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Hakeem Jeffries

Democratic · Representative, NY ·NY-8 ·Since 2013

U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district and House Minority Leader. Serving since 2013. Previously served on the House Judiciary and Budget Committees.

Score Components
69 CRITICAL
Connection Density 20%
52 → 10
Donor Influence 10%
25 → 3
Silence Risk 25%
100 → 25
Contradiction Risk 25%
100 → 25
Intelligence Volume 10%
64 → 6
Constituency Deviation 5%
0 → 0
Voting Misalignment 5%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
The Democratic caucus was substantially split on the FY2021 NDAA, but 81% of the total caucus eventually voted Yea, positioning Jeffries as a party loyalist to the leadership line rather than a lone defector in the national context, despite his isolation in the local NYC context.
secondary · 2020-07-21
Jeffries' $71,457 in Lockheed Martin contributions for the 2024 cycle includes $10,000 from the PAC and $61,457 from individual employees, making him one of the top five House Democrats receiving funds from the company despite representing no defense-heavy district.
primary · 2024-12-31
On July 21, 2020, Jeffries voted Nay on H.Amdt. 836 to H.R. 6395, which would have reduced the defense budget by 10% to reinvest in domestic programs like healthcare and housing, a position that directly opposed the platform of most NYC-based progressive organizations.
primary · 2020-07-21
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Public transit commuters: 47.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — Hispanic: 16.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — White: 28.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — Black: 43.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+26
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 38.7
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 9.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023): 759,088
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York State Proposition 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 61.7%-38.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 561720 - Janitorial Services (share 0.03)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 722511 - Full-Service Restaurants (share 0.04)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 624410 - Child Day Care Services (share 0.05)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 611110 - Elementary and Secondary Schools (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 622110 - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (8300 employees)
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Donald Trump Political Opposition On July 3, 2025, Hakeem Jeffries voted against and led Democratic opposition to H.R. 1, which is described as the 'Trump
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Legislative Opposition Hakeem Jeffries voted against the final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, 2025. He led the o
Ritchie Torres Political Peer In November 2023, AIPAC's connected federal PAC disbursed over $200,000 in bundled contributions to Hakeem Jeffries' cam
Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuri
Michael Bloomberg donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuri
Alexander Soros donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuri
George Soros donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuri
Reid Hoffman donor Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuri
FPDS-NG Oversight jurisdiction As a member of Congress, would have oversight responsibilities over federal procurement systems
Pete Aguilar Congressional colleague Both serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Democratic leadership
Katherine Clark Congressional colleague Both serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Democratic leadership
Nancy Pelosi Congressional colleague Both serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in Democratic leadership
Chuck Schumer Congressional colleague Both serve in the U.S. House/Senate representing New York state
BillVoteDateAlignment
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2026-04-14 unrelated
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2026-04-14 unrelated
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2026-04-14 unrelated
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2026-04-14 unrelated
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Ver Sponsored 2025-08-01 unrelated
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation) nay 2025-07-03 mixed
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump domestic policy package — extending 2017 tax c nay 2025-07-03 aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House motion to concur in Senate amendment (final p nay 2025-07-03 aligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act nay 2025-04-10 mixed
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — House final passa nay 2025-03-11 deviating
Laken Riley Act (requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants c nay 2025-01-22 aligned
Laken Riley Act (Initial House Version) nay 2025-01-07 mixed
Recognizing a half century of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and Sponsored 2024-07-30 unrelated
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in aid to yea 2024-04-20 mixed
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion in military yea 2024-04-20 aligned
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (standalone $17.6 billion nay 2024-02-06 deviating
Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for comments on the Israel-Hamas war yea 2023-11-07 deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension with SNAP work requir yea 2023-05-31 mixed
