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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
Jun 21, 2023 · Unanimously elected minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker and the youngest member to lead a party in Congress.
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.
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m /; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jul 30, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013– ). The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress.
Nov 30, 2022 · New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries will become the top Democrat in the House of Representatives—and the first Black lawmaker to lead either party on Capitol Hill—when the new Congress is sworn in next year.
Mar 27, 2023 · Call it the dual education of Hakeem Jeffries, a charismatic and enigmatic son of both Brooklyn and Big Law, who was shaped as much by hip-hop and the Black Baptist church as by the offices of...
Nov 8, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries ( Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. Jeffries ( Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 8th Congressional District.
Congressman Jeffries was unanimously elected House Democratic Leader by his colleagues in January of 2023. In that capacity, he is the highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives and the first person of color to lead a major party in the United States Congress.
We passed the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, gun safety legislation for the first time in 30 years, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. It was one of the most consequential Congresses in American history.
