Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Charles A. Hayes
Charles Hayes was a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–102nd Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5141 To exclude shipboard supervisory personnel from selection as employer representatives and for other purposes.Jul 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
- H.R. 5363 To amend title 39, United States Code, to permit essential civilians supporting military operations, in an overseas area designated by the President, to mail…Jun 16, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
- H.R. 4775 Postal Employees Safety and Health ActApr 14, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
- H.R. 4122 Infrastructure Improvement and Job Opportunity ActMar 2, 1992 · Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities Held Field Hearings in Chicago, Illinois.
- H.Con.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power to protect and improve…Jan 28, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2281 (101st) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization for certain school dropout demonstration programs.Became law
- H.J.Res. 588 (101st) Designating the week in 1990 which coincides with the first visit of Nelson Mandela to the United States after his release from prison in South Africa as…220 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 317 (100th) A joint resolution to designate June 16, 1987, as "Soweto Remembrance Day".95 cosponsors
- H.R. 738 (100th) School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 198790 cosponsors
- H.R. 3831 (101st) Federal Fire Service Pay Schedule Act of 198979 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 480 (101st) Designating the week in 1990 when Nelson Mandela first visits the United States after his release from prison in South Africa, as "Nelson Mandela Week".77 cosponsors
- H.R. 1398 (100th) Quality of Life Action Act55 cosponsors
- H.R. 2668 (102nd) Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Act of 199137 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hayes has won
Rep. Hayes has won 4 U.S. House elections (1984–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 87.5 to 92.8 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 10 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 10 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.