Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Serving with Cheri Bustos and David Cicilline
Leader
Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by
Steve Israel (Chair)
Succeeded by
Matt Cartwright Debbie Dingell Ted Lieu
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by
Edolphus Towns (Redistricting)
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012
Preceded by
Roger Green
Succeeded by
Walter Mosley
Personal details
Born
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries
(1970-08-04) August 4, 1970 (age 53) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Kennisandra Arciniegas
(m. 1997)
[1]
Children
2
Relatives
Hasan Kwame Jeffries (brother)
Education
Binghamton University (BA)
Georgetown University (MPP)
New York University (JD)
Website
House website Party website Campaign website
Hakeem Jeffries's voice
Hakeem Jeffries voices his support for the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act Recorded March 3, 2020
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 Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
Jeffries was born and raised in Crown Heights, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. 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.
^"Hakeem Jeffries Fast Facts". CNN. January 5, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^"Hakeem Sekou Jeffries – New York – Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
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using the Watermelon image to pressure African American Congressman HakeemJeffries to call for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war, it drew criticism...
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