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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. His political clout...
Nov 30, 2022 · As House minority leader, Jeffries will become the first Black person to lead a major political party in Congress. He is among a new slate of leaders elected Wednesday to lead House Democrats...
Jan 4, 2023 · By Shawna Mizelle, CNN. 5 minute read. Updated 2:00 AM EST, Sat January 7, 2023. Link Copied! House Minority Leader-elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with Senate Majority Leader...
Nov 30, 2022 · In a display of unity after midterm elections in which they lost the House but had a stronger than expected showing, Democrats skipped a vote and by acclamation elected Representative Hakeem...
Nov 30, 2022 · Jeffries, 52, will assume the role of minority leader when the new Congress is sworn in early next year, inheriting the position held for nearly two decades by Pelosi, a towering figure in...
Jan 7, 2023 · Hakeem Jeffries commences historic role as House minority leader with stirring speech. Gerren Keith Gaynor. January 7, 2023 · 5 min read. 167. On Saturday morning, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries....
3 days ago · The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress. Early life and education. Jeffries is the eldest of two sons born to Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries, a social worker, and Marland Jeffries, a substance-abuse counselor. The family lived in Brooklyn ’s Crown Heights neighbourhood.
