Hakeem Jeffries — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as House Minority Leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013.
First African American to lead a party in either chamber of the United States Congress.
Served three terms in the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
Practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and as litigation counsel for Viacom and CBS.
Holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York University Law School and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University.

Biography

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. Currently in his seventh term, Jeffries has been the U.S.

representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013. In November 2022, members of the caucus unanimously elected him to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader, making him the first African American to lead a party in either chamber of the United States Congress.