Jahana Hayes

Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) said that she’s tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time during the course of the pandemic. The Office of the Congresswoman said that Hayes was taking a routine COVID-19 test before travel. She’s not currently experiencing any symptoms. The attending physician advised her to quarantine. She initially tested positive for the virus in September...

Connecticut Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is among those calling for the removal of President Donald Trump after pro-Trump rioters descended on the Capitol Wednesday and breached the building, interrupting Congress’ count of Electoral College votes. Hayes’ statement echoes those made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who have called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke…

NBC Connecticut’s Matt Austin spoke with Rep. Jahana Hayes about her experience during the Capitol riot on Wednesday and what she feels needs to be done in light of the day’s events.

Rep. Jahana Hayes spokes about winning re-election for the first time to the House of Representatives.

NBC News projects Democrat Jahana Hayes will remain in the 5th District House seat and she said Wednesday that she is grateful and thanked the voters, her volunteers and her supporters. “This has been just an incredibly, just a crazy, first term in Congress,” Hayes said Wednesday. “Even campaigning in the middle of a pandemic, I could have never imagined…

NBC News projects Democrat Jahana Hayes will remain in the 5th District House seat.

Connecticut voters told NBC Connecticut on Tuesday what they hoped to see come out of the election this year.

Debating many of the issues facing Connecticut voters, two of the three candidates for the 5th Congressional District faced off Thursday. Incumbent Democratic State Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican challenger David Sullivan engaged virtually, while independent challenger Bruce Walczak said he wasn’t invited. All of them spoke with NBC Connecticut Thursday. At the core of discussion was bipartisanship.  Sullivan...

5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes was repeatedly targeted with racial slurs during a Zoom Call with constituents on Monday night.

A virtual conversation held by Congresswoman Jahana Hayes was “Zoombombed” by people posting racial slurs and playing offensive music, according to a post on Hayes’ Facebook page. Hayes said it happened during a virtual conversation with the people of Newtown on Monday. In a blog post, Hayes said the conversation was part of a series of Zoom meetings she is…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has tested negative for COVID-19, nearly three weeks after she announced she had tested positive. On Saturday, Hayes said she tested negative in a follow-up COVID-19 test. She said she also made an appointment with the American Red Cross to donate plasma. On Sunday, Sept. 20, Hayes said she was is in quarantine after one of her…

Jahana Hayes, who represents Connecticut’s 5th District, faced off against Republican challenger David X. Sullivan and independent Bruce Walczak in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters.

The three candidates for the state’s 5th Congressional District took part in an online debate hosted by the League of Women Voters on Monday. Despite it being virtual there were some fireworks. “If you want to know how Jahana Hayes is voting just go to Nancy Pelosi dot-com,” said David X. Sullivan, the Republican candidate for Congress. Hayes has...

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes spoke exclusively with NBC Connecticut Wednesday, 10 days after testing positive with COVID-19. The congresswoman said each of the days since she got the virus have been different, presenting physical challenges she never expected to face, given her otherwise good health. “I am a healthy woman. I don’t have asthma or breathing issues so to just experience…

Rep. Jahana Hayes talked with NBC Connecticut about how she is doing after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is sharing her experience after testing positive for COVID-19. Hayes tested positive on Sunday. On Saturday, she had said she was is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet Monday, Hayes shared a journal entry describing how she is fairing. “Tossed and turned…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. On Saturday, she had said she was is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. Hayes said she was notified of the positive test of her staffer on Saturday. The congresswoman said she was asymptomatic except for breathing issues,…

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is in quarantine after one of her staffers, who she was in close contact with, tested positive for COVID-19. Hayes said she was notified of the positive test on Saturday. The congresswoman said she is asymptomatic and is awaiting an appointment to get tested for the virus. Hayes said she has been to both her Connecticut and…

NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci says as we do more indoor things in the Fall, we are likely to see an uptick in COVID-19.

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes joined the governor’s news conference to share her thoughts on the death of George Floyd and the calls for action and justice that have followed.