U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s 5th District
Jahana Hayes
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.34
- In office
- House 2019–now
7 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the House - Committees
- Agriculture 5th minority
- Education and Workforce 10th minority
- Age
- 53
2026 election
Re-elected Nov 3, 2026
57.64% of the vote as of Nov 4, 2026 · called by AP on Nov 3, 2026
On the Nov 3 ballot
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RChris Shea Lost
North Haven Fire Department, North Haven, Connecticut
Raised $466K · Hayes $1.7M
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
She talks most about Government Operations and Politics, Education and Health, and sponsors bills mostly on Education and Agriculture and Food.
- Specific topics: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health), Education Funding (Education), Cost of Living (Taxation), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics).
- 41 bills sponsored, most on Education.
Ranking member on the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, more senior than 46% of the House, in the minority.
- 7 years in Congress: more senior than 46% of the House.
- Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
Her cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within her party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Hayes.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
17% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Barragán.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
Her billsExpected for a peer
0.40below the 0.48 peer median
0 of 33 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.40 against a peer median of 0.48.
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–212
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 NAY D 1–210
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 NAY D 1–212
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA D 149–64
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 NAY D 0–208
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 NAY D 0–211
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 10–195
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 NAY D 35–164
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 NAY D 6–205
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 13–190
Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 6 times (peer median 8).
- Position: −0.34, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Immigration 3 of 15, Government Operations and Politics 1 of 18, Crime and Law Enforcement 1 of 24.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
House median: typical mix of sources, scaled to 100%.
| Source | Hayes | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $780K | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $111K | $138K |
| Raised | $1.7M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
48% of what she raised came from individuals; 14% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).
$1.7M raised, 45% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).
| Source | Hayes | House median |
|---|---|---|
| Small-dollar individuals | — | $126K |
| Large individuals | — | $761K |
| PACs and other committees | $780K | $696K |
| Transfers and other | $111K | $138K |
| Raised | $1.7M | $2.1M |
Chamber medians are taken source by source, so they don’t add up to the median total.
- Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 4.2 points.
63 PACs of the 100 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Health.
- Women Vote100% D
- Aguilar100% D
- American Association for Justice98% D
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
313 bills
Hayes voted Yea on 27, Nay on 84, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 200 with no recorded vote.
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