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Nov 17, 2022 · 5 min. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was elected House Democratic leader in November, the first Black lawmaker to lead a congressional conference in the United States and the first new leader for ...
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 ...
Nov 30, 2022 · Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after ...
Nov 30, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries, the new Minority Leader of the House, flanked by Pete Aguilar of California, Democrats' next Chairman of the Party Caucus, and Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, who was elected as ...
Nov 30, 2022 · House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives for leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Nov 18, 2022 · New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries launched his bid for House Democratic leadership on Friday, a historic move in which he would succeed speaker Nancy Pelosi after two decades of leading congressional ...
Dec 1, 2022 · Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party's top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in January, making him the first Black American to ...
