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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. His political clout...
CONGRESSMAN HAKEEM JEFFRIES. 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.
Apr 25, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) 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. Early life and education
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...
Jan 3, 2023 · Shuran Huang for The New York Times. By Nicholas Fandos. Jan. 3, 2023. House Democrats formally elevated Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York to be their leader on Tuesday, uniting around...
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries makes history as 1st Black party leader in Congress - ABC News. House Democrats elected him to succeed Nancy Pelosi. By Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders, Lauren Peller, and Isabella Murray. November 30, 2022, 1:58 PM. 1:30. Hakeem Jeffries arrives for leadership elections where he is e...Show More. Show More. J. Scott Applewhite/AP.
