• JEFFRIES, HAKEEM
Experience: House: District 8, 2013-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,114,221Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Hakeem Jeffries
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Kennisandra; 2 Children
    Birth Date: 08/04/1970
    Birth Place: Brooklyn
    Home City: Prospect Heights, NY
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    JD, New York University Law School, 1997
    MA, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1994
    BS, Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1992

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2006-present
    Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2000, 2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Judiciary, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Former Employee, Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly
    Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Department, Major Media Company, 2003-2006
    Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1999-2003
    Clerk, Judge Harold Baer, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, 1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, 77th Precinct Community Council, present
    Member, Cornerstone Baptist Church, present
    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor, Crown Heights Youth Collective
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 37
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/31/2017 H.Res.184 Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia. 03/31/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.957 F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2017 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.956 Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.R.995 21st Century Respect Act 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.449 Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/27/2016 H.R.5757 CASE Act of 2016 07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
05/18/2016 H.R.5154 F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2016 05/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/22/2016 H.R.5020 Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016 04/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2016 H.R.4324 Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016 02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3864 Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
10/27/2015 H.R.3838 Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act 10/27/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.3028 Grand Jury Transparency Act 07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/05/2015 H.R.2487 Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act 06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
05/15/2015 H.R.2052 Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1700 Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
04/21/2015 H.R.1913 Protecting American Taxpayers from Fraud Act of 2015 04/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/01/2015 H.R.1527 Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 04/01/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-7. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.871 Formerly Incarcerated Voter Registration Act of 2015 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/05/2015 H.R.1297 Disaster Response Reform Act of 2015 03/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
02/13/2015 H.R.968 P.J.'s Act 02/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 702
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/19/2016 H.R.5518 Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.4763 Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
09/15/2016 H.R.6065 Synthetic Drug Overdose Prevention and Education Act
09/14/2016 H.R.6030 Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/13/2016 H.R.295 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
09/12/2016 H.R.5952 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
09/12/2016 H.Res.810 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/08/2016 H.Con.Res.149 Expressing a commitment by Congress to never forget the service of aviation's first responders.
09/08/2016 H.Res.846 Calling on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act and condemning voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions.
09/06/2016 H.R.4539 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
09/06/2016 H.R.2880 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
08/30/2016 H.R.5671 Urban Progress Act of 2016
08/11/2016 H.R.5832 Flexibility in Family Sentencing Act of 2016
08/10/2016 H.R.5930 Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
07/29/2016 H.R.2607 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the "Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building".
07/27/2016 H.R.5742 Uniting Families Act of 2016
07/20/2016 H.R.5720 Checkpoint Safety Act of 2016
07/15/2016 H.R.4372 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office.
07/15/2016 H.R.3766 Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016
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