Gregory Meeks — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

U.S. Representative for New York since 1998.
Ranking Member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023.
Chair of the Queens County Democratic Party.
Served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1993 to 1998.
Received his J.D. degree from Howard University School of Law.
Worked as an Assistant District Attorney and for the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York.

Biography

Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician representing New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he currently serves as the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, having previously chaired the committee from 2021 to 2023. He also chairs the Queens County Democratic Party. Meeks is set to become the dean of New York’s House delegation in 2026.

Born in East Harlem, New York City, Meeks earned his B.A.