DemocratHakeem S. Jeffries
U.S. Representative · New York
New York's 8th district
U.S. Representative from New York
2 tracked promises
How they won their seat
Hakeem S. Jeffries won the 2024 U.S. House election in New York (District 8) with 75.1% of the vote (168,036 votes).
- Hakeem S. Jeffries · Democrat75.1%168,036
- John J. Delaney · Conservative24.5%54,863
- Blank · Na7.8%17,346
- 1 Other Candidate0.4%905
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
The record indicates a pattern of legislation related to recognizing cultural contributions, particularly related to Cabo Verdean-Americans, as seen in HRES 625 and HRES 1396. Additionally, there is a pattern of sponsored legislation related to social issues, such as the Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (HR 7273) and the Human Trafficking Prevention Act (HR 7181). Focus areas (from the record): Cultural Recognition · Social Justice · Healthcare Access · Veterans Affairs · Transparency Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. There are no declared positions or tracked promises on file to compare against the inferred activity patterns. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills; There is no information on the politician's declared positions or promises; The record does not indicate the reasons behind voting patterns or the impact of campaign finance. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Hakeem S. Jeffries has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2013. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Hakeem S. Jeffries has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 10
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$327K7%
- Large individual (itemized)$2.5M51%
- PAC / committee$2.1M42%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
The score, once promises are rated, is a signed −100…+100 breakdown weighted by significance and evidence confidence — never a single opaque grade. How this is measured.
Integrity over time
Topic coverage
2 promises across 2 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Economy / Cost of Living1 promise
- Health Care1 promise
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Reputable news2100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
2 tracked promises
“The first bill (H.R. 1) of a Democratic House majority will be legislation to lower the cost of living, developed through five working groups covering housing, gas and utilities, groceries and goods, caregiving, and health care.”
“Extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.”
Verified record
124 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $13,992,480, spent $14,002,285, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored HRES 625: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States. ↗Aug 1, 2025
- Sponsored HR 11: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2025
- Sponsored HR 19: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2025
- Sponsored HR 16: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2025
- Sponsored HR 13: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2025
- Sponsored HRES 1396: Recognizing a half century of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States. ↗Jul 30, 2024
- Sponsored HR 19: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2023
- Sponsored HR 18: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2023
- Sponsored HR 13: Reserved for the Minority Leader. ↗Jan 3, 2023
- Sponsored HRES 1471: Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. ↗Nov 15, 2022
- Sponsored HRES 1347: Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. ↗Sep 14, 2022
- Sponsored HR 8643: Student Loan Literacy Act of 2022 ↗Aug 2, 2022
Showing the 12 most recent of 124 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 609
- Yea
- 264
- Nay
- 342
- Present
- 1
- Not voting
- 2
Full voting record
609 votes- HR9237Yea
- HR5362Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR1181Nay
- HR1181Yea
- HR139Nay
- HRES1423Nay
- HRES1423Nay
- HR8897Yea
- HR3106Yea
- HRES1399Yea
- HCONRES108Yea
- HRES1398Nay
- HRES1398Nay
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
2 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Economy / Cost of LivingStated position
The first bill (H.R. 1) of a Democratic House majority will be legislation to lower the cost of living, developed through five working groups covering housing, gas and utilities, groceries and goods, caregiving, and health care.
Sourceshttps://www.eenews.net/articles/jeffries-first-bill-of-dem-majority-would-tackle-affordability/https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/08/report-rep-jeffries-drafts-affordability-agenda-puts-aoc-in-charge-of-health-care-trans-dem-in-charge-of-caregiving/https://governorswindenergycoalition.org/jeffries-first-bill-of-dem-majority-would-tackle-affordability/View position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.
Sourceshttps://abcnews.com/Politics/house-vote-obamacare-subsidies-extension-after-9-republicans/story?id=129026545https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jeffries-reveals-last-minute-move-extend-covid-era-subsidies-house-shutdown-vote-loomsView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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