Jahana Hayes

جاهانا هايز

DemocraticRepresentative, Connecticut District 5Seat is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot

Key facts

In Congress since: Jan 3, 2019
House terms: 4
Senate terms: —
Current term: Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Born: Mar 8, 1973 (53 years)
Birthplace: Waterbury ^*

Education ^*

Southern Connecticut State University
University of Bridgeport

Prior occupation ^*

teacher

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form

Washington office: 2049 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4476
Official website: hayes.house.gov

Social media

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Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ U.S. House — Write Your Representative (official, ZIP-verified form)

State / district offices (1)

Waterbury, CT
108 Bank St, 2nd Floor, 06702-2233
Phone: 860-223-8412

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (2)

House Committee on Agriculture
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture — Ranking Member
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (4)

Chamber	From	To	State/District	Party	Congress
House	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	CT-5	Democrat	119
House	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	CT-5	Democrat	118
House	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	CT-5	Democrat	117
House	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	CT-5	Democrat	116

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member: 673
Missed votes: 1.9% (13)
Votes with party majority: 98.7% of 468 party-split votes

Bills sponsored: 41
Passed own chamber: 0
Became law: 0
Bills cosponsored: 582

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

Bill	Title	Status
H.R. 10782	Clean School Bus Reauthorization Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10393	WIC for Kids Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9958	Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9957	Time for Completion Act	Introduced / in committee
H.Con.Res. 112	Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all persons of the United States, particularly persons with disabilities.	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9467	Green Ribbon Act of 2026	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9431	Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9245	Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 8928	Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 8815	Teacher Debt Relief Act	Introduced / in committee
H.Res. 1255	Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".	Introduced / in committee
H.Res. 1221	Supporting the designation of the week of April 27 through May 1, 2026, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".	Introduced / in committee

All 41 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

Date	Measure	Question	Result	Vote
2026-09-16	H.R. 5334	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	262–159	Nay
2026-09-16	H.R. 10326	On Passage	217–207	Nay
2026-09-16	H.J.Res. 213	On Passage	214–208	Nay
2026-09-16	S. 2403	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	401–14	Yea
2026-09-15	H.J.Res. 210	On Passage	216–211	Nay
2026-09-02	H.J.Res. 1	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	212–206	Nay
2026-09-02	H.R. 1501	On Passage	218–201	Nay
2026-09-01	H.R. 6500	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments	370–48	Yea
2026-08-31	S. 307	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	376–8	Yea
2026-08-31	S. 32	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	378–10	Yea
2026-07-22	H.R. 8800	On Passage	216–212	Nay
2026-07-21	H.R. 9770	On Passage	220–205	Nay
2026-07-15	H.R. 8595	On Passage	217–209	Nay
2026-07-14	H.R. 1181	On Passage	221–201	Nay
2026-06-23	S. 629	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	368–19	Not Voting
2026-06-11	H.R. 9238	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	198–218	Nay
2026-06-10	H.R. 8464	On Passage	218–200	Nay
2026-06-09	S. 2	On Passage	214–212	Nay
2026-06-04	H.R. 8646	On Passage	213–210	Nay
2026-06-03	S. 254	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	404–14	Yea
2026-06-03	H.R. 7726	On Passage	217–207	Nay
2026-05-21	H.R. 1329	On Passage	204–216	Nay
2026-05-21	H.R. 1041	On Passage	216–201	Nay
2026-05-20	S. 2393	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	405–5	Yea
2026-05-20	S. 1003	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	401–6	Yea
2026-05-20	H.R. 2616	On Passage	217–198	Nay
2026-05-14	H.R. 8365	On Passage	219–204	Nay
2026-05-13	H.R. 1346	On Passage	218–203	Yea
2026-04-30	S. 4465	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	261–111	Nay
2026-04-27	H.R. 227	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	350–5	Yea
2026-04-22	H.R. 4690	On Passage	215–202	Nay
2026-04-21	S. 1020	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	394–14	Yea
2026-04-16	H.R. 6409	On Passage	220–208	Nay
2026-04-16	H.R. 6398	On Passage	222–205	Nay
2026-04-16	H.R. 1689	On Passage	224–204	Yea
2026-03-26	H.R. 8029	On Passage	218–206	Nay
2026-03-25	H.R. 5103	On Passage	218–206	Nay
2026-03-18	H.R. 556	On Passage	215–202	Nay
2026-03-18	H.J.Res. 139	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	211–207	Nay
2026-03-17	S. 3971	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	345–41	Yea

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027