James Kevin Hayes
Republican · PA
Hayes is an economist who worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and in senior roles at large companies, and he is the son of a union steelworker. He campaigns on rebuilding the regional economy and on public safety.
Where James Kevin Hayes stands, based on their records
Supports
U.S.-Israel Ties (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 1 support
Publicly condemned Rep. Summer Lee on April 26, 2023 for voting against a House resolution honoring Israel's 75th anniversary, calling her vote outrageous and immoral.
April 26, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Became chief financial officer of Gulf Coast Sand, a Mississippi sand and gravel producer, in March 2022, after joining the board of Marine Electric Systems in October 2019.
March 14, 2025
Source: sec.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Held senior executive jobs at Motorola from 1998 to 2002, Tyco Fire & Security from 2003 to 2006, and Eaton Corporation from 2006 to 2009.
March 14, 2025
Source: sec.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Worked as an assistant vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from October 2009 to August 2015.
January 27, 2025
Source: sec.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Was named by investor Ancora Holdings as one of nine people it nominated in January 2025 to take over a majority of U.S. Steel's board of directors.
January 26, 2025
Source: sec.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Lost the November 2024 general election for Pennsylvania's 12th U.S. House district to Summer Lee, 181,426 votes to 234,802.
November 5, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Worked at the bank Bankers Trust before joining the Richmond Fed, and later worked at rail equipment maker Wabtec in Turtle Creek after moving to Pittsburgh.
May 17, 2024
Source: jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com · researched September 21, 2026
Co-wrote a 2011 study, while at the Richmond Fed, finding that companies mainly decide how much to spend guarding infrastructure from terrorism by weighing costs against benefits.
April 4, 2011
Source: brookings.edu · researched September 21, 2026
Race James Kevin Hayes is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 12 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 12 (119th Congress), Pennsylvania
Profile last researched September 21, 2026.