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Summary

Representative Hakeem Jeffries

Full Name: Hakeem Jeffries
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 8, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kennisandra; 2 Children
Birth Date: 1970
Birth Place: Crown Heights, NY
Home City: Prospect Heights, NY
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

A 1157B - Requires Firearms to Have Microstamping Technology
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

June 19, 2012 - Requires all new semiautomatic pistols sold after January 1, 2014 to be microstamp ready (Sec. 2). Defines microstamp ready as a pistol ...

A 6468 - Microstamping Requirement for Semiautomatic Pistols
Legislation (Yea)

April 28, 2009 - -Prohibits the defacing or altering of a microstamp-ready semiautomatic pistol for the purpose of preventing law enforcement from identifying the unique alpha-numeric or geometric code ...

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Recent Public Statements

NY1 - House Likely to Vote on Student Interest Rate Bill

May 22, 2013 - By Michael Scotto Politicians are once again scrambling to stop interest rates on federally subsidized student loans from doubling to 6.8 percent. That's because an ...

Canarsie Pier Re-Opens for Recreation

May 20, 2013 - Today, the Canarsie Pier re-opened to the public for recreational use after being closed for six months due to Superstorm Sandy-related damages. Located on the ...

NY1 - Canarsie Pier to Welcome Back Eager Brooklyn Fishermen

May 20, 2013 - By Jon Weinstein Another major step in Brooklyn's recovery from Hurricane Sandy comes on Monday, when the Canarsie Pier will reopen for the first time ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 Gun Owners of America Ratings on Gun Rights - Elected to 113th Congress [12/2012] 0%
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 0%
2010 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund Positions on Gun Rights F
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,405,684.57
Total Spent $1,361,036.78
Cash On Hand $44,651.29
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Hakeem Jeffries refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Hakeem Jeffries's New York State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://jeffries.house.gov/contact/email-me

Washington, D.C. Website
https://jeffries.house.gov

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVmbsjoNbQ4j-PCQIYgpWQ

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepHakeemJeffries

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/RepJeffries

Washington, D.C.
1339 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5936

District
445 Neptune Avenue
First Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Phone: 718-373-0033

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