DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Art Haywood

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 4 since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 4Born 1957

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 0; 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 8.2%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +76.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health and Human Services · democratic chair
Appropriations
Finance
Institutional Sustainability and Innovation
Judiciary
Legislative Budget and Finance

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 26 sponsored · 0 became law

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SB 1456 An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective…
In committee Oct 2026

SB 1267 An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations…
Introduced Apr 2026

SB 1257 An Act providing for small necessities leave for eligible employees relating to children and elderly…
Introduced Apr 2026

SB 1189 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in abuse of…
Introduced Feb 2026

SB 1117 An Act prohibiting the commandeering of the assets, personnel or operations of law enforcement agencies in…
Introduced Dec 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Haywood sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Haywood is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Maria Collett, Vincent Hughes, Sharif Street

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET

With Haywood’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Haywood’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Haywood	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Oct 21, 2026	HB 2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 43–7
Oct 21, 2026	HB 2443: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 47–3
Oct 21, 2026	HB 558: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–14
Oct 21, 2026	HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–15
Oct 19, 2026	HB 1935: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 45–5

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Haywood was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4	Won	D+76.4	D+68.1	+8.3
2022	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4	Won	D+70.0	D+69.0	+1.0
2018	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4	Won	D+73.2	—	—
2014	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4	Won	D+64.2	—	—
2014	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 4 (primary)	Won	+5.9	—	—