Hakeemology 101

Hakeem Jeffries
With Nancy Pelosi’s departure from House leadership, Brooklyn’s Hakeem Jeffries is on his way to becoming the most senior Democratic member of the House. Photo: Bill Clark/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
November 29, 2022

With Nancy Pelosi finally passing the torch, Brooklyn’s Hakeem Jeffries is on his way to becoming the most senior Democratic member of the House, wielding more power than any minority leader in recent history thanks to the G.O.P.’s razor-thin margin of control. He is also, of course, the first new person to hold that title in Democratic leadership in almost 20 years.