Jahana Hayes represents Connecticut’s 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. The district spans northwest and central Connecticut and includes Danbury, Litchfield County, the Farmington Valley, the Naugatuck Valley, Meriden, and her hometown of Waterbury. She serves on committees of Education and Labor, and Agriculture where she is the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations.
Congresswoman Hayes has worked to address mental health among veterans, the quality of care at U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, and military sexual trauma. The Congresswoman has passed legislation to increase VA benefits for Gold Star families, Palomares veterans, and veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits.
As Chair of the Nutrition and Oversight Subcommittee, Congresswoman Hayes has drawn attention to hunger among service members and veterans.