Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries
Official portrait, 2021
House Minority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Whip	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 53) Brooklyn, 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, Brooklyn, New York. 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.