Hakeem Jeffries

House minority leader (2023–present) from NY-08 (2013–present). Endorsed 11 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district. From 2007 to 2012, he represented the 57th district in the New York State Assembly.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 11 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 11 Democrats.

The 9 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Hakeem Jeffries themselves.

Who they endorsed

California

Mark DeSaulnier (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 10
Mike Thompson (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 4
Linda Sánchez (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 41

Florida

David Jolly (Democrat) · Florida Governor

Illinois

Lauren Underwood (Democrat) · Illinois U.S. House District 14

Missouri

Wesley Bell (Democrat) · Missouri U.S. House District 1

New Jersey

Rebecca Bennett (Democrat) · New Jersey U.S. House District 7

New York

Kathy Hochul (Democrat) · New York Governor
Ritchie Torres (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 15
Cait Conley (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 17
Laura Gillen (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 4

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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