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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

U.S. House · Connecticut District 5

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Chris Shea

Chris Shea

Running for U.S. House · Connecticut District 5

NationalRepublican

Jahana HayesCurrent repChris SheaChallenger

Job fit

Jahana Hayes

Offices held

  • Jahana Hayes represents Connecticut’s 5th District 1

Other work

  • a history teacher for 15 years at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury 1

Chris Shea

Offices held

  • retired Navy SEAL 2

Other work

  • a lieutenant with the North Haven Fire Department 2

Education

  • Chris earned his Bachelor of Science from Charter Oak State College 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Jahana Hayes

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Chris Shea

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Jahana Hayes

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$151Klarge donors$459Kotherpoliticians$152Klabor unions$97Kpolitical allies(same party)$77KOther kinds ofdonors$192K$1.2M raised
$151,4284Small individual donors
$459,0754Large individual donors

Chris Shea

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$62Klarge donors$204Kpolitical allies(same party)$8K$280K raised
$61,5255Small individual donors
$204,0145Large individual donors

Checks

Jahana Hayes

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Chris Shea

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Congresswoman Jahana Hayes · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. Chris Shea for Congress · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money