Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Jeffries is the U.S. House minority leader. Democratic House members elected him to that position on November 30, 2022, in a unanimous vote, following the midterm elections in which Republicans gained a 222-213 majority. Outgoing House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had served in that role since 2019, endorsed Jeffries.12 The minority leader serves as the minority party counterpart to the speaker of the House.

In 2021, Jeffries said, "I'm a Black progressive Democrat concerned with addressing racial and social and economic injustice with the fierce urgency of now. That's been my career, that's been my journey, and it will continue to be as I move forward for however long I have an opportunity to serve. There will never be a moment where I bend the knee to hard-left democratic socialism."3