Kalan Haywood II (born June 5, 1999) is an American activist and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He graduated from the Rufus King International High School and attended Cardinal Stritch University before its shutdown in 2023; he now attends the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pursuing a finance major.
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 America.
[4][5][6] In the fall of 2021, Haywood was elected by the Assembly Democratic caucus as their new assistant minority leader, following the resignation of the previous leadership team.