Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ˌhɑːˈkm/; born August 4, 1970)[1] 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.[2][3] In 2023, he became the House Minority Leader, the first African-American to hold this position or to be a congressional party leader.

Hakeem Jeffries
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House Minority Leader
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
DeputyKatherine Clark
Preceded byKevin McCarthy
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
DeputyKatherine Clark
Preceded byNancy Pelosi
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
LeaderNancy Pelosi
Preceded byJoe Crowley
Succeeded byPete Aguilar
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
LeaderNancy Pelosi
Preceded bySteve Israel (Chair)
Succeeded byMatt Cartwright
Debbie Dingell
Ted Lieu
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 8th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byEdolphus Towns (Redistricting)
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 57th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012
Preceded byRoger Green
Succeeded byWalter Mosley
Personal details
Born
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries

(1970-08-04) August 4, 1970 (age 54)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Kennisandra Arciniegas
Children2
RelativesLeonard Jeffries (uncle)
Education
WebsiteHouse website

Jeffries chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023.[4]

On November 30, 2022, Jeffries was elected to lead the Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives in 2023,[5] replacing Nancy Pelosi.[6]

Hakeem Jeffries Media

References

  1. Hakeem Sekou Jeffries – New York – Bio, News, Photos. 2012-10-12. http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/hakeem-seku-jeffries-33006/. Retrieved 2013-09-28. 
  2. Kuntzman, Gersh (2012-06-27). "Hakeem Jeffries Defeats Charles Barron in Bitter Democratic Primary - The Local – Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com". Fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. Schapiro, Julie; Colvin, Jill (7 November 2012). "New York Elections 2012: Gillibrand, Jeffries, Meng Declare Victory As Obama Wins Reelection". huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/new-york-elections-2012-gillibrand-jeffries-meng_n_2088561.html. Retrieved 8 November 2012. 
  4. "Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair". Politico.
  5. Hughes, Eliza Collins and Siobhan. "House Democrats Pick Hakeem Jeffries to Lead Party". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  6. Vazquez, Maegan; Vogt, Adrienne; Chowdhury, Maureen; Hammond, Elise; Meyer, Matt (2022-11-17). "Live updates: Nancy Pelosi announces she will not run for leadership post". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-18.