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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jahana Hayes
| image = Jahana Hayes, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2018
| state = [[Connecticut]]
| district = {{ushr|CT|5|5th}}
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| education = [[Naugatuck Valley Community College]]<br>[[Southern Connecticut State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)|University of Saint Joseph]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[University of Bridgeport]] ([[Educational specialist|SYC]])
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'''Jahana Hayes''' (née '''Flemming''': born March 8, 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.southernct.edu/tag/school-of-education/|title=School of Education Archives|date=February 10, 2021 }}</ref> is an American educator and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|CT|5}} since 2019. The district, once represented by [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Chris Murphy]], comprises much of the state's northwestern portion, including [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], and [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in [[United States Congress|Congress]].<ref name="Chalkbeat">{{cite web |last1=ZHOU |first1=AMANDA |last2=BARNUM |first2=MATT |title=Jahana Hayes, nation's top teacher in 2016, is headed to Congress after the victory. |url=https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2018/08/15/jahana-hayes-wins-primary-election/ |website=[[Chalkbeat]] |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYT CT wins Nov 2018">{{cite news |last1=Pager |first1=Tyler |title=In Connecticut, Race Between Lamont and Stefanowski Is Close as Wet Ballots Delay Count |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/nyregion/ct-governor-wet-ballots-jahana-hayes.html |work=The New York Times |date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> She was recognized as the [[National Teacher of the Year]] in 2016.<ref name="CNBC Make it Nov 2018 Win">{{cite web |last1=Connley |first1=Courtney |title=Former National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes becomes Connecticut's first black woman elected to Congress |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/07/jahana-hayes-is-connecticuts-first-black-woman-elected-to-congress.html |website=CNBC Make it |date=November 7, 2018 |publisher=CNBC LLC |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Hayes was born on March 8, 1973,<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=Jahana Hayes |url=http://connvoters.com/by_number/0024/60034_jahana_hayes.html |
==Teaching career==
Hayes's first job was at the [[Southbury Training School]] in Connecticut.<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web |last1=
This award won Hayes widespread media attention. "I really think that we need to change the narrative, change the dialogue about what teaching is as a profession," Hayes told ''[[The Washington Post]]''. "We've spent a lot of time in the last few years talking about the things that are not working. We really need to shift our attention to all the things that are working." Appearing on [[Ellen DeGeneres]]'s talk show, Hayes said she taught her students "kindness" and "community service."<ref name="FOX">{{cite web |last1=Schallhorn |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Who is Jahana Hayes, the Connecticut candidate who could make history? |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/15/who-is-jahana-hayes-connecticut-candidate-who-could-make-history.html |website=FOX News |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> After receiving the award, she addressed the annual meeting of the [[National Education Association]]. "I am so grateful to be a member of the NEA," she said, praising it for preventing the exploitation of the "altruistic character trait that all teachers possess"
==U.S. House of Representatives==
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==== 2018 ====
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5}}
[[File:Jahana Hayes speaking in 2018.jpg|thumb|Hayes speaking at a 2018 campaign event with [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Chris Murphy]]]]
In 2018, Hayes ran for the Democratic nomination for Connecticut's 5th congressional district. Her difficult upbringing was a cornerstone of her campaign. “I know what it’s like to go to bed to gunshots outside,” she told an audience at a candidate forum. “I know what it’s like to wake up in the morning to a dead body in the hallway."<ref name="The 74" />
Hayes won the primary on August 14, beating Simsbury [[Board of selectmen#First selectman|First Selectman]] Mary Glassman, who was endorsed by the [[Democratic Party of Connecticut|Connecticut Democratic Party]], 62% to 38%.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Rachel M. |last2=Grim |first2=Ryan| author-link2=Ryan Grim |title=JAHANA HAYES CRUSHES PARTY-BACKED CANDIDATE IN A LANDSLIDE |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/08/14/connecticut-primary-mary-glassman-moveon-chamber-of-commerce/ |website=The Intercept |date=August 14, 2018 |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> In the November general election, she faced Republican Manny Santos, a former mayor of [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]].<ref name="FOX" />
Hayes supports public education and teachers' unions, and has credited her "union brothers and sisters" with playing a role in her success.<ref name="Mirror" /> In the 2018 election, she was endorsed by the [[Connecticut Education Association]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vigdor |first1=Neil |title=Educators Endorse Former National Teacher Of The Year Jahana Hayes For Congress |url=https://www.latimes.com/hc-pol-jahana-hayes-teachers-endorsement-20180731-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906161716/http://www.latimes.com/hc-pol-jahana-hayes-teachers-endorsement-20180731-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> Her candidacy was also supported by the [[Connecticut Working Families Party]] (CTWFP), with CTWFP state director Lindsay Farrell saying that her primary victory "demonstrates the value in electing and mobilizing teachers who will fight for public education, stand up to [Education Secretary] [[Betsy DeVos]], and advocate the importance of [[collective bargaining]]."<ref name="FOX" />
