Maryland Matters: Lawmakers Unveil Plan to Reintroduce Paid Family Leave Legislation

…Because there is no national program for paid family or medical leave, most workers who need to become caregivers find themselves in a tight spot when that need arises. Only 17% of the American workforce has access to such a benefit, Hayes said.

“This forces far too many of our citizens, especially those of us living paycheck to paycheck, to have to choose between economic security and caring for our families in times of need,” Hayes said…

Baltimore Sun: Delegate Hayes, Other Young Challengers Eye Baltimore Senate Seats

Antonio Hayes, a first-term state delegate from West Baltimore, says he’ll challenge Sen. Barbara A. Robinson for the seat formerly held by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh. Hayes said he will return Saturday to his old neighborhood in Penn North to lay out his plan to take on Robinson in next year’s June 26 Democratic primary, which is tantamount to election in...

A Record of Results

We have all been there before- listening to a politician make big promises that never seem to come true. Antonio is no stranger to that feeling. He grew up right here in West Baltimore, listening to those same promises that change was just around the corner. From the moment he began his career in public service, Antonio devoted himself to being a different kind of leader- one whose record of results speaks for itself…

A Future for Us All

Antonio believes that Baltimore is a great City filled with great people. When we struggle as a City, it is not because we lack for hardworking men and women who wake up every day and do-right by their community. When we struggle as a City, it is because our hardworking men and women are not always joined by hardworking elected officials who deliver results…

Maryland Matters: Delegate Antonio Hayes to Take on Appointed Senator in Baltimore City Primary

Del. Antonio Hayes (D), part of a generation of rising Baltimore city leaders, plans to announce Saturday that he is running for the state Senate seat now held by Sen. Barbara Robinson (D). Hayes will make his announcement on the 2500 block of Francis St. in the troubled Penn-North neighborhood – half a block from where he grew up...