Full Name:
Ricky 'Rick' Hayes
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathy; 4 Children
Birth Date:
01/17/1959
Birth Place:
Putnam, CT
Home City:
Putnam, CT
Attended, Quinsigamond Community College, 1982-1986
Former Chair, Community Policing Committee, New England Police Chiefs Association
Former Member, Putnam Board of Selectmen
Assistant Republican Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-2025
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 51, 2019-2025
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 51, 2022
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on Children, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, General Law Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Judicial and Corrections Subcommittee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut General Assembly
Police Chief, Putnam City Police Department, 2006-present
Police Officer, Putnam City Police Department, 1985-present
Fire Marshall, Town of Thompson, present
Member, Connecticut Citizens for Defense League, present
Member, National Rifle Association, present
Member, Water Pollution Control Authority Board, present
Board Member, ARC of Quinnebug Valley
Member, Community Policing Committee, International Association of Police Chiefs
Board Member, Connecticut Police Chiefs Association
Instructor, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Putnam School System
Board Member, Law Enforcement Council of Eastern Connecticut
Member, New England Police Chief's Association
Member, Police Association of Connecticut
Former Member, Putnam Charter Revision Committee
Member, Putnam Elks
Volunteer Emergency Management Technician, Putnam Emergency Management Services
Former Volunteer Firefighter, Putnam Fire Department
Former Board Member, United Services
Founding Member, Wendys Place
Board Member, Women's Center of Northeastern Connecticut
President, Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, 2015