House Democratic Leader, Democrat of New York. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade officials or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-10-09.
In Congress: 124 bills and resolutions sponsored, 1587 cosponsored, 8 became law on their own (a bill folded into a larger law isn't counted). Congress.gov
In their own words, from their official website and their statements on Government, summarised in plain English. House roll-call votes are not included yet: the Senate's are, and the House's come from a different source still being added.
Economy and cost of living
Jeffries says House Democrats want to lower the cost of groceries, gas and housing. He says he wants to end the Trump tariffs, stop the war in Iran, and reverse the Medicaid cuts and restore the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
“we need to end the Trump Tariffs, which have cost everyday Americans thousands of dollars per year in additional expenses”
Jeffries says Democrats would not repeat what he calls Republican fiscal irresponsibility, including large tax breaks for billionaire donors paid for by Medicaid cuts. He says Democrats want to deal with waste, fraud and abuse, but that his focus is on lowering the cost of living.
“You're not going to see that type of fiscally irresponsible behavior from Democrats. We're going to put the American people first.”
Jeffries says he wants to reverse the Medicaid cuts and extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits as top priorities. He says health care should be a right for every American, and he points to the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price provisions as what Democrats have done so far.
“No, it has to be a right available to every single person here in Rhode Island, every single American. That is our commitment.”
Jeffries says House Democrats will always defend Social Security and Medicare and will not let anyone take away benefits people have earned. He supports the Taxpayer Data Protection Act to protect Social Security and Medicare.
“House Democrats will always defend Social Security and Medicare. We will not let anyone take the benefits you have worked hard and paid for away. Not now, not ever.”
Jeffries opposes the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. He says House Democrats will keep pushing back to protect affected communities, including New York's Haitian community, and he points people to free legal help.
“House Democrats will continue pushing back to protect our communities, including the vibrant Haitian diaspora that calls New York City home.”
Jeffries criticises the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade and says Republicans want a nationwide abortion ban and to outlaw contraception. His site lists protecting reproductive rights among his priorities.
Jeffries points to the Infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act as steps on the climate crisis and clean energy. He says Democrats want to lower gas and utility costs, and he blames the Iran war for higher gas prices.
Jeffries supports the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which he says is the first gun safety law in 30 years. It adds enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, penalties for straw purchasing, and protections for domestic violence victims.
“We passed gun safety legislation for the first time in 30 years that will save lives”
Jeffries supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would criminalize the chokehold, end qualified immunity and racial profiling, and demilitarize the police. He also worked on the bipartisan FIRST STEP Act for criminal justice reform and says he wants safer communities.
Jeffries says he wants all Americans to have access to a high-quality education. His site lists tackling the student loan debt crisis among his priorities.
Jeffries says he would end the war in Iran, and House Democrats have passed three War Powers Resolutions toward that. He supports Israel's right to exist and the removal of Hamas from power, and also calls for an independent Palestinian state and an end to settler violence. He backed funding to support Ukraine.
“We must commit to the creation of an independent Palestinian state to provide dignity, respect and self-determination for the Palestinian people.”
Jeffries says Democrats would hold corrupt officials accountable, beginning on day one, by following the facts, applying the law and being guided by the Constitution. He says he wants Congress to reassert its authority over spending and act as a check on the executive branch.
“We will follow the facts, apply the law, be guided by the Constitution and then, of course, let the chips fall where they may in the best interest of the American people.”
No ratings yet: interest groups' scores of Hakeem Jeffries's votes are collected from each group's own site and show here once a person has checked them.
Money
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Hakeem Jeffries (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$17.9M through 2026-10-14individuals $12.7M · PACs $2.8M · from the candidate's other committees $2.3M · cash on hand $4.2M
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What named supporters and critics say, as reported. Each side shows everything we found and checked, so one side may be longer than the other.
