Hadley Haas

Courage · Compassion · Integrity

Named a DLCC Target Race to flip HD‑44

As a mother, a daughter and a community leader, I show up and ask - how can I help? As a state legislator, I will do the same.

Meet Hadley
### Hadley Haas
Parent · Community Advocate · Candidate for PA House District 44
If you ask Hadley Haas where she is from, she couldn't be more proud to tell you: Pittsburgh. This community has given her strength in some of her family's toughest times and rallied with her to support others with open arms when they needed the same support.

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Hadley's story is one of resilience and seeing ways to help others in even her toughest moments.

Hadley eventually went to the University of Michigan, where she graduated with a degree in economics and communications. She began a long career in marketing and communications, but never lost the values her parents taught her - to always realize your privilege, give back to others, and put those in need first.

Hadley Haas is from Pittsburgh. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in economics and communications.

Hadley Haas has worked in marketing and communications.

House District 44

2024 general election. Election concluded.

Results

VG Valerie Gaydos Republican Won · 20,811 votes (53.8%)HH Hadley Haas Democratic 17,872 votes (46.2%)

House District 44 - 2024 Election | Pennsylvania

Hadley previously ran for Pennsylvania State House District 44 in 2024 but did not win.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Bringing Costs Down

We have Pittsburgh in our bones.
Hadley will fight to:
  * Defend working people and the right to organize — good wages and benefits don't happen by accident
  * End taxpayer-funded handouts to billionaire corporations that do little for our communities
  * Demand clear rules for data centers that put our communities first — no corporate handouts, no lost farmland, no utility hikes passed on to us, and a real say for the people who live here

Bringing Costs Down

We have Pittsburgh in our bones.
Hadley will fight to:
  * Raise the minimum wage so a full day's work pays for a full life
  * Make housing affordable and put homeownership back in reach for working families
  * Expand affordable childcare and early education

Bringing Costs Down

We have Pittsburgh in our bones.
Hadley will fight to:
  * Bring good jobs to Western Pennsylvania so people can build a life here, not leave to find one
  * Defend working people and the right to organize — good wages and benefits don't happen by accident
  * End taxpayer-funded handouts to billionaire corporations that do little for our communities

Calls for ending taxpayer-funded subsidies for large corporations that do little for local communities.

Calls for ending taxpayer-funded subsidies for large corporations that "do little for our communities."

Supports making housing more affordable and expanding homeownership for working families.

Supports protecting workers' right to organize.

- Calls for ending taxpayer-funded subsidies for large corporations that "do little for our communities."
- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Supports making housing more affordable and expanding homeownership for working families.
- Supports protecting workers' right to organize.

Economy

Health Care

When my sons were born deaf, I saw firsthand how broken our health care system was.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Lower the cost of prescription drugs and out-of-pocket care for Pennsylvania families
  * Expand quality health care close to home — including mental and behavioral health

Health Care

When my sons were born deaf, I saw firsthand how broken our health care system was.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Lower the cost of prescription drugs and out-of-pocket care for Pennsylvania families
  * Expand quality health care close to home — including mental and behavioral health
  * Protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions

Health Care

When my sons were born deaf, I saw firsthand how broken our health care system was.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Expand quality health care close to home — including mental and behavioral health
  * Protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions
  * Defend Medicaid and fight cuts that strip coverage from our most vulnerable neighbors

Health Care

When my sons were born deaf, I saw firsthand how broken our health care system was.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions
  * Defend Medicaid and fight cuts that strip coverage from our most vulnerable neighbors

Supports lowering prescription-drug and out-of-pocket health-care costs for Pennsylvania families.

Supports expanding local health care, including mental and behavioral health services.

Supports protecting health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.

Supports defending Medicaid and opposing coverage cuts.

- Supports lowering prescription-drug and out-of-pocket health-care costs for Pennsylvania families.
- Supports expanding local health care, including mental and behavioral health services.
- Supports protecting health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
- Supports defending Medicaid and opposing coverage cuts.

Healthcare

Protecting Our Public Schools

Pennsylvania's public schools are the foundation of our communities and the promise we make to every child that their future matters.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Protect public school funding and stop the drain of tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
  * Give our schools what they need — modern buildings, supported teachers, and programs that ready every student for the future

Bringing Costs Down

We have Pittsburgh in our bones.
Hadley will fight to:
  * Make housing affordable and put homeownership back in reach for working families
  * Expand affordable childcare and early education
  * Bring good jobs to Western Pennsylvania so people can build a life here, not leave to find one

Protecting Our Public Schools

Pennsylvania's public schools are the foundation of our communities and the promise we make to every child that their future matters.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Protect public school funding and stop the drain of tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
  * Give our schools what they need — modern buildings, supported teachers, and programs that ready every student for the future
  * Pay teachers fairly and create the conditions that keep great educators in the classroom

Protecting Our Public Schools

Pennsylvania's public schools are the foundation of our communities and the promise we make to every child that their future matters.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Give our schools what they need — modern buildings, supported teachers, and programs that ready every student for the future
  * Pay teachers fairly and create the conditions that keep great educators in the classroom
  * Invest in early education so every child starts kindergarten ready to learn

Protecting Our Public Schools

Pennsylvania's public schools are the foundation of our communities and the promise we make to every child that their future matters.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Pay teachers fairly and create the conditions that keep great educators in the classroom
  * Invest in early education so every child starts kindergarten ready to learn
  * Fight for students with disabilities and special needs to get every service and support they're entitled to

Question 1

Do you believe that the first three years of life matter to a child’s development and that the potential of these formative years can be augmented when young children attend child care programs that have talented staff who, along with parents, help establish a strong foundation of infants’ and toddlers’ developmental skills?

