Robin Hayes | |
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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 August 14, 1945 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.