Hakeem S. Jeffries

HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, Democrat, of New York, NY; born in Brooklyn, NY, August 4, 1970; education: B.A., political science, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 1992; M.P.P., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, New York University Law School, New York, NY, 1997; professional history: law clerk, Judge Harold Baer Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; lawyer, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; litigation counsel, Viacom Inc. and CBS; member, New York State Assembly, 2007-13; election history: elected to the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress; minority leader, 118th and 119th Congresses.