Hakeem Jeffries Elected Chair of House Democratic Caucus
Brooklyn will have a seat at the table when important decisions are made in the new Democratic-controlled House in January.
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat whose congressional district includes parts of Coney Island, Mill Basin, Canarsie, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, was elected by his fellow Democrats on Wednesday to serve as chairperson of the House Democratic Caucus.
It’s the fourth highest position in the House leadership.