Hakeem Jeffries - Wikipedia
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / 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.
Hakeem Jeffries: Biography, Congressman, House Minority Leader
Jun 21, 2023 · Unanimously elected minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker and the youngest member to lead a party in Congress.
Hakeem Jeffries makes history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a ...
Jan 4, 2023 · The New York Democrat now leads the minority party in the US House of Representatives, succeeding Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who served as speaker in the prior session of Congress when Democrats held...
Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to …
Nov 1, 2024 · House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during an interview with The Associated Press, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) “We have to continue to make the decision to remain calm, execute the plan, run through the finish line,” he said. “And then put it into the hands of the American ...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats
Nov 30, 2022 · As House minority leader, Jeffries will become the first Black person to lead a major political party in Congress. He is among a new slate of leaders elected Wednesday to lead House...
Jeffries says there's still a pathway for Democrats taking the House
18 hours ago · by Tara Suter - 11/07/24 10:32 PM ET. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that there is still “a clear pathway” for a Democratic majority in the lower chamber as votes ...
In a Show of Unity, House Democrats Elect Hakeem Jeffries Minority …
Nov 30, 2022 · Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, will become the minority leader in January after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has led the Democrats for two decades, announced that she...
WATCH: Hakeem Jeffries to head House Dems in next Congress as …
Nov 30, 2022 · The trio led by Jeffries, who will become the Democratic minority leader in the new Congress, includes 59-year-old Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as the Democratic whip and 43-year-old...
Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader in historic first
Dec 1, 2022 · Wednesday's election means Jeffries will become minority leader when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3. Republicans will hold a narrow majority in the House for the first time since 2019,...
Jeffries wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi
Nov 30, 2022 · WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress at a pivotal time as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside next year.