Hakeem Jeffries' Biography
- U.S. House (NY) - District 8, Democratic Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
445 Neptune Avenue, 1st Floor
Community Room 2C
Brooklyn, NY 11224
55 Hanson Place
Suite 603
Brooklyn, NY 11217
2433 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kennisandra; 2 Children
Birth Date:
08/04/1970
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
Home City:
Prospect Heights, NY
Religion:
Christian
JD, New York University Law School, 1994-1997
MPP, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1992-1994
BA, Political Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1988-1992
Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Chairperson, House Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 8, 2022
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2006-2012
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 8, 2012-Present
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Former Member, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Over Criminalization Task Force, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2013-2014, 2017-2023
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2013-2023
Former Counsel, Columbia Broadcasting System
Former Of-Counsel, Godosky & Gentile
Former Employee, Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly
Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Department, CBS/Viacom, 2004-2006
Attorney-at-Law, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Limited Liability Partnership, 1997-2004
Clerk, Judge Harold Baer, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, 1997-1998
Member, 77th Precinct Community Council, present
Member, Cornerstone Baptist Church, present
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor, Crown Heights Youth Collective
Former Member, Law Review, New York University School of Law
Favorite Book:
"Bloody Lowndes" by Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Favorite TV Shows:
The Wire
Favorite Type of Music:
Hip-Hop music is a major component of what has helped shape the man I am today.