Hakeem Jeffries (born 1970) is the Assemblyman in New York's 57th Assembly District. A qualified supporter of Bruce Ratner's controversial Atlantic Yards project, he defeated Bill Batson-a former union organizer and opponent of the planned Forest City Ratner development in downtown Brooklyn-by a margin of 64%-25% in September 2006.
Assemblyman Jeffries previously served as litigation counsel for a media and entertainment company, and Jeffries ha...
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Hakeem Jeffries (born 1970) is the Assemblyman in New York's 57th Assembly District. A qualified supporter of Bruce Ratner's controversial Atlantic Yards project, he defeated Bill Batson-a former union organizer and opponent of the planned Forest City Ratner development in downtown Brooklyn-by a margin of 64%-25% in September 2006.
Assemblyman Jeffries previously served as litigation counsel for a media and entertainment company, and Jeffries has worked in the litigation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and as a clerk for Judge Harold Baer, Jr.. He holds a degree from New York University (NYU) law school as well as a Master's Degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Binghamton University where he graduated with honors for outstanding academic achievement.
Jeffries has made two previous attempts at winning this Assembly District-in both races he faced incumbent Assemblyman Roger L. Green-and has also been an...
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