Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ˌhɑːˈkiːm/; 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 | |
| Deputy | Katherine Clark |
| Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Leader of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Deputy | Katherine Clark |
| Preceded by | Nancy Pelosi |
| Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Joe Crowley |
| Succeeded by | Pete Aguilar |
| Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 August 4, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kennisandra Arciniegas |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Leonard Jeffries (uncle) |
| Education |
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| Website | House 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]
References
- "Hakeem Sekou Jeffries – New York – Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. 2012-10-12. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- 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.
- Schapiro, Julie; Colvin, Jill (7 November 2012). "New York Elections 2012: Gillibrand, Jeffries, Meng Declare Victory As Obama Wins Reelection". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- "Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair". Politico.
- Hughes, Eliza Collins and Siobhan. "House Democrats Pick Hakeem Jeffries to Lead Party". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- 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.
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