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Hakeem Jeffries' Biography
Contact Information
Key Staff Email
Cathy@JeffriesforCongress.com
Campaign Website
http://hakeemjeffries.com/
Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://jeffries.house.gov/contact/email-me
Washington, D.C. Website
https://jeffries.house.gov
General Website
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hakeemjeffries/
General Website
https://medium.com/@RepJeffries
Campaign
3430 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest #11704
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-966-0154
Phone: 646-926-1738
Washington, D.C.
2433 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5936
District
55 Hanson Place
Suite 603
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-237-2211
District
445 Neptune Avenue, 1st Floor
Community Room 2C
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Phone: 718-373-0033
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Full Name:
Hakeem S. 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
- MA, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1992-1994
- BS, Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1988-1992
- Democratic Caucus Chairman, United States House of Representatives, 2019-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2012-present
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2018
- Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2006-2012
- Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2000, 2002
- Budget, Member
- Judiciary, Member
- Over Criminalization Task Force, Member
- Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Member
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
- Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, 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 Counsel, Columbia Broadcasting System
- Former Employee, Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly
- Former Counsel, Viacom Incorporated
- 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, 1998
- Member, 77th Precinct Community Council, present
- Member, Cornerstone Baptist Church, present
- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor, Crown Heights Youth Collective
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.
