CT-05 — U.S. House
How competitive is this race?
Three independent forecasters rate every race from Safe to Toss-up. This is their judgment, not ours, and not a poll. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the information.
Rated Safe for the party that holds the seat by all three forecasters. None of them lists it as competitive.
HAYES, JAHANA DEM
Raised
$1,290,078as filed through Jun 30, 2026
From individuals
—
From PACs
$574,370
Self-funded
—
Cash on hand
$1,084,158
In office · 119th Congress
Roll-call votes
2.0% missed
Missed 13 of 655 roll-call votes while a member, through Sep 3, 2026.
voteview record ↗Committee seats
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
Bills this Congress
39 introduced
Cosponsored 509 others. Introducing is authorship; cosponsoring is signing on.
congress.gov ↗Bills introduced (31) · resolutions (8)
- HR 9957Time for Completion Act
- HR 9958Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2026
- HR 9467Green Ribbon Act of 2026
- HR 9431Fair Telehealth Billing Act of 2026
- HR 9245Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act
- HR 8928Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act
- HR 8815Teacher Debt Relief Act
- HR 8333YouthBuild for the Future Act
- HR 8263Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2026
- HR 8008Social Determinants for Moms Act
- HR 7497Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2026
- HR 6795School MEALS Act of 2025
- HR 6088Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
- HR 5950Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- HR 5112Tipped Worker Protection Act
- HR 5040Accurate Mental Health Resources for Our Servicemembers Act of 2025
- HR 4451CARE for Kids Act of 2025
- HR 4133EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
- HR 3968School Violence Prevention Act
- HR 3541See the Board Act
- HR 3442SNAP Administrator Retention Act of 2025
- HR 2845PROSPECT Act
- HR 2435Save Our Small Farms Act of 2025
- HR 2195Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
- HR 2055Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- HR 1611RAISE Act of 2025
- HR 1251All Access Act of 2025
- HR 1002Caring for All Families Act
- HR 777Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
- HR 680Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- HR 433Department of Education Protection Act
Resolutions — commemorations and expressions of support, not law
- HCONRES 112Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all persons of the United States, particularly persons with disabilities.
- HRES 1255Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
- HRES 1221Supporting the designation of the week of April 27 through May 1, 2026, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".
- HCONRES 45Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.
- HRES 380Supporting the designation of the week of May 5 through May 9, 2025, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
- HRES 355Supporting the designation of the week of April 28 through May 2, 2025, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".
- HRES 297Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.
- HRES 119Declaring racism a public health crisis.
Incumbent
FEC record ↗SHEA, CHRIS REP
Raised
$301,587as filed through Jun 30, 2026
From individuals
—
From PACs
$13,947
Self-funded
—
Cash on hand
$167,460
Challenger
FEC record ↗BOTELHO, MICHELE REP
Raised
$56,497as filed through Jun 5, 2026
From individuals
—
From PACs
$0
Self-funded
—
Cash on hand
$0
Challenger
FEC record ↗DE BARROS, JONATHAN REP
Raised
$21,857as filed through Jun 30, 2026
From individuals
—
From PACs
$0
Self-funded
—
Cash on hand
$5,314
Challenger
FEC record ↗Voting in Connecticut
Election Day is Tue, November 3. Deadlines below are the state’s standing rules, not yet checked against this year’s official calendar — confirm at the link before you rely on them.
Register online by
18 days before Election Day
Register by mail (postmark)
Must be postmarked 18 days before Election Day
Register in person by
Available up to and including on Election Day
This list is who filed with the FEC and raised money — it is not a certified ballot. The FEC has no ballot-access data; that sits with each state. Candidates who lost a primary can still appear here until a state ballot feed is added. Ordering is by money raised, which is a fact about filings, not a judgment about who is likely to win.