Meet Robin Kimbrough Hayes
Robin Kimbrough Hayes
Robin grew up in a trailer park in Lexington, Kentucky as a latchkey child before attending Fisk University in Nashville. After earning her law degree from Emory Law School in Atlanta, she returned to Nashville to serve as Assistant Attorney General in Tennessee's Attorney General Office where she argued cases from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River before the Court of Criminal Appeals. Later she also served as Associate General Counsel for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.
These professional experiences showed her that her heart is with everyday people. While using her legal skills to advance social justice for the least in our communities, her faith also led her to become an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, which she considers to be a vital part of her call to ministry, as she works to address issues of poverty, criminal justice reform, and women's issues. A member of the NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, the Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, she has been an active and energetic member of many other social justice, progressive and faith-based organizations, and considers this work to be her life's calling.
For over a decade Robin dedicated her career to helping victims of domestic and sexual violence as Legal Counsel for the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, where she worked on legislation and policies to keep victims safe and hold batterers accountable. She organized state-wide training and consultations to educate and inform others on these issues and is a strong believer in power and strength through communication. Now, Robin has integrated her faith and legal background serving as a chaplain and special advisor in a higher education setting.
Robin Kimbrough Hayes wants to go to Washington to change the direction of our country in the following ways: