Arthur L. Haywood III

Arthur L. Haywood III (born the son of Arthur and Virginia Haywood. His mother, Virginia, was a public school teacher and education activist. He would serve for five years on the board, serving as president of the board for two years. He then won in the general election to represent the 4th district.

For the 2025–26 Session Haywood serves on the following committees in the State Senate:

Health & Human Services (Minority Chair) Appropriations Finance Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Judiciary

Political positions Policing Following the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown Jr., in 2015, Haywood introduced legislation that would have mandated the Pennsylvania Attorney General to investigate all police-related killings. He 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. If the district attorney decided not to prosecute the officer, the case would then be referred to the Attorney General.

Gun control After failing to get in contact with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Haywood staged a sit-in outside the mayor's office to advocate for a solution to Philadelphia's gun violence problem.

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

Following the federal passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Haywood advocated for the passage of a red flag law in Pennsylvania.

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

After several politicians participated in the Capitol attack, including State Senator Doug Mastriano, Haywood introduced a resolution that would empower the Pennsylvania Secretary of State in using Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to disqualify such participants from ever holding elected office again.

In 2024, 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 Haywood's complaint against Mastriano.

Haywood condemned President Donald Trump's blanket pardon for convicted January 6 participants as a “tremendous travesty.”

Personal life Haywood married his wife, Julie Billingslea, in 1989. They have three adult children.

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