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'''Lawrence Brooks Hays''' (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981), often referred to as '''L. Brooks Hays''' or simply '''Brooks Hays''', was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who represented the state's 5th congressional district from 1943 to 1959. In the late 1950s, he was also the president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas>Day, John Kyle. [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lawrence-brooks-hays-506/ Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981)]. ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>
'''Lawrence Brooks Hays''' (August 9, 1898 – October 11, 1981), often referred to as '''L. Brooks Hays''' or simply '''Brooks Hays''', was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who represented the state's 5th congressional district from 1943 to 1959. In the late 1950s, he was also the president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas>Day, John Kyle. [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lawrence-brooks-hays-506/ Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981)]. ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
==Political career==
In 1934, following an unsuccessful bid for Congress amidst the [[Great Depression]], Hays became employed under the [[National Recovery Administration]],<ref>[https://discoverlbj.org/item/haysb Hays, L. Brooks (Lawrence Brooks), 1898-1981]. ''Discover LBJ''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref> which was established under the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Hays was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[1942 Midterm Elections|1942 midterms]],<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> and re-elected numerous times.
Hays was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[1942 Midterm Elections|1942 midterms]],<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> and re-elected numerous times.