Robin Hayes

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Robin Hayes
Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party
In office April 30, 2016 – June 8, 2019 On leave: April 3, 2019 – June 8, 2019
Preceded by	Hasan Harnett
Succeeded by	Michael Whatley
In office January 15, 2011 – June 8, 2013
Preceded by	Tom Fetzer
Succeeded by	Claude Pope
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Bill Hefner
Succeeded by	Larry Kissell
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 90th district
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Richard Moore
Personal details
Born	Robert Cannon Hayes (1945-08-14) August 14, 1945 (age 78) Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Barbara Hayes
Education	Duke University (BA)

Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes (born August 14, 1945) is an American politician and businessman from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009, and was the Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina in 1996. Hayes served as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2011 to 2013, and from 2016 to 2019. Accused in a bribery scheme in 2019, Hayes pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. On January 20, 2021, Hayes was pardoned by President Donald Trump.