Hadley Haas

"YES. My sons were both born with sensorineural hearing loss. We fought for them to attend a school where they would maximize input they received during those early years. I have seen firsthand how important quality early education can be to children."

Candidate Responses 2024 | Children First Action Fund

Protecting Our Public Schools

Pennsylvania's public schools are the foundation of our communities and the promise we make to every child that their future matters.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Invest in early education so every child starts kindergarten ready to learn
  * Fight for students with disabilities and special needs to get every service and support they're entitled to

Supports protecting public-school funding and stopping the use of tax dollars for unaccountable private schools.

Supports expanding affordable child care and early education.

Supports modern school buildings, teacher support, and programs that prepare students for the future.

Supports higher teacher pay and policies to retain educators.

Supports investing in early education to prepare children for kindergarten.

Supports services and assistance for students with disabilities and special needs.

- Supports protecting public-school funding and stopping the use of tax dollars for unaccountable private schools.
- Supports expanding affordable child care and early education.
- Supports modern school buildings, teacher support, and programs that prepare students for the future.
- Supports higher teacher pay and policies to retain educators.
- Supports investing in early education to prepare children for kindergarten.
- Supports services and assistance for students with disabilities and special needs.

Education

Bringing Costs Down

We have Pittsburgh in our bones.
Hadley will fight to:
  * End taxpayer-funded handouts to billionaire corporations that do little for our communities
  * Demand clear rules for data centers that put our communities first — no corporate handouts, no lost farmland, no utility hikes passed on to us, and a real say for the people who live here

Calls for data-center rules that address subsidies, farmland loss, utility-rate increases, and local input.

- Calls for data-center rules that address subsidies, farmland loss, utility-rate increases, and local input.

Energy & the Environment

Keeping Our Communities Safe

As the mother of two teenage sons, I've watched the increased violence in our schools change the way we think about what it means to keep our communities safe.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Pass common sense gun laws — universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders — to keep families safe from dangerous criminals
  * Invest in first responders so our police and fire departments have what they need to keep us safe

Keeping Our Communities Safe

As the mother of two teenage sons, I've watched the increased violence in our schools change the way we think about what it means to keep our communities safe.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Pass common sense gun laws — universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders — to keep families safe from dangerous criminals
  * Invest in first responders so our police and fire departments have what they need to keep us safe
  * Protect kids from online predators and dangerous content

Keeping Our Communities Safe

As the mother of two teenage sons, I've watched the increased violence in our schools change the way we think about what it means to keep our communities safe.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Invest in first responders so our police and fire departments have what they need to keep us safe
  * Protect kids from online predators and dangerous content
  * Fund community violence intervention that tackles crime at its roots

Keeping Our Communities Safe

As the mother of two teenage sons, I've watched the increased violence in our schools change the way we think about what it means to keep our communities safe.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Protect kids from online predators and dangerous content
  * Fund community violence intervention that tackles crime at its roots
  * Expand mental health and crisis services so people get help before things escalate

Keeping Our Communities Safe

As the mother of two teenage sons, I've watched the increased violence in our schools change the way we think about what it means to keep our communities safe.

Hadley will fight to:

  * Fund community violence intervention that tackles crime at its roots
  * Expand mental health and crisis services so people get help before things escalate

Supports universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders for firearms.

Supports investing in police and fire departments.

Supports protecting children from online predators and dangerous content.

Supports funding community violence-intervention programs.

Supports expanding mental-health and crisis services to prevent escalation.

- Supports universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders for firearms.
- Supports investing in police and fire departments.
- Supports protecting children from online predators and dangerous content.
- Supports funding community violence-intervention programs.
- Supports expanding mental-health and crisis services to prevent escalation.

Public Safety

As of October 16, 2026, Hadley Haas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

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Hadley Haas

Said she supports redirecting police-department funding to community programs.

- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Supports making housing more affordable and expanding homeownership for working families.
- Supports protecting workers' right to organize.

- Supports expanding affordable child care and early education.
- Supports modern school buildings, teacher support, and programs that prepare students for the future.
- Supports higher teacher pay and policies to retain educators.
- Supports investing in early education to prepare children for kindergarten.
- Supports services and assistance for students with disabilities and special needs.

- Supports investing in police and fire departments.
- Supports protecting children from online predators and dangerous content.
- Supports funding community violence-intervention programs.
- Supports expanding mental-health and crisis services to prevent escalation.

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Did not answer

Hadley Haas | iVoterGuide

Valerie Gaydos

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