[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 173 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING ART HAYWOOD

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, today I celebrate Senator Art 
Haywood's 10th anniversary in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
  Senator Haywood is not only my former colleague but also a longtime 
friend and neighbor. In fact, we both have the privilege of 
representing Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional District, he in 
Harrisburg and I in Washington.
  Ignited by President Obama's 2008 campaign and aided by a savvy 
friend, Senator Haywood got in the arena. He became one of the first of 
two African-American township commissioners on the Cheltenham Board of 
Commissioners in 2009, eventually serving as board president.
  As State senator, Art dutifully serves Abington, Cheltenham, 
Jenkintown, Rockledge, and Springfield in our shared Montgomery County, 
as well as Mt. Airy, Germantown, West Oak Lane, Logan, and Chestnut 
Hill in Philadelphia.
  In Harrisburg, Art tackles issues at the heart of his communities: 
voting rights, gun rights, homelessness, and poverty, including his 
yearslong advocacy to raise the minimum wage.
  When he is not fighting for us, you might find Art riding his bike 
and connecting with neighbors. Together with his wife, Julie, co-chair 
of the Cheltenham School District, the Haywoods are community leaders. 
I congratulate Art.

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