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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( / ˌhɑːˈkiːm / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and was a member of the New York State ...
Meet Rep. Jeffries. Whether at home in New York or in Washington, DC, my job is to fight for the people of the 8th Congressional District. That means working to create more affordable housing, reform our broken criminal justice system, lower prescription drug prices and ensure all Americans have access to a high-quality education.
Jun 21, 2023 · Hakeem Sekou Jeffries was born on August 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, to Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries, a social worker, and Marland Jeffries, a substance-abuse counselor. Hakeem and his younger ...
Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York and is serving his sixth term in the United States Congress. Rep. Jeffries is the Democratic Leader, having been unanimously elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2022. In that capacity, he is the highest-ranking Democrat in the House of ...
Jan 4, 2023 · House Minority Leader-elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hakeem Jeffries made ...
Mar 27, 2023 · (Hasan Jeffries, Hakeem’s only sibling, is a historian at Ohio State University.) Marland Jeffries shared that emphasis with his brother, Leonard, who led the Black studies department at City ...
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries arrives for leadership elections where he is expected to become the top Democrat in the House when Nancy Pelosi steps down as speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 30, 2022.
Nov 30, 2022 · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after ...
Nov 30, 2022 · Pelosi, 82, of California, the first female speaker of the House, will pass the torch to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 52, who ran unopposed for minority leader and will make history as the first ...
Jul 29, 2024 · San Francisco, CA – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement marking five years since the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas. SPEAKER JOHNSON AND LEADER JEFFRIES ANNOUNCE MEMBERS LEADING BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF DONALD TRUMP
