# Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Connecticut’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Connecticut’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001081
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CT05245

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001081 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Hayes talks about and legislates on agree at 0.75 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

## What Hayes says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,617 classified statements: 1,363 posts on X, 112 press releases, 85 newsletters, 57 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hayes | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 6.6% | 200 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.3% | 27.5% | 126 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 67.0% | 73.2% | 178 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.0% | 9.8% | 99 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.5% | 22.7% | 58 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.9% | 189 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 32% (House Democrats 9.8%); Health 27% (House Democrats 26%); Agriculture and Food 23% (House Democrats 8.8%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.17 (standard error 0.01), from 4,343 donors and 3,794 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.7% (96.4%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 581. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10782: Clean School Bus Reauthorization Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10782
- H.R. 10393: WIC for Kids Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10393
- H.R. 9957: Time for Completion Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9957
- H.R. 9958: Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9958
- 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… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/112
- H.R. 9467: Green Ribbon Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9467
- H.R. 9431: Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9431
- H.R. 9245: Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9245
- H.R. 8928: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8928
- H.R. 8815: Teacher Debt Relief Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8815

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 23% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 25% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2114733898017959950
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2114371461578117165
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2114009089902583861
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2113650504286736459
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2113732628264132987
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2113383652994228715
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Hayes, Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce Additional Funding Reimbursement For Road and Bridge Repair Costs Related to August 2024 Storm · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://hayes.house.gov/press-releases?ID=1E390246-68CE-4A75-BA36-8933026B3E34
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2112587237757976649
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2112197173173449114
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes/status/2112280271127216418

## Links

- Official site: https://hayes.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJahanaHayes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJahanaHayes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjahanahayes
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCXngpVME5LZjcdXxZQxSDQA
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001081

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001081