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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
The Minority Leader also speaks for the minority party in the House and its policies, and works to protect the minority party's rights. [2] The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the House, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of December 14, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Tasia Jackson knows a thing or two about the political rise of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). That’s because she’s had a front-row seat through it all. The Brooklyn native joined Jeffries’s ...
Addison Mitchell McConnell III [1] (/ m ə ˈ k ɒ n ə l /; born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney who has been serving as Senate minority leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985, the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history.
The majority leader sets the Senate’s legislative agenda, including what pieces of legislation to debate and vote on and when, and manages business like scheduling votes, hearings and meetings ...
The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the United States Senate, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority whips is to gather votes of their respective parties on major issues.
McCarthy, a prolific fundraiser for the Republican Party, hopes to become the next speaker of the House if the GOP wins control of Congress in the November midterm elections.