Representative Hakeem Jeffries Biography

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Hakeem Jeffries

Representative Hakeem Jeffries's Biography

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

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JD, New York University Law School, 1997
MA, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1994
BS, Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1992

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2006-present
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2000, 2002

Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member

No caucus information on file.

Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Department, Major Media Company, 2003-2006
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1999-2003
Clerk, Harold Baer, Junior, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, 1998
Administration, Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly

Member, 77th Precinct Community Council, present
Member, Cornerstone Baptist Church, present
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor, Crown Heights Youth Collective

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