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US House of Representatives / District 08

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

(Incumbent)

Candidate Site
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn takes Chicago: Schumer, Jeffries back Kamala Harris on DNC mainstage

By Adam Daly
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Brooklyn

Hakeem Jeffries joins MTA in breaking ground on Brooklyn subway station accessibility upgrades

By amNewYork
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent Alban
Politics

Brooklyn’s Schumer and Jeffries endorse Kamala Harris’ presidential bid

Reuters and amNewYork Metro
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Brooklyn

Jeffries secures $1M for safer streets around Brownsville schools

By Gabriele Holtermann
Politics

Dem House Leader Jeffries stands with Biden, as president faces growing calls to bow out of 2024 race

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Politics

NYC ramps up security, pols condemn Trump campaign rally shooting in Pennsylvania

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols react to first presidential debate

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

‘It’s a new day in Brownsville’: Jeffries, Spectrum team up to surprise Elite Learners with new laptops, anti-violence funding

By Paul Frangipane & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil
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Brooklyn

Activists call for expansion of U.S. Supreme Court at ‘Scary’ Brooklyn march

By Gabriele Holtermann
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Politics

Jeffries, top Biden administration official to keynote major conference on Guyana

By Nelson A. King
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Brooklyn

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries delivers more than $1M in funding for new schoolyard, science facilities at Brooklyn public schools

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Politics

Brooklyn coalition honors Jeffries, Clarke on rise to senior congressional leadership

By Nelson A. King
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Brooklyn

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announces $1 million in funds to help Black veterans group

By Isabel Song Beer
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Brooklyn

New House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivers inaugural address in Fort Greene

By Isabel Song Beer
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Brooklyn

Federal legislators announce $24 million for programs in Brooklyn

By Aidan Graham
Politics

With Republicans in disarray, Jeffries trounces McCarthy in first three rounds of speaker’s race voting

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Brooklyn

Where’s George Santos? House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries slams pol as ‘utter fraud’, mocks silence after fabricated résumé report

By Robert Pozarycki and Ethan Stark-Miller
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Politics

Brooklyn’s in the House! Caribbean pols hail Jeffries’ elevation

By Nelson A. King
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Brooklyn

On heels of bid for House speaker, protesters call for Jeffries to be a ‘climate leader’

By Ximena Del Cerro
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Politics

Brooklyn Dems Chair ‘wholeheartedly’ welcomes Jeffries becoming House Democratic leader

By Nelson A. King
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Politics

Hakeem Jeffries launches bid to be top House Democrat in letter to colleagues

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Who is Hakeem Jeffries, the likely next House Democratic leader?

By Aidan Graham
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Politics

Caribbean pols victorious in midterm elections

By Nelson A. King
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Election

Busy night for queer candidates in primary races for Congress, State Senate

By Matt Tracy

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