Senator Biography

Art Haywood
Senate District 4
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Democrat
Serving Montgomery (part) & Philadelphia (part) Counties
District Address
1168 Easton Road
Abington, PA 19001
(215) 517-1434
(215) 517-1439
7106 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 242-8171
(215) 242-6118
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Capitol Address
  • 10 East Wing
  • Senate Box 203004
  • Harrisburg, PA 17120-3004
  • (717) 787-1427
  • (717) 772-0572
Committee Assignments
Legislation Sponsored for the 2023-2024 Session
Co-sponsorship Memoranda for the 2023-2024 Session
Introduced Circulated Subject
May 15, 2024 May 2024 as "Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania
May 15, 2024 Recognizing May 2024 as Celiac Awareness Month
May 15, 2024 Recognizing May 26, 2024 as Fourth Trimester Awareness Day
May 15, 2024 2024 Construction Opioid Awareness Week Resolution
May 14, 2024 Designating May 14, 2024 as IgA Neuropathy Awareness Day
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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.