Chad Hays

{{short description|American politician}}

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| name= Chad Hays

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| state_house=Illinois

| state=Illinois

| district=104th

| term_start = {{start date|2010|12}}

| term_end = {{end date|2017|09}}

| preceded=William Black

| succeeded= Michael Marron

|office2 = Mayor of Catlin

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|term_start2 = {{start date|1991|05}}

|term_end2 = {{end date|1999|05}}

|predecessor2 = Terry Dolan

|successor2 = Fred Rinehart

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|1|5}}

| birth_place=Vermilion County, Illinois

|party = Republican

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|spouse = Ruth

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|children = Three Children

| residence=Catlin, Illinois

| alma_mater=Southern Illinois University

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| profession=Hospital Administrator

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Chad D. Hays is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 104th district from December 2010 to September 7, 2018.

William B. Black resigned from the Illinois House effective December 22, 2010. The Republican county party chairs of the district appointed Hays to succeed Black. Hays was sworn into office on December 22, 2010.{{cite journal|editor-last=Mahoney|editor-first=Mark (Chief Clerk of the House)|title=Resignations and Appointments|journal=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives|volume=96|issue=156|pages=4–5|publisher=Illinois House of Representatives|access-date=June 26, 2021|url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/journals/96/2010/HJ096156R.pdf}} For the 96th General Assembly, House Minority Leader Tom Cross appointed Hays to the following committees: Appropriations-Higher Education; Financial Institutions; Railroad Industry; and Transportation, Regulation, Roads.{{cite journal|editor-last=Mahoney|editor-first=Mark (Chief Clerk of the House)|title=Letters of Transmittal|journal=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives|volume=96|issue=157|page=5|publisher=Illinois House of Representatives|access-date=June 26, 2021|url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/journals/96/2010/HJ096157R.pdf}}

On July 7, 2017, Hays announced his retirement from the Illinois House citing the budget impasse and on June 22, 2018, gave an effective date of resignation of September 7, 2018.{{cite news|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/03/rep-chad-hays-to-retire-blame-press-conferences-and-talking-points-have-replaced-governing/|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Rep. Chad Hays to retire: "Blame, press conferences and talking points have replaced governing"|newspaper=Capitol Fax|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=July 3, 2017|accessdate=July 3, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/22/rep-chad-hays-to-resign|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Rep. Chad Hays to resign|newspaper=Capitol Fax|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=June 22, 2018}}

On February 12, 2016, he was named as an Illinois state co-chair of John Kasich's presidential campaign.{{cite web |title=Organization of Kasich for America - Staff, Advisors and Supporters |url=http://www.p2016.org/kasich/kasichorg.html |website=www.p2016.org |accessdate=10 November 2020}}