylvania State Senate signed a joint statement – set forth below – denouncing the brazen attempt of the attorneys general of Texas and seventeen other states to disenfranchise millions...
Senator Haywood Live Discussion: Avoid Consumer Scams
Senator Haywood Live Discussion: Shopping Local
Senator Haywood’s Statement on Denying Pennsylvania a Just Recovery
Philadelphia – November 20, 2020 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement on the state budget: “The budget plan introduced yesterday denies Pennsylvania a just recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked...
Sen. Haywood Facebook Live
Citizen Advocacy Training Part III
Senator Haywood “Suppressed” Virtual Film Screening
Screening of Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote
Sen. Haywood Hosts Screening of Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote
Senator Haywood Highlights Harassment of Black Students at PASSHE Schools in Senate Hearing
Senator Haywood Highlights Harassment of Black Students at PASSHE Schools, Questions Chancellor in Senate Hearing
Harrisburg, Pa. − October 21, 2020 − Today in a hearing of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Art Haywood shared stories he had learned from Black students at the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities and blasted PASSHE Chancellor Dan...
Sen. Haywood: Citizen Advocacy Training Part II
Sen. Haywood: Citizen Advocacy Training Part I
Racial Equity Solutions Tour
Will Black voters again allow Trump to be elected?
By Sen. Art Haywood
After winning in November 2016, Trump thanked Black voters for staying at home.
“We did great with the African American community…They didn’t come out to vote for Hillary. They didn’t come out,” he said. “And that was big— so thank you to the African American community.”
Legislators, Policy Experts, Call for Enactment of State EITC Now
HARRISBURG — August 26, 2020 — State legislators Senator Art Haywood and Representative Sara Innamorato, and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) analysts hosted a press conference call on Wednesday morning that featured state policy experts Marc Stier, Director, and Diana Polson, Senior Analyst, of the PA Budget and Policy Center.
Senator Haywood Remarks at Statewide Coalition for Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation
The true fight for police reform is in statehouses across the U.S.
By Sen. Art Haywood
Black Lives Matter protests erupted in the US and beyond following the cruel killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. Weekly, and in some places daily, rallies and marches demand an end to police brutality and to systemic racism.
And less than two months later, at least 13 states have passed legislation to curtail police brutality.