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Jahana Hayes

U.S. Representative, CT-5

Democratic Connecticut since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CT-5 current
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-5
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-5
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.340, social dim. -0.049. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Yea Jun 3, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… Nay Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… Nay Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 254 — ARTIST Act Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Nay May 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Nay May 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Yea May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act Nay May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act Yea May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… Nay May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… Nay May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act Nay May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act Yea May 20, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1003 — Lulu’s Law Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment. Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… Yea May 15, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… Nay May 15, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act Nay May 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,070 recorded contributions totalling $4,477,834. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 534 of 1070 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 398 $1,241,920 28%
Super PAC 63 $672,670 15%
Party 9 $634,335 14%
Corporate PAC 64 $455,218 10%
Unclassified 536 $1,473,690 33%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$220,456 NRCC Party Oct 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$201,347 NRCC Party Oct 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$100,000 LCV VICTORY FUND Super PAC Oct 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$100,000 LCV VICTORY FUND Super PAC Oct 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$100,000 LCV VICTORY FUND Super PAC Oct 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$70,688 SKDK FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES unclassified Jan 25, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$62,345 ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN 2024 - UNITEMIZED FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES Party Sep 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$58,708 NRCC Party Oct 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$51,149 ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN 2024 FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES Corporate PAC Sep 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$50,331 NRCC Party Oct 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$39,907 IMPACT CT INC. Super PAC Oct 8, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$35,000 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC Super PAC Oct 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$35,000 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC Super PAC Oct 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$28,250 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION Super PAC Oct 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$28,250 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION Super PAC Sep 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • In #Plainville, encouraged to see Juneteenth events all across the district. As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we must also examine our historical roots and continue to work so the next generation is marked by progress towards that more perfect union we desire.
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  • This Juneteenth, I joined Waterbury to affirm contributions of Black Americans as central to American story. It is our responsibility to be the storytellers & messengers & ensure policy is not just what is written on paper, but also implemented & enforced. It doesn’t matter if…
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  • OTD in 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Union troops arrived in Galveston TX, to share the news with enslaved African Americans that they had been freed.
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  • A few of our interns joined the Cheshire-Prospect Regional Chamber of Commerce in welcoming CT Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas for a presentation to CT business owners. These young people learned about helping businesses fight fraud & human trafficking.
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  • Tremont Flats Ribbon Cutting in #Meriden- a redevelopment of the former Aeolian Company factory building. The $56 million project combined federal & state Historic & Low-Income House Tax Credits to revitalize & preserve a nearly 140-year-old complex. A new addition to a familiar…
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  • Another week, another wrap. Highlights from the week: 1️⃣ Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act 2️⃣ Education & Workforce Hearing 3️⃣ Agriculture hearing on the USMCA 4️⃣ Floor update
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  • Constituents from Southbury visited my office to advocate for the passage of the American Dream and Promise Act on this 14th anniversary of the implementation of the DACA program.
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  • From health and education to labor and civil rights, our team met with #CT05 constituents and stakeholders to discuss their top priorities. Thank you to all who shared valuable insights with our team.
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  • If you need help with: 📂 Social Security 💵 Tax resources 🎖️ Veteran Services ⛈️ Disaster relief 🏛️ Other issues with federal agencies We’re at Danbury City Hall TODAY from 11am to 4pm
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  • #FlagDay commemorates our nation’s most enduring symbol and reminds us of the values we strive to uphold.
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  • Discrimination has no place in our communities, and the same standard should apply to Congress. I joined 118 Members in the House & Senate in condemning the establishment of the bicameral “Sharia-Free America Caucus” and the Islamophobic legislation being pushed.
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  • Congratulations to the Warren Land Trust & Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy on your continued stewardship of our beautiful district. Adding the Tanner Farm Preserve, will provide hundreds of acres of pristine open space for generations to come.
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