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 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 | |
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 | |
Website | House website |
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.[4][5]
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