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| '''Hakeem S. Jeffries''' (b. 1970)<ref>{{cite news|date=October 12, 2012|title=Hakeem Sekou Jeffries – New York – Bio, News, Photos|newspaper=Washington Times|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/hakeem-seku-jeffries-33006/url-status=dead|access-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927094825/http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/hakeem-seku-jeffries-33006//|archive-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref> has been the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressional representative]] for New York's 8th congressional district. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], his district is located in parts of eastern [[Brooklyn]] and southwestern [[Queens]] in [[New York City]]. He was a corporate lawyer before running for and serving in the [[New York State Assembly]] from 2007 to 2012, representing the 57th Assembly district.<ref name="fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com2">{{cite web|last=Kuntzman|first=Gersh|date=June 27, 2012|title=Hakeem Jeffries Defeats Charles Barron in Bitter Democratic Primary - The Local – Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com|url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/hakeem-jeffries-defeats-charles-barron-in-bitter-democratic-primary/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305175620/http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/how-hakeem-jeffries-became-barack-brooklyn|archive-date=March 5, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2013|publisher=Fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Schapiro|first=Julie|author2=Colvin, Jill|date=November 7, 2012|title=New York Elections 2012: Gillibrand, Jeffries, Meng Declare Victory As Obama Wins Reelection|work=huffingtonpost.com|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/new-york-elections-2012-gillibrand-jeffries-meng_n_2088561.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109083933/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/new-york-elections-2012-gillibrand-jeffries-meng_n_2088561.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref> Jeffries has chaired the [[House Democratic Caucus]] since 2019.<ref name="huffponov282">{{cite web|last=Fuller|first=Matt|date=November 28, 2018|title=Hakeem Jeffries Wins Contested House Democratic Caucus Chair Race|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-house-democratic-caucus-chair_us_5bfeadb9e4b030172fa931fa|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129054915/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-house-democratic-caucus-chair_us_5bfeadb9e4b030172fa931fa|archive-date=November 29, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018|via=Huff Post}}</ref><ref name="nov282">{{cite web|title=Hakeem Jeffries defeats Barbara Lee in battle for Dem Caucus chair|website=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/hakeem-jeffries-defeats-barbara-lee-in-battle-for-dem-caucus-chair-1023797|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128202548/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/28/hakeem-jeffries-defeats-barbara-lee-in-battle-for-dem-caucus-chair-1023797|archive-date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> | | '''Hakeem S. Jeffries''' (b. 1970) has been the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressional representative]] for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he represents part of eastern [[Brooklyn]] and southwestern [[Queens]] in [[New York, New York|New York City]]. He was a corporate lawyer before serving in the [[New York State Assembly]] (57th district) from 2007 to 2012. Since 2019, he has been chairman of the [[House Democratic Caucus]]. |
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| On November 30, 2022, Jeffries was elected to lead the Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives in 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Eliza Collins and Siobhan |title=House Democrats Pick Hakeem Jeffries to Lead Party |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-democrats-set-to-pick-hakeem-jeffries-to-lead-party-11669806001 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> succeeding [[Nancy Pelosi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vazquez|first1=Maegan|last2=Vogt|first2=Adrienne|last3=Chowdhury|first3=Maureen|last4=Hammond|first4=Elise|last5=Meyer|first5=Matt|date=2022-11-17 |title=Live updates: Nancy Pelosi announces she will not run for leadership post |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/nancy-pelosi-announcement-house-democrats/index.html |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=CNN }}</ref> He is the first person of color to be elected as the Democratic congressional leader. | | On Jan. 3, 2023, Jeffries will be sworn in as leader of the Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives in 2023, replacing [[Nancy Pelosi]]. He will then be the House Minority Leader. |
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