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2023-01-06 unrelated
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2023-01-06 unrelated
Reserved for the Minority Leader. Sponsored 2023-01-06 unrelated
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 Sponsored 2022-12-27 unrelated
Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 Sponsored 2022-12-20 unrelated
Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Repres Sponsored 2022-11-15 unrelated
Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022 Sponsored 2022-09-20 unrelated
Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Represen Sponsored 2022-09-14 unrelated
Student Loan Literacy Act of 2022 Sponsored 2022-08-02 unrelated
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. Sponsored 2022-06-14 unrelated
Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act Sponsored 2022-03-29 unrelated
Electing a certain Member to certain standing committees of the House of Represe Sponsored 2022-02-02 unrelated
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Hakeem Jeffries has consistently and publicly supported a ban on congressional stock trading. In May 2025, Jeffries reiterated his 'long support' for "
Vote: on "In December 2025, Jeffries and his leadership team actively discouraged House Democrats from signing"
Jeffries publicly championed a congressional stock trading ban while his leadership team simultaneously worked to undermine a bipartisan discharge petition that had enough Republican signatories to force a floor vote — instead launching a competing p
reversal 90/100
Platform: "In a 2015 House floor speech, Jeffries said: 'We are here today to do a single job, and that should be to fund fully the Department of Homeland Securi"
Vote: on "In 2025-2026, Jeffries led the Democratic blockade of full-year DHS funding, demanding immigration e"
In 2015, Jeffries called failure to pass a 'clean' full-year DHS funding bill 'legislative malpractice' and an 'abdication of responsibility.' A decade later, as House Minority Leader, he led the Democratic blockade against full-year DHS funding, dem
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "As a New York State Assemblyman in 2011, Jeffries co-sponsored legislation to raise the charter school cap and was described by the National Alliance "
Vote: on "After becoming House Democratic Leader in 2023, Jeffries downplayed his charter school support. Obse"
Jeffries was a reliable charter school supporter for a decade, co-sponsoring legislation to raise the charter cap and receiving awards from charter advocates. After ascending to House Democratic Leader in 2023, he substantially downplayed that suppor
Last silence detection: Never
Endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, democratic socialist who won the NYC mayoral Democratic primary with 56% of the vote, including Jeffries' own NY-08 district
121d silent
Expected position: As House Democratic Leader, the senior-most Democrat representing Brooklyn, and the congressional representative for a district that voted decisively for Mamdani, Jeffries would be
Urged Democrats to adopt 'silent defiance' rather than active protest at Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
2d silent
Expected position: As House Minority Leader and the top Democrat in the chamber, Jeffries would be expected to coordinate a visible, unified protest strategy against a president from the opposing part
climate & environmental policy
0d silent
Alexander Soros — interest area: climate & environmental policy
gun control & firearm regulation
0d silent
Michael Bloomberg — interest area: gun control & firearm regulation
climate change & clean energy
0d silent
Michael Bloomberg — interest area: climate change & clean energy
immigration reform & h-1b visas
0d silent
Reid Hoffman — interest area: immigration reform & h-1b visas
cryptocurrency & fintech regulation
0d silent
Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited — interest area: cryptocurrency & fintech regulation
technology industry regulation
0d silent
Reid Hoffman — interest area: technology industry regulation
global health & pandemic preparedness
0d silent
Alexander Soros — interest area: global health & pandemic preparedness
financial services regulation
0d silent
Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited — interest area: financial services regulation
criminal justice reform
0d silent
George Soros — interest area: criminal justice reform
Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited Cryptocurrency & fintech regulation
Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited Financial services regulation
Michael Bloomberg Climate change & clean energy
Michael Bloomberg Gun control & firearm regulation
Alexander Soros Global health & pandemic preparedness
Alexander Soros Climate & environmental policy
George Soros Democracy & voting rights
George Soros Criminal justice reform
Reid Hoffman Immigration reform & H-1B visas
Reid Hoffman Technology industry regulation
No constituency baseline modelled
Criminal Justice Reform Supported First Step Act; advocates for sentencing reform
Democracy Reform Co-sponsored For the People Act (HR1); voting rights expansion
House Judiciary Committee Former Member
House Budget Committee Former Member
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Silence Risk25%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk25%Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume10%Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence10%Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation5%Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment5%Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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