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Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries arrives for leadership elections where he is expected to become the top Democrat in the House when Nancy Pelosi steps down as speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 30, 2022.
Jun 21, 2023 · Hakeem Sekou Jeffries was born on August 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, to Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries, a social worker, and Marland Jeffries, a substance-abuse counselor. Hakeem and his younger ...
Nov 30, 2022 · Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, will become the minority leader in January after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has led the Democrats for two decades, announced that she would ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013– ). The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress.
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries meets with reporters after being elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus for the 116th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Nov 30, 2022 · US lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries has been unanimously elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. The four-term New York congressman, 52, has served in the ...
Nov 30, 2022 · New York state of mind: Jeffries was born in Brooklyn and has lived in New York City for most of his life. According to a 2015 OZY story, his mother was a social worker and his father was a substance abuse counselor. In 2012, Jeffries was elected to represent New York’s 8th Congressional district—a slice of the Big Apple that includes parts ...
