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Hakeem S. Jeffries

DemocratHakeem S. Jeffries

U.S. Representative · New York

New York's 8th district

DemocratFederal

U.S. Representative from New York

2 tracked promises

New York · New York's 8th district

New York's 8th district

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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).

75.1%
Win share
168,036
Votes for winner
241,150
Total cast
  • Hakeem S. Jeffries · Democrat75.1%
  • John J. Delaney · Conservative24.5%
  • Blank · Na7.8%
  • 1 Other Candidate0.4%

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 2021. 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. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

23bills sponsored
23 awaiting status
06131925Bills2021: 23 awaiting status232021

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

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$6.0M
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2026: raised $6.0M2026: spent $6.0M20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $327K (7%)7%Large individual (itemized): $2.5M (51%)51%PAC / committee: $2.1M (42%)42%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$327K7%
  • Large individual (itemized)$2.5M51%
  • PAC / committee$2.1M42%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Integrity

Not yet rated

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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

The integrity timeline appears here once this official's promises are rated. In office since Jan 2019.
Not yet scoredNot yet rated 2— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

2 promises across 2 topics

What 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).

10
20
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40
52

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

2 tracked promises

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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.

Economy / Cost of LivingSpecific · measurablePromised Jun 2026
SourcesE&E News by PoliticoGovernors' Wind Energy Coalition (E&E reprint)Breitbart
Not yet rated

Extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.

Health CareSpecific · measurablePromised Dec 2025
SourcesFox NewsABC News

Verified record

124 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts 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.

Campaign financeas of Jun 3, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $13,992,480, spent $14,002,285, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
655
Yea
277
Nay
375
Present
1
Not voting
2

Full voting record

655 votes
  • S32Yea
  • S307Yea
120 of 655
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Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

3 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither 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.

    SourcesGovernors' Wind Energy Coalition (E&E reprint)E&E News by PoliticoBreitbart
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  • Health CareStated position

    Extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.

    SourcesABC NewsFox News
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  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NO on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
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Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

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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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