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| + | |description=After [[Hill & Knowlton]]'s involvement in the mendacious testimony of [["Nurse" Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ]] was exposed, Jimmy Hayes estimated that the [[Kuwait]]i government funded as many as 20 PR, law and lobby firms in its campaign to mobilize US opinion and force against [[Saddam Hussein]]. <ref>"H&K leads PR charge in behalf of Kuwaiti cause," O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan. 1991, p.8. Cited in [http://www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy10.html/ "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You"] at PRwatch.</ref> | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 7th district | ||
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| + | '''James Allison Hayes''' is an American politician and lawyer. Between [[1987]] and [[1997]] he represented the state of [[Louisiana]] in the [[US House of Representatives]]. | ||
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After [[Hill & Knowlton]]'s involvement in the mendacious testimony of [["Nurse" Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ]] was exposed, Jimmy Hayes estimated that the [[Kuwait]]i government funded as many as 20 PR, law and lobby firms in its campaign to mobilize US opinion and force against [[Saddam Hussein]]. <ref>"H&K leads PR charge in behalf of Kuwaiti cause," O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan. 1991, p.8. Cited in [http://www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy10.html/ "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You"] at PRwatch.</ref> | After [[Hill & Knowlton]]'s involvement in the mendacious testimony of [["Nurse" Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ]] was exposed, Jimmy Hayes estimated that the [[Kuwait]]i government funded as many as 20 PR, law and lobby firms in its campaign to mobilize US opinion and force against [[Saddam Hussein]]. <ref>"H&K leads PR charge in behalf of Kuwaiti cause," O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan. 1991, p.8. Cited in [http://www.prwatch.org/books/tsigfy10.html/ "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You"] at PRwatch.</ref> | ||
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| + | Jimmy Hayes attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until [[1967]] at the [[University of Southwestern Louisiana]] in [[Lafayette]]. After studying law at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] and being admitted to the bar in 1970, he began working in his new profession in New Orleans. Between 1968 and 1974, Hayes was also a member of the Louisiana National Guard Air Force. In addition to his legal work, Hayes also worked in the [[real estate industry]]. He was also an assistant district attorney for a period. Between [[1984]] and [[1985]] he worked for the Louisiana state government as the Commissioner for Financial Institutions. | ||
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| + | Hayes was originally a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. In the 1986 congressional election, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington DC, where he succeeded [[John Breaux]] on January 3, 1987. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five terms in Congress by January 2, [[1997]]. Hayes was considered a conservative democrat. On December 1, 1995, he joined the [[Republicans]] because his previous party was no longer conservative enough for him. | ||
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| + | In 1996 he ran unsuccessfully for his new party's nomination for the US Senate elections. After Congress, he was active as a lobbyist in political life. In 2008 he supported US Senator [[David Vitter]]'s election campaign. | ||
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| Born | 1946-12-21 Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Southwestern Louisiana, Tulane University | |||||||||
| Spouse | Leslie Hayes | |||||||||
| Party | Democrat, Republican | |||||||||
After Hill & Knowlton's involvement in the mendacious testimony of "Nurse" Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ was exposed, Jimmy Hayes estimated that the Kuwaiti government funded as many as 20 PR, law and lobby firms in its campaign to mobilize US opinion and force against Saddam Hussein. [1]
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James Allison Hayes is an American politician and lawyer. Between 1987 and 1997 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives.
After Hill & Knowlton's involvement in the mendacious testimony of "Nurse" Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ was exposed, Jimmy Hayes estimated that the Kuwaiti government funded as many as 20 PR, law and lobby firms in its campaign to mobilize US opinion and force against Saddam Hussein. [2]
Career
Jimmy Hayes attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1967 at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. After studying law at Tulane University in New Orleans and being admitted to the bar in 1970, he began working in his new profession in New Orleans. Between 1968 and 1974, Hayes was also a member of the Louisiana National Guard Air Force. In addition to his legal work, Hayes also worked in the real estate industry. He was also an assistant district attorney for a period. Between 1984 and 1985 he worked for the Louisiana state government as the Commissioner for Financial Institutions.
Hayes was originally a member of the Democratic Party. In the 1986 congressional election, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington DC, where he succeeded John Breaux on January 3, 1987. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five terms in Congress by January 2, 1997. Hayes was considered a conservative democrat. On December 1, 1995, he joined the Republicans because his previous party was no longer conservative enough for him.
In 1996 he ran unsuccessfully for his new party's nomination for the US Senate elections. After Congress, he was active as a lobbyist in political life. In 2008 he supported US Senator David Vitter's election campaign.
References
- ↑ "H&K leads PR charge in behalf of Kuwaiti cause," O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan. 1991, p.8. Cited in "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You" at PRwatch.
- ↑ "H&K leads PR charge in behalf of Kuwaiti cause," O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan. 1991, p.8. Cited in "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You" at PRwatch.