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{{Main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5}}
Hayes was reelected, defeating the Republican nominee, former federal prosecutor David X. Sullivan, with 55.1% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connecticut Election Results: Fifth Congressional District |work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-connecticut-house-district-5.html |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Hayes was questioned about the ethics of hiring two of her children to work and receive a salary as campaign staffers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-02|title=Some raise questions about Rep. Jahana Hayes' decision to hire her two children as campaign staffers|url=https://www.wtnh.com/news/politics/some-raise-questions-about-rep-jahana-hayes-decision-to-hire-her-two-children-as-campaign-staffers/|access-date=2022-02-11|website=WTNH.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|title=Rep. Jahana Hayes' challenger calls for probe of her children's role in campaign|url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-hayes-kids-mirror-20220202-bygmk5vcr5gpdnfjracjjrzkve-story.html|access-date=2022-02-11|website=courant.com|date=February 2, 2022 }}</ref>
====2022====
[[File:Rep. Jahana Hayes with Jennifer Moffitt.jpg|thumb|Hayes (right) with [[Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs|USDA Undersecretary]] [[Jennifer Moffitt]] in 2022]]
{{Main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5}}
Hayes ran for reelection in [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]] and faced the most competitive election of her career.<ref name=CTNoms>{{cite news |last1=McQuaid |first1=Hugh |title=CT's Congressional Races Take Shape |url=https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/05/13/cts-congressional-races-take-shape/ |publisher=CT News Junkie |date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> She narrowly defeated Republican
=== Committee assignments ===
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Jahana Hayes |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/H001081 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>
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** [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry|Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry]]
** [[United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture|Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture]] (Ranking Member)
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** [[United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education|Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education]]
** [[United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions|Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions]]
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Soon after winning a second term, Hayes circulated a letter to the Republican House leadership urging it not to place Representative [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] on the House Education Committee, citing Greene's claims that the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] and other mass school shootings were [[false flag]] operations. Sandy Hook is in Hayes's district.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-jahana-hayes-marjorie-taylor-greene-20210128-6mh4y37yvvh2zb66jqzn46ebmi-story.html|title=Rep. Jahana Hayes asks Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene not be seated on House Education Committee after she questioned legitimacy of Sandy Hook shooting|author1=Michael Hamad|publisher=[[The Hartford Courant]]|date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>
In 2020, Hayes was reported to be on the shortlist for [[US Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] in the [[Biden
As of June 2022, Hayes had voted in line with President [[Joe Biden]]'s stated position 98.2% of the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/jahana-hayes/ |website=FiveThirtyEight |access-date=1 June 2022 |language=en |date=2021-04-22}}</ref>
Hayes was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the [[Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]] in the House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>
====Syria====
In 2023, Hayes voted against H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web |
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During the [[United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce]] hearings regarding H.R. 734, a federal trans and intersex sports ban,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-transgender-sports-national-ban-b2296944.html|title=
==Personal life==
Hayes lives in [[Wolcott, Connecticut|Wolcott]], north of Waterbury, with her husband and four children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connley |first1=Courtney |title=2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes could become Connecticut's first black Democrat in Congress |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/this-teen-mom-turned-teacher-of-the-year-is-now-on-track-to-become-con.html |website=CNBC |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
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|candidate = Jahana Hayes (incumbent)
|votes = 127,838
|percentage = 50.
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[George Logan (Connecticut politician)|George Logan]]
|votes = 125,834
|percentage = 49.
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 253,672
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