About
Jeffries, Hakeem Sekou a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 4, 1970; B.A., Binghamton University, Vestal, N.Y., 1992; M.P.P., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1994; J.D., New York University, New York, N.Y., 1997; law clerk, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1997-1998; lawyer, private practice; member of the New York state assembly, 2007-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2020 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses); minority leader (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 643 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.8% — Voted against their own party majority 5 of 605 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
13 — Attracted 13 cosponsors across 1 bill.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
0 — Attracted 0 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
31 — 31 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
3 — 3 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
NYC transportation advocates urge likely incoming Democratic leaders Jeffries and Schumer to toss bill slashing funding for public transit
AM New York · Nov 12, 2026
The Democrats’ New Motto Should Be: Republicans, Try and Stop Us
The New Republic · Nov 12, 2026
Democrats’ Affordability Vows Face Reality Test
Political Wire · Nov 12, 2026
Fetterman, Schumer, Jeffries: Which Democrats Could Face DSA Primaries?
Newsweek · Nov 12, 2026
The fight over Democratic party leadership mirrors the wider battle over Israel
Mondoweiss · Nov 11, 2026
