Hakeem S. Jeffries

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).