Kalan Haywood
Kalan Haywood | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 16th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Leon Young |
Personal details | |
Born | Kalan Haywood II June 5, 1999 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Cardinal Stritch University |
Kalan Haywood II is an American politician serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 16th Assembly District. Born in 1999, Haywood is the youngest person serving in the Wisconsin Assembly and one of the youngest legislators in the country
Early life and education
Haywood was born on June 5, 1999 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Rufus King International High School and is currently attending Cardinal Stritch University to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.[1] Haywood's father, Kalan Haywood Sr., is the founder of a real estate development firm.[2]
Career
Haywood served as president of the City of Milwaukee Youth Council. He also worked as a non-profit consultant and was a member of the City of Milwaukee Restorative Justice Advisory Committee.[3]
Haywood was 19 years old when he won the Democratic primary election in August 2018 and the general election in November 2018, making him the youngest person serving in the Wisconsin Assembly and one of the youngest legislators in the country.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Representative Kalan Haywood". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ ""What are we waiting for?" Service is a family affair for Haywoods". OnMilwaukee.com. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Kalan Haywood". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ At 19, Kalan Haywood will be the youngest lawmaker in Wisconsin — and likely the nation, by Molly Beck, in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; published September 28, 2018; retrieved November 14, 2018
- ^ Wisconsin Partisan Primary 2018 Election Results, by Lauren Sigfusson; at WUWM; published August 14, 2018; retrieved November 14, 2018; "No Republicans are running"
- ^ Taylor, Kate (2018-11-13). "In New Class of Young Lawmakers, a Former Girl Scout Goes to the Statehouse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-17.