Hakeem Jeffries dossier →

• Endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, democratic socialist who won the NYC mayoral Democratic primary with 56% of the vote, including Jeffries' own NY-08 district 121 days 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 expected to endorse the party's nominee or at minimum explain his reservation publicly. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Jeffries repeatedly sidestepped and ducked questions about whether he supported Mamdani. During an August 14, 2025 CNBC Squawk Box interview, he expressed 'notable frustration' when pressed. He did not endorse until October 24, 2025 — four months after the primary — and only 'grudgingly' according to Talking Points Memo. During the same window, Jeffries was publicly active on redistricting strategy and Supreme Court rulings. Primary URL: https://www.nypost.com/2025/10/19/us-news/house-dem-leader-hakeem-jeffries-has-awkward-pause-when-asked-about-not-endorsing-zohran-mamdani-in-nyc-mayoral-race/
• Urged Democrats to adopt 'silent defiance' rather than active protest at Trump's 2026 State of the Union address 2 days 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 party during the highest-profile annual address to Congress. Past Democratic leaders have organized walkouts, vocal protests, or coordinated messaging. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Ahead of the February 2026 State of the Union, Jeffries publicly told his caucus the two options were to attend with 'silent defiance' or skip entirely. He actively discouraged members from making a scene. During this same window, Jeffries gave press conferences and appeared on national media discussing DHS funding and budget reconciliation, demonstrating he was otherwise publicly engaged. Primary URL: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5754477-trump-state-of-the-union-sotu-colbert-jeffries/
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Off The Sidelines PAC, Gridiron-PAC, Purpose PAC
  Off The Sidelines PAC, Gridiron-PAC, Purpose PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• law & lobbying firms
  Interested donors: Squire Patton Boggs PAC (Squire Patton Boggs PAC), Ballard Spahr LLP PAC, American Association For Justice PAC, Honeywell International PAC, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Civic Action Committee, Mcguirewoods Federal PAC, Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, Bhfs-E, Pc PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee)
  Squire Patton Boggs PAC (Squire Patton Boggs PAC), Ballard Spahr LLP PAC, American Association For Justice PAC, Honeywell International PAC, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Civic Action Committee, Mcguirewoods Federal PAC, Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, Bhfs-E, Pc PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee) (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $5,500 (2026)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee, Interdigital PAC, Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; The, Mmc Corp PAC, 3m Company PAC, Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Dunkin' PAC, Delaware North Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC, Zoetis Good Government Fund, Performance Contacting Group Employee Owners PAC, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Political Action Committee, Onemain Holdings Inc. PAC, Carrier Global Corporation Political Action Committee, Mizuho Americas Good Government Fund (Mizuho Americas PAC), Chicago Board Options Exchange PAC (Cboe PAC), Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC, The Grant Thornton LLP Political Action Committee LLC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), S&P Global Inc. Political Action Committee, Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac), Alterman Management Group, Inc. PAC, Houchens Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee - Houchens PAC, Intersect Power LLC PAC, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Te Connectivity, Inc. Political Action Committee Telpac
  Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee, Interdigital PAC, Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; The, Mmc Corp PAC, 3m Company PAC, Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Dunkin' PAC, Delaware North Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC, Zoetis Good Government Fund, Performance Contacting Group Employee Owners PAC, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Political Action Committee, Onemain Holdings Inc. PAC, Carrier Global Corporation Political Action Committee, Mizuho Americas Good Government Fund (Mizuho Americas PAC), Chicago Board Options Exchange PAC (Cboe PAC), Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC, The Grant Thornton LLP Political Action Committee LLC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), S&P Global Inc. Political Action Committee, Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac), Alterman Management Group, Inc. PAC, Houchens Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee - Houchens PAC, Intersect Power LLC PAC, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Te Connectivity, Inc. Political Action Committee Telpac (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
• crypto & fintech
  Interested donors: H&R Block Inc. Political Action Committee (Blockpac)
  H&R Block Inc. Political Action Committee (Blockpac) (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: crypto & fintech
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Psychology PAC Of American Psychological Association Services Inc., American Society For Clinical Laboratory Science Political Action Committee (Fka Asmt/PAC), Eyepac Political Action Committee For American Society Of Cataract And Refractive Surgery, The Ascap Legislative Fund For The Arts, International Trademark Association Political Action Committee (Inta PAC), National Thoroughbred Racing Association PAC/Horse PAC, Federation Of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PAC, National Association Of Professional Employer Organizations (Napeo PAC), Bmi Political Action Committee, Demings PAC, National Association Of Social Workers Inc. Political Action For Candidate Election (Pace), Building Owners And Managers Association International PAC, Esop PAC, Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball PAC, Society For Vascular Surgery PAC, Faegre Drinker Political Action Committee (Faegre Drinker Pa, Alzheimer'S Impact Movement PAC, Michael Best PAC, Building Foundations & Landmark Opportunities PAC (Bflo PAC), Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), Fs PAC
  Psychology PAC Of American Psychological Association Services Inc., American Society For Clinical Laboratory Science Political Action Committee (Fka Asmt/PAC), Eyepac Political Action Committee For American Society Of Cataract And Refractive Surgery, The Ascap Legislative Fund For The Arts, International Trademark Association Political Action Committee (Inta PAC), National Thoroughbred Racing Association PAC/Horse PAC, Federation Of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PAC, National Association Of Professional Employer Organizations (Napeo PAC), Bmi Political Action Committee, Demings PAC, National Association Of Social Workers Inc. Political Action For Candidate Election (Pace), Building Owners And Managers Association International PAC, Esop PAC, Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball PAC, Society For Vascular Surgery PAC, Faegre Drinker Political Action Committee (Faegre Drinker Pa, Alzheimer'S Impact Movement PAC, Michael Best PAC, Building Foundations & Landmark Opportunities PAC (Bflo PAC), Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), Fs PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Giffords PAC, Human Rights Campaign, Black & Veatch Political Action Committee (Black & Veatch Pa, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC, Defend The Vote, Pak-American Coalition Super PAC, Universal Music Group Political Action Committee, End Citizens United
  Giffords PAC, Human Rights Campaign, Black & Veatch Political Action Committee (Black & Veatch Pa, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC, Defend The Vote, Pak-American Coalition Super PAC, Universal Music Group Political Action Committee, End Citizens United (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $9,900 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,600 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

No platform-contradicting votes among 1911 votes on file. 5 aligned, 8 related.

No documented broken promises on file.

• reversal SCORE 90
  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, demanding immigration enforcement reforms as a precondition. The same statutory vehicle—a full-year DHS appropriations bill—is at issue in both positions, but Jeffries' stance has reversed 180 degrees.
• platform_vs_vote SCORE 90
  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 partisan bill designed to fail. Watchdog groups characterized this as a 'bad faith' maneuver to 'kill off' the only viable vehicle for the ban he claimed to support.
• position_evolution SCORE 60
  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 support to align with teachers union priorities. This is a position evolution driven by changed political constituency rather than changed policy analysis.