# Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 8th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000294
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NY10092

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000294 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

7.0% of Jeffries’s statements claim credit, the lowest of 216 House Democrats (average 23%).

## What Jeffries says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,149 classified statements: 875 posts on X, 212 press releases, 42 Congressional Record speeches, 20 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jeffries | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.8% | 6.6% | 12 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 26.4% | 27.5% | 137 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 73.1% | 73.2% | 121 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.7% | 9.8% | 106 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 7.0% | 22.7% | 216 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 25.7% | 1.9% | 1 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 44% (House Democrats 20%); Health 38% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Agriculture and Food 14% (House Democrats 8.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.24 (standard error 0.01), from 22,115 donors and 7,426 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.9% (96.4%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 32.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 625: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in… (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/625
- H.Res. 1396: Recognizing a half century of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo… (in committee, 2024-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1396
- H.R. 13: Reserved for the Minority Leader. (introduced, 2023-01-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/13
- H.R. 18: Reserved for the Minority Leader. (introduced, 2023-01-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/18
- H.R. 19: Reserved for the Minority Leader. (introduced, 2023-01-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/19
- H.Res. 1471: Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2022-11-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1471
- H.Res. 1347: Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2022-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1347
- H.R. 8643: Student Loan Literacy Act of 2022 (in committee, 2022-08-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8643
- H.Res. 1173: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2022-06-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1173
- H.R. 7273: Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (in committee, 2022-03-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7273

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $17.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 64% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2114513730570432692
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2114722499778740677
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2114413048391983500
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2113991119034102111
- 2026-10-24 · Press release · LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP’S VILE ATTACK OF ILHAN OMAR · labels: policy discussion · https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/10/24/leader-jeffries-statement-on-donald-trumps-vile-attack-of-ilhan-omar/
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2113670358700101880
- 2026-10-22 · Newsletter · Now through December 7: Open Enrollment for Medicare! · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2112984727804383532
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · LEADER JEFFRIES ON NEWS 12: “DRAMATIC CHANGE IS NECESSARY” · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/10/21/leader-jeffries-on-news-12dramatic-change-is-necessary/
- 2026-10-21 · Newsletter · LEADER JEFFRIES ON NEWS 12: "DRAMATIC CHANGE IS NECESSARY" · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming

## Links

- Official site: https://jeffries.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJeffries
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHakeemJeffries
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjeffries
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000294

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000294