{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}} {{For|the director|Jeffrey Hayden}} {{Infobox officeholder | birth_name = Jeffrey D. Hayden | image = Call of the Senate Podcast Jeff Hayden (cropped).png | caption = Hayden in 2019 | term_start = October 25, 2011 | term_end = January 4, 2021 | predecessor = Linda Berglin | successor = Omar Fateh | state_house2 = Minnesota | district2 = 61B | term_start2 = January 6, 2009 | term_end2 = October 25, 2011 | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|9|24}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Bethel University<br />Metropolitan State University | occupation = Non-profit manager, community organizer, legislator | spouse = Terri Hayden | children = 2 | office = Member of the Minnesota Senate | constituency = 62nd district (2013–2021)<br />61st district (2011–2013) | constituency1 = | predecessor2 = Neva Walker | successor2 = Susan Allen }}
'''Jeffrey D. Hayden''' (born September 24, 1966) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 62, which includes portions of south Minneapolis in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
==Early life, education, and career== Hayden was born in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mnhs.capwiz.com/bio/id/25580 | title=Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFL-Minnesota) biography | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | work=History Matters | access-date=February 26, 2013 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000444/http://mnhs.capwiz.com/bio/id/25580 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He worked as a staff aide to Minneapolis City Council member Gary Schiff from 2001-2002. He later attended Bethel University, obtaining a B.A. in communication studies.<ref name="hayden" />
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Hayden was first elected in 2008, opting to run after incumbent Rep. Neva Walker decided not to seek re-election. He was re-elected in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=61B |title=Election Reporting |access-date=2010-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122621/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=61B |archive-date=2012-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Minnesota Senate== On July 25, 2011, Hayden announced that he would run in the October 18, 2011, special election<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2011/07/dayton_calls_sp_1.shtml|title=Dayton calls Special Elections for open MN Senate seats|publisher=minnesota.publicradio.org|access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref> to fill the state senate seat that was vacated by Senator Linda Berglin, who resigned on August 15, 2011, to take a new job with Hennepin County as a health policy program manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2011/07/25/30305/state_rep_jeff_hayden_to_run_for_berglins_senate_seat|title=State Rep. Jeff Hayden to run for Berglin's Senate seat|publisher=www.minnpost.com|access-date=2011-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120155242/http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2011/07/25/30305/state_rep_jeff_hayden_to_run_for_berglins_senate_seat|archive-date=2012-01-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> His candidacy was endorsed by the DFL Party on August 27, 2011. On October 18, 2011, he won the special election with 61 percent of the vote over Green Party candidate Farheen Hakeem, Republican candidate Bruce Lundeen, and Independence Party candidate Matt Brillhart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnprogressiveproject.com/diary/10271/special-elections-results-thread |title=Special Elections Results Thread}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2012.
==Community involvement== Hayden is a non-profit manager for Hearth Connection, which provides affordable housing advocacy.<ref name="hayden">{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15318 | title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Hayden, Jeff | publisher=Leg.state.mn.us | access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref> He is a founding member of the City of Lakes Community Land Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=109116 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Jeff Hayden - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref> He also served on the board of directors of the Bryant Neighborhood Association and of the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, and as board member of Community Action of Minneapolis.<ref name=Gilbert2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/08/community-action-spending |title=Report: Nonprofit board members benefited from improper spending |last1=Gilbert |first1=Curtis |date=Oct 8, 2015 |website=MPR News |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |access-date=2015-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bakst |first=Brian |date=October 8, 2015 |title=Court document: Minnesota state Sen. Hayden owes for questionable expenses billed to nonprofit |url=http://www.startribune.com/court-document-state-senator-owes-for-nonprofit-expenses/331421301/ |newspaper=StarTribune |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |access-date=2015-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013011344/http://www.startribune.com/court-document-state-senator-owes-for-nonprofit-expenses/331421301/ |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}</ref>
==Investigations==
In October 2015, a court-sanctioned investigation found that Hayden and his wife Theresa received at least $3,486 in improper reimbursements from a now-defunct nonprofit organization, Community Action of Minneapolis.<ref name=Gilbert2015 /> On August 11, 2020, Hayden lost the DFL primary to Omar Fateh, a progressive candidate.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{MN-legdb|15318}} * [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1191 Senator Jeff Hayden] ''official Minnesota Senate website'' * [http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=109116 Project Votesmart - Rep. Jeff Hayden Profile] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101028171609/http://jeffreyhayden.org/ Senator Jeff Hayden]}} ''official campaign website''
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