Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Deputy	Katherine Clark
Preceded by	Kevin McCarthy
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
Incumbent
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
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 54) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kennisandra Arciniegas
Children	2
Relatives	Leonard Jeffries (uncle)
Education	Binghamton University (BA) Georgetown University (MPP) New York University (JD)
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]

1. ↑ "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.
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. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
4. ↑ Cowan, Richard; Warburton, Moira (2022-12-01). "U.S. House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black party leader". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
5. ↑ Scott, Rachel; Faulders, Katherine; Peller, Lauren; Murray, Isabella (December 1, 2022). "Hakeem Jeffries makes history as 1st Black party leader in Congress". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-07-03.