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Hakeem Jeffries

Democratic candidate for New York's 8th Congressional District

Hakeem Jeffries is Brooklyn's congressman and House Democratic leader, focused on affordable housing, health care and a fairer criminal justice system.

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DistrictNY-08
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Hakeem stands.

Official position

Affordable housing and repairs

  • Supports expanding affordable housing, repairing NYCHA homes and addressing racial gaps in access to homeownership

Official position

Affordable care and prescriptions

  • Supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act, protecting Medicaid and Medicare and lowering prescription drug prices

Official position

Worker rights and opportunity

  • Supports the PRO Act, apprenticeship pathways and stronger protections against workplace pay discrimination

Official position

Fair sentencing and rehabilitation

  • Supports ending crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities and expanding education, treatment and job training for incarcerated people

Official position

Seniors and earned benefits

  • Opposes Social Security cuts and supports preserving Medicare and essential services for older Americans

Official position

Reproductive freedom and access

  • Supports the Women's Health Protection Act to safeguard abortion access nationwide and protect contraception and IVF

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. Since 2013

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents Brooklyn in the House.

  2. Elected leader in 2022 and 2024

    Experience

    House Democratic leader

    Leads House Democrats and their legislative agenda.

  3. 2019–2022

    Experience

    House Democratic Caucus chair

    Served as caucus chair before becoming Democratic leader.

  4. 2020

    Experience

    House impeachment manager

    Helped present the House's case in the first Senate trial of Donald Trump.

  5. 2018

    Accomplishment

    Helped enact the First Step Act

    Partnered with Doug Collins as lead Democratic sponsor of the bipartisan prison and sentencing reform law.

  6. 2018

    Accomplishment

    Helped modernize music licensing

    Helped pass the Music Modernization Act, updating copyright law for songwriters and digital music services.

  7. 2007–2012

    Experience

    New York assemblymember

    Served in the state Assembly.

  8. 1997–1998

    Experience

    Federal judicial law clerk

    Clerked in the Southern District of New York.

  • Experience

    Paul Weiss attorney

    Practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

  • Experience

    Viacom and CBS litigation counsel

    Served as corporate litigation counsel.

  • Experience

    Godosky & Gentile of-counsel

    Worked with the New York litigation firm.

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