Jahana Hayes Official Bio

Jahana Hayes

Jahana Flemming Hayes is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. The district, once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, comprises much of the state's northwestern portion, including New Britain, Danbury, and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party, Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Jahana Hayes has 130 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2016 Speech as a National Teacher of the Year for National Teacher of the Year Program in the Council of Chief State School Officers. The year with the most videos was 2021 with 54 videos. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi (2), Bobby Scott (2), Terri Sewell (2). Most common tag: Gender Issues.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2019 - Present U.S. Representative, D-CT 5th


Videos: 127

Previously

U.S. Representative Candidate,
D-5 August 14, 2018 - November 6, 2018 Videos: 1 National Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year Program, Council of Chief State School Officers c. April 1, 2016 - c. April 1, 2017 Videos: 2

Recent Appearances

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    By a party-line 213-209 vote, the House voted to censure former Select Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his claims about former…

  • House Hearing on Department of Labor Priorities

    House Hearing on Department of Labor Priorities

    Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su fielded questions on her record as she testified on the department’s policies and priorities…

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House approved legislation to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs.

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    By a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House continued work on energy policy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy prices by increasing oil and gas…

  • Secretary Vilsack Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee

    Secretary Vilsack Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on agriculture policy and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill, before the…

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Appearance Stats

Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 5
    • One Minute Speeches: 2
    • Total Time Speaking: 15 minutes
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

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