Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who is the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district and, since 2023, has been the House Democratic Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The members of the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Jeffries to his leadership role in November 2022. This made him the first African American to lead a party caucus in either chamber of the United States Congress. Jeffries was the Democratic nominee for Speaker of the House in the 118th Congress, with unanimous support from his caucus. Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district for six terms, taking office in 2013 after being elected in 2012. The district is anchored in southern and eastern Brooklyn. Before his election to Congress, Jeffries served three terms in the New York State Assembly, representing the 57th district, and worked as a corporate lawyer. Jeffries chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023 and, in November 2022, was elected caucus leader unopposed to succeed Nancy Pelosi.

Known For: Acting

Born: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, 1970-08-04

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
2	2005	The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer	Self	30
3	2008	The Rachel Maddow Show	Self (archive footage)	61
4	2008	The Rachel Maddow Show	Self	61
5	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	64
6	2016	The Circus	Self	62
7	2018	Axios	Self	58
8	2021	NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½	Self	50
9	2023	Inside with Jen Psaki	Self - House Minority Leader	45

Hakeem Jeffries

Film

Television