Jahana HayesJahana Hayes

As a leader on the House Agriculture Committee, Jahana will continue to champion the expansion of SNAP, WIC, and universal school meal programs so no child or family goes hungry.

On the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Congresswoman Hayes has rallied her colleagues around historic bipartisan legislation, like the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, to implement background checks for all gun purchases, and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act—which was the first major gun safety legislation to be signed into law in nearly 30 years.

Incumbent

Prior to serving in Congress, Jahana Hayes was a teacher in the Waterbury Public School System in Connecticut for 14 years. She won National Teacher of the Year in 2016 and was awarded by President Barack Obama. Congresswoman Hayes is in her 4th term where she serves on the Education and Workforce Committee. She has introduced, co-led and sponsored many impactful pieces of legislation to support public school students, teachers, schools and paraprofessionals.

“I plan to run for the Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee at the House of Representatives for the 120th Congress. As Chair, I would hold extensive hearings on school shootings and those voices would be included in witness lists and vital testimony required to address this problem.”