JEFFRIES, HAKEEM

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: Experience: House: District 8, 2013-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,114,221Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Hakeem Jeffries

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kennisandra; 2 Children

Birth Date: 08/04/1970

Birth Place: Brooklyn

Home City: Prospect Heights, NY

Religion: Baptist

Education

JD, New York University Law School, 1997

MA, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1994

BS, Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1992

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2006-present

Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 57, 2000, 2002

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Education and the Workforce, Member

Judiciary, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Employee, Office of Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly

Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Department, Major Media Company, 2003-2006

Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1999-2003

Clerk, Judge Harold Baer, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, 1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, 77th Precinct Community Council, present

Member, Cornerstone Baptist Church, present

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Instructor, Crown Heights Youth Collective

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 37

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/31/2017	H.Res.184	Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.	03/31/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 31. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.957	F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.956	Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/24/2017	H.R.995	21st Century Respect Act	02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.449	Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/27/2016	H.R.5757	CASE Act of 2016	07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions)
05/18/2016	H.R.5154	F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2016	05/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/22/2016	H.R.5020	Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016	04/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/03/2016	H.R.4324	Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016	02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
11/23/2015	H.R.3864	Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act	11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
10/27/2015	H.R.3838	Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act	10/27/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/29/2015	H.R.3028	Grand Jury Transparency Act	07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/05/2015	H.R.2487	Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act	06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.R.2052	Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1700	Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/21/2015	H.R.1913	Protecting American Taxpayers from Fraud Act of 2015	04/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/01/2015	H.R.1527	Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015	04/01/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-7. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/16/2015	H.R.871	Formerly Incarcerated Voter Registration Act of 2015	03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/05/2015	H.R.1297	Disaster Response Reform Act of 2015	03/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
02/13/2015	H.R.968	P.J.'s Act	02/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 702

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/08/2013	H.R.955	Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
04/08/2013	H.R.895	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2013
04/08/2013	H.R.637	Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013
04/08/2013	H.R.630	Postal Service Protection Act of 2013
03/13/2013	H.R.592	Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013	Failed	Aye
03/22/2013	H.R.1339	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
03/22/2013	H.Res.123	Expressing support for designation of May as National Stroke Awareness Month.
03/15/2013	H.R.1213	Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013
03/13/2013	H.R.1130	Iron Dome Support Act
03/13/2013	H.Res.90	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.
03/12/2013	H.R.1020	Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013
03/06/2013	H.R.900	Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013
03/05/2013	H.R.961	United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013
03/05/2013	H.R.960	Flood Victim Premium Relief Act of 2013
02/28/2013	H.R.519	Uniting American Families Act of 2013
02/28/2013	H.R.437	Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
02/28/2013	H.Res.38	Recognizing National Emancipation Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and freedoms afforded to all United States citizens.
02/28/2013	H.R.300	Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013
02/25/2013	H.R.811	Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act
02/22/2013	H.R.676	Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act

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