New York's 8th congressional district
New York's 8th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives is in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is currently represented by Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader.
Image: Henry Walter Livingston
Image: Samuel Sherwood (New York Congressman)
Image: 'Portrait of General Erastus Root' by Rembrandt Peale, High Museum
Image: John Adams (New York)
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 to 2012.
Official portrait, 2021
Jeffries with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden in March 2022.
Jeffries with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine in September, 2023.
Jeffries speaking in 2023.