Whether at home in New York or in Washington, DC, my job is to fight for the people of the 8th Congressional District. That means working to create more affordable housing, reform our broken criminal justice system, lower prescription drug prices and ensure all Americans have access to a high-quality education.

If you do not know your Zip Code’s four-digit extension, please check the U.S. Postal Service website for more information. You can also call my office in Washington D.C. at (202) 225-5936 or my office in Central Brooklyn at (718) 237-2211.

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.

6 days ago · Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that the House Republican budget will devastate American families and Democrats will continue to stand united in opposition.

1 day ago · Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed over the weekend that he’d yet to speak with his House counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), since splitting with most ...

6 days ago · Hakeem Jeffries 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.

CONGRESSMAN HAKEEM JEFFRIES. Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York and is serving his seventh term in the United States Congress. Rep. Jeffries is the Democratic Leader, having been unanimously elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2022.

Jun 21, 2023 · Unanimously elected minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker and the youngest member to lead a party in Congress. His political clout...

3 days ago · House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democratic leadership are not changing their stance on the GOP-led stopgap funding bill, even after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D ...

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has proudly represented New York’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 3, 2013.