Jahana Hayes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jahana Hayes
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 8, 1973(1973-03-08)
Age	51
Birthplace	Waterbury
Horoscope	Aries

Jahana Hayes Biography

Jahana Hayes is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 8, 1973 in Waterbury, ****. She was born on March 8, 1973, in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in public housing projects in that city.

Hayes supports public education and teachers’ unions, and has credited her “union brothers and sisters” with playing a role in her success. In the 2018 election, she won the endorsement of the Connecticut Education Association. 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.” She voted to condemn the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-semitic.

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.”

On September 24, 2019, Hayes formally announced that she supports formal impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. On December 18, 2019, Hayes formally voted to impeach President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment.

Hayes’s first job was at the Southbury Training School in Connecticut. She went on to teach government and history at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury. In addition, she chaired the Kennedy SOAR Review Board, a “school within a school” that provided advanced instruction for gifted students. She was also a co-adviser of HOPE, a student-service club at Kennedy. In 2015, she won the John F. Kennedy Teacher of the Year and then the Waterbury School District Educator of the Year. In 2016 she was named Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year.

Jahana Hayes Net Worth

Jahana Hayes is one of the richest Politician from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jahana Hayes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jahana Flemming Hayes (born March 8, 1973) is an American schoolteacher and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s 5th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first African-American woman and African-American Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress. Hayes was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.

She went on to earn an associate degree at Naugatuck Valley Community College and a bachelor’s degree at Southern Connecticut State. In 2012, she earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at the University of Saint Joseph. In 2014, she earned her Sixth-Year Certificate from the University of Bridgeport School of Education.

On November 6, 2018, Jahana Hayes declared victory, becoming the first black Democratic House member from Connecticut. With the November election victory of Ayanna Pressley in Massachusetts’s 7th congressional district, they are the first women of color to be elected to Congress from New England.

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Who is Jahana Hayes Dating?

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Top Facts about Jahana Hayes

1. Jahana Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress.
2. She was born on March 8, 1973, in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in public housing projects in that city.
3. In 2016 she was named National Teacher of the Year.
4. In 2018, she ran for the Democratic nomination for Connecticut’s 5th congressional district and won with 62% of the vote.
5. Hayes is a member of the Democratic Party and supports public education and teachers’ unions.
6. She and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts’s 7th congressional district are the first women of color to be elected to Congress from New England.
7. Hayes won the general election in 2020 and was reelected in 2022.
8. Hayes voted for both the first and second impeachment of Donald Trump.
9. She was reported to be on the shortlist for Secretary of Education in the Biden administration, but Connecticut State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona was selected.
10. As of June 2022, Hayes had voted in line with President Joe Biden’s stated position 98.2% of the time.
11. In 2023, Hayes voted against H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.
12. During the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearings, Hayes criticized the bill to ban trans and intersex sports.
13. Hayes earned an associate degree at Naugatuck Valley Community College, a bachelor’s degree at Southern Connecticut State University, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at the University of Saint Joseph, and a Sixth- Year Certificate from the University of Bridgeport.
14. Hayes lives in Wolcott, north of Waterbury, with her husband and four children.
15. During the 2018 election, she was endorsed by the Connecticut Education Association.

Who is Johana Hayes?

Biography. Jahana Hayes is the U.S. Representative for the Fifth Congressional District of Connecticut. The district spans northwest and central Connecticut and includes Danbury, Litchfield County, the Farmington Valley, the Naugatuck Valley, Meriden, and her hometown of Waterbury.

What state does Jahana Hayes represent?

Jahana Flemming Hayes (born March 8, 1973) is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 5th congressional district since 2019.

Where was Jahana Hayes born?

Waterbury, CT

What congressional district is Waterbury?

5th District of Connecticut – Interactive Map.

Does Jahana Hayes have children?

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