Praise
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: Says he and Jeffries both know they must hold every part of the Trump cartel accountable, in the context of the Kushner meeting backlash. cnn.com
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Rep. Jared Huffman: Says Jeffries has been completely validated after Democrats began 2025 with angst over whether they had the mettle. axios.com
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Says she is very proud and that Jeffries has handled redistricting fabulously. politico.com
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer: Gottheimer praised Jeffries' pushback against Hasan Piker's remarks. foxnews.com
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Rep. Ro Khanna: Khanna said Jeffries is firm in his convictions but wants to find common ground for the country. cnn.com
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Rep. Greg Stanton: Stanton said every New Dem-endorsed candidate supports Jeffries for speaker and the coalition will be a strong governing partner for him. politico.com
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Thanked Jeffries for his stance against antisemitism, his rejection of the 'apartheid state' characterization of Israel, and his support for Israel's security foxnews.com
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Joyce Beatty: Congressional Black Caucus chair Beatty said she would vote for Jeffries as leader and expected every Caucus member to do the same. cnn.com
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Chuck Schumer: Schumer said Jeffries exemplifies the traits needed to not take things personally and was an unsurprising choice for leader. reuters.com
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Robert Wexler: Said the pro-Israel community would want Jeffries as their ideal Democratic leader washingtonexaminer.com
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Rep. Julie Johnson: Johnson said Jeffries can be the 'man of the moment' for Democrats. washingtonexaminer.com
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Rep. Greg Stanton: Stanton said every New Dem-endorsed candidate supports Jeffries for speaker and the coalition will be a strong governing partner for him. politico.com
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Jim Clyburn: Said Jeffries would make history for the House and the country cnn.com
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Jared Huffman: Praised Jeffries' aggressive stance toward rebel Democrats who broke party lines axios.com
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Criticism
Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of OurRevolution: Says Jeffries' meeting with Kushner reinforces the left base's worry that he would rather negotiate with the Trump power structure than fight it. axios.com
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Vigeland: Writes that Jeffries is bad at the basics of his job and shows poor leadership in passing responsibility to Katherine Clark. washingtonexaminer.com
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House Speaker Mike Johnson: Predicts Jeffries and House Democrats will own the consequences of his Mamdani endorsement. thehill.com
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NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella: Says Jeffries has no control over a caucus that openly defies him. axios.com
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Republican Jewish Coalition: Criticized Jeffries for welcoming DSA-backed nominees, saying it shows what the party really is. foxnews.com
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Ashley Etienne, former Pelosi aide: Says governing will be Jeffries' greatest challenge. pbs.org
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Sen. James Lankford: Says the shutdown Jeffries and Democrats pursued is about showing resistance to Trump and energizing their base rather than health care. nbcnews.com
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National Republican Congressional Committee (spokesman Mike Marinella): The NRCC said Jeffries has surrendered to Mamdani and the socialist wing of the party, and that this has hurt Democrats' hopes of retaking the House. nbcnews.com
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: Scalise said Jeffries is fully behind Mamdani's socialist agenda and that Democrats want to raise taxes on everybody. nbcnews.com
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Pressley broke with Jeffries by endorsing against candidates he backed in primaries, including in Michigan and Missouri. politico.com
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Luria: Luria condemned Rep. Kiggans' agreement with a 'cotton-picking' comment aimed at Jeffries as racist. nbcnews.com
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Mike Johnson: House Speaker Johnson said Jeffries and Schumer are irredeemable and he has given up on their leadership. cnn.com
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National Republican Congressional Committee (spokesperson Will Reinert): The NRCC spokesperson said Democrats are unified against Israel, turning Jeffries's claim of unity against him. axios.com
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Rep. Mike Lawler: Lawler said Democrats knew the ACA subsidies would expire and dared Jeffries to back a one-year extension if he was serious. npr.org
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Tom Emmer: Said Jeffries should apologize for inflammatory rhetoric about fighting 'in the streets' foxnews.com
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Karoline Leavitt: Said Jeffries' rhetoric labeling Trump an existential threat has helped legitimize political violence foxnews.com
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Jason Smith: Dismissed Jeffries' record-long floor speech as meaningless filibustering nbcnews.com
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Donald Trump: Called Jeffries 'Low IQ' and said he should be charged with inciting violence and be impeached thehill.com
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Controversies
Stated as reported. Most are reported by at least two independent news outlets or found in an official record; any with only one source so far is marked Single source.
Allegations
GOP claims regarding Epstein fundraising contact
House Oversight Committee Republicans released a document and floor remarks alleging that Democratic fundraisers reached out to Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 to invite him to a dinner with, or solicit a donation for, Hakeem Jeffries. Jeffries denied any wrongdoing and called Oversight Chairman James Comer a "stone-cold liar."
Ethics complaint over call for judges to remove U.S. Attorney Alina Habba
The Article III Project, a Republican-aligned legal group, filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee alleging Jeffries "improperly insert[ed] himself into a criminal proceeding" by publicly calling on New Jersey federal judges to remove U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, after Habba charged Rep. LaMonica McIver. Jeffries dismissed the complaint as not serious.
Response: "Does anyone think that that’s a serious complaint, I mean really? Does anyone think that’s a serious complaint from this hack, right-wing extreme group?" Jeffries told Fox News in response to the letter.
Account of his uncle's antisemitism controversy at Binghamton
CNN's KFile reported that Jeffries has said he had only a "vague recollection" of the 1990s controversy over his uncle Leonard Jeffries' comments about Jewish people, but a college editorial CNN found shows Jeffries, then a college student and Black Student Union executive board member, publicly defended his uncle and Louis Farrakhan against what he called unfair targeting by "White media."
Comments on Henry Cuellar's indictment and pardon Single source
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After President Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, Jeffries said the corruption indictment was "very thin to begin with" and that the outcome was "exactly the right outcome." The Hill contrasted this with his criticism of Trump's other pardons.
Criticism from progressives over Kushner meeting and Medicare for All Single source
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Axios reported backlash from progressive groups and lawmakers after Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner, and after he said on Meet the Press that he does not support Medicare for All. Some House Democrats questioned why he met Kushner and said he had not explained the meeting to the caucus.
Semblen analyzed 32 of Hakeem Jeffries's statements on Government; 13 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often Loaded Language, Name Calling, Glittering Generalities.
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