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
07/14/2016	H.Res.750	Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
07/14/2016	H.R.2646	Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
07/11/2016	H.R.1434	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
07/08/2016	H.Res.815	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.
07/08/2016	H.R.5470	Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act
07/07/2016	H.R.5653	Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
07/05/2016	H.Con.Res.140	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
06/28/2016	H.R.5534	TSA Workforce Flexibility Act
06/22/2016	H.R.5557	Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016
06/21/2016	H.R.5044	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
06/16/2016	H.Res.789	Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
06/16/2016	H.R.5396	Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2016
06/15/2016	H.R.5488	Voting Access Act
06/15/2016	H.Res.787	Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
06/07/2016	H.Res.766	Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, accomplishments, and countless contributions of Mr. Muhammad Ali.
06/15/2016	H.R.2867	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/08/2016	H.Con.Res.129	Expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to continue to reaffirm its commitment to this goal through a financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs.	Passed	Not Voting

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