Hakeem Jeffries Wife, Age, Parents, Lifestyle Net Worth Biography

Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries Born August 4, 1970 Age 53 Years Crown Heights, New York, New York Hakeem Jeffries Spouse Kenisandra Jeffries Hakeem Jeffries Office Representative, Democrat New York 8th District, since 2013 Hakeem Jeffries Education NYU School of Law, 1997, more Hakeem Jeffries Parents Marlon Jeffries Hakeem Jeffries Previous Office New York State Representative, 2007-2012 Hakeem Jeffries Nationality, American Hakeem Jeffries About Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 8th Congressional District since 2013 and was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007-2012. Hakeem Jeffries Net Worth Jeffries is worth an estimated $841,012 as of 2018, per OpenSecrets, though the Brooklyn Reader, a paper in Jeffries' hometown, places his net worth, as of 2020, closer to $567,000, noting that those figures are far below those of most of his congressional colleagues. Jeffries' net worth is also far below Pelosi's, which geobanking rates previously reported to hold at about $120 million. Jeffries' current base salary, per Ballotpedia.org, is $174,000. However, when he officially enters his new role as the leader of the Democratic House, he will earn closer to Pelosi's former pay range, which GBR has pegged at $223,500 per year. Hakeem Jeffries Early Life and Career Jeffries was born in New York City, at Brooklyn Hospital Center to Lonita Jeffries, a social worker, and Marlon Jeffries, a state substance abuse counselor. He has one brother, Hassan. He grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and is a lifelong member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Jeffries graduated from Midwood High School, a public school, in 1988. He then studied political science at Binghamton University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. During his time at Binghamton he became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Jeffries continued his education at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, earning a Master of Public Policy degree in 1994. He then attended New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the New York University Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude in 1997 with a Juris Doctor degree and delivered the student address at convocation. Upon graduating from law school, Jeffries became a law clerk for Judge Harold Baer, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 1998 to 2004, Jeffries was in private practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. In 2004, he became a corporate litigator for television companies Viacom and CBS, where among other matters he worked on the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show Controversy. During Jeffries' time at Paul, Weiss, he also served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, Construction Contractors, and as the President of Black Attorneys for Progress.