Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries United States Congress, Public domain

American politician (born 1970)

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district. From 2007 to 2012, he represented the 57th district in the New York State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party, Jeffries has served since 2023 as the leader of the House Democratic Caucus and House minority leader.

Also known as...Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, Hakeem S. Jeffries, and Brooklyn’s Barack
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