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Jahana Hayes

4th term · 7.7 years in office: 3 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · CT-5 · Democrat · since Jan 2019

Jahana Hayes

Bills authored 23Missed votes 13 of 524Party unity 46% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 155 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Jahana Hayes was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in public housing.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes She earned an associate degree from Naugatuck Valley Community College, a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State University, and advanced degrees from the University of Saint Joseph and the University of Bridgeport.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes She worked at the Southbury Training School before teaching government and history at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, where she was named the 2016 National Teacher of the Year.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

Hayes ran for Connecticut's 5th congressional district in 2018, winning the election to become the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes She took office in 2019 and has served on the Agriculture and the Education and the Workforce committees.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

In their own words

“I was unavailable to vote because of a health emergency.”

Congressional Record · Jul 14, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1973

    Born in Waterbury, Connecticut.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

  2. 2012

    Earned a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Saint Joseph.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

  3. 2016

    Named National Teacher of the Year.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

  4. 2018

    Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

  5. 2019-Present

    Serving as Representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district.Source 1: Jahana Hayes — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Jahana Hayes

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

97.52% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Jahana Hayes — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Jahana Hayeswikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

7.7YRS

In office · 4th term · since Jan 2019

23,010VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 6.82%

fusion_combined

Certified result

97.52%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1973 Born in Waterbury, Connecticut.
  2. 2012 Earned a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Saint Joseph.
  3. 2016 Named National Teacher of the Year.
  4. 2018 Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  5. 2019-Present Serving as Representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district.
House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on Education and WorkforceHouse Committee on Agriculture · Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Education and Workforce · Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education subcommitteeHouse Committee on Education and Workforce · Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommittee23 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 38 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 40 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 63 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$1.3MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $40.0K · 33 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$574.4K · 44.5%
  • Itemized individual$459.1K · 35.6%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$151.4K · 11.7%
  • All other$105.2K · 8.2%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.340
Social (dim 2)-0.054

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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