Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, NY-8

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Hakeem JeffriesDEMDemocrat United States Representative, NY-8
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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (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. 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 Assembly from 2007 to 2012. Jeffries was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. He attended law school at New York University, graduating with honors and becoming a successful corporate lawyer before running for elected office. Both his state assembly district and congressional district are anchored in Brooklyn. In Congress, Jeffries chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023. The members of the caucus unanimously elected him to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader in November 2022. This made him the first African American to lead a party in either chamber of the United States Congress.

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Campaign Funding

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$1,740,870
Total Raised
$1,482,793
Total Spent
$1,269,682
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education7 - 7 of 5
Midwood High School
Georgetown University
Master of Public Policy
1994
New York University
Juris Doctor
1997
New York University School of Law
Binghamton University
Bachelor of Arts
1992
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Minority Leader
United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Chairperson
House Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New York
2012 - Current
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
2006 - 2012
Assistant General Counsel
Litigation Department, CBS/Viacom
2004 - 2006
Attorney-at-Law
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Limited Liability Partnership
1997 - 2004
Clerk
Judge Harold Baer, Southern District of New York, United States District Court
1997 - 1998
Former Counsel
Columbia Broadcasting System
Former Employee
Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly
Former Of-Counsel
Godosky & Gentile
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Member
77th Precinct Community Council
Current
Member
Cornerstone Baptist Church, present
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor
Crown Heights Youth Collective
Former Member
Law Review, New York University School of Law
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
2013 - 2023
Former Co-Chair
Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Over Criminalization Task Force, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives
Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus
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