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Hakeem S. Jeffries

D Democrat · Representative, New York 8th district
18
Low self-dealing
6/6 components have data
#122 of 193 scored

Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Minority Leader, has a household securities-trading record limited to roughly eight disclosed transactions in ETFs and mutual funds (e.g., SDY, REGL, GOVT, VEA) between 2017 and 2020, with no disclosed individual-company stock trades; he has publicly endorsed a congressional stock-trading ban. Independent estimates of his net worth do not support viral claims of $9M-$21.9M; OpenSecrets pegged him near $841,000 in 2018, and his 2024 disclosure shows assets of roughly $295,000-$902,000 against liabilities of $500,000-$1.13M (mortgages and a HELOC), i.e., no documented enrichment beyond salary. His campaign money is heavily concentrated in securities/investment, private equity (Apollo), law firms (Paul Weiss), and pro-Israel donors, with reporting that AIPAC-conduit earmarked donations exceed $1 million over his career, correlating with his consistent pro-Israel aid votes (correlation, not proof of quid pro quo). No FEC personal-use finding specific to Jeffries surfaced; a viral list of large "travel/entertainment/gifts" figures reflects ordinary operating spending by a national leader's committee rather than documented personal diversion. His staff-to-lobbyist pipeline is typical of senior leadership and no family lobbying/contracting tied to his office was found; his missed-vote rate of about 2.1% sits at the House median, showing no fundraising-driven absenteeism.

Public record

In Congress since
2013
Committees
—
Missed votes, 119th Congress
0.3% (2 of 674; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$15M raised · 14% from PACs & committees · $5.0M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

H.R. 7008 passage, Jul 22, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
H.R. 6731

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

No periodic transaction reports on file since 2024. That's the norm: most members don't trade individual stocks, or hold them in blind trusts and diversified funds.

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-trading
25% weight
8
Roughly 8 disclosed household transactions (2017-2020), exclusively in ETFs and mutual funds (SDY, REGL, GOVT, LQD, VEA, VNQ, IUSV) totaling about $113,000; no individual-company stock trades disclosed. Jeffries publicly endorsed banning congressional stock trading. Diversified-fund holdings carry minimal STOCK Act conflict concern.
MarketBeat lists ~8 disclosed trades, all ETFs/mutual funds (SDY, REGL, GOVT, LQD, VEA, VNQ, IUSV), ~$113,000 total, dated 2017-2020, with no individual stocks.Data aggregatormarketbeat.com ↗Jeffries became the first leader of either party to endorse a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks.News reportingwashingtonexaminer.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
10
No documented wealth growth beyond salary/market returns; if anything net worth declined. OpenSecrets estimated ~$841,000 in 2018; 2024 disclosure shows assets ~$295K-$902K against liabilities of $500K-$1.13M (mortgages/HELOC), an estimated net worth near -$216,500. Viral $9M-$21.9M figures are unsupported by disclosure records.
OpenSecrets estimated Jeffries' 2018 net worth at ~$841,012; his 2024 disclosure shows assets of $295,024-$902,000 versus liabilities of $500,005-$1.13M, an estimated net worth around -$216,500.Data aggregatorfinbold.com ↗Reporting found no credible documentation supporting viral claims that Jeffries' net worth reaches $9M, let alone $21.9M.Data aggregatorfinbold.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
45
Correlation, not proof. Campaign money is concentrated in securities/investment (top industry, ~$596,507 in 2021-22), private equity (Apollo ~$200K career), law firms (Paul Weiss >$300K), and pro-Israel donors; AIPAC-conduit earmarked donations reportedly exceed $1 million over his career, correlating with consistent pro-Israel aid votes. No evidence of quid pro quo.
Securities & Investment was Jeffries' top industry contributor (~$596,507 in 2021-22); Apollo Global Management employees gave nearly $200K and Paul Weiss employees over $300K career-to-date.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗AIPAC's PAC has raised more than $1 million for Jeffries through earmarked conduit contributions, beyond the direct $5,000-$10,000 PAC maximum he cited.News reportingreadsludge.com ↗AIPAC funding correlates with near-unanimous Israel aid votes; Jeffries endorsed supplemental Israel funding and declared support for Israel at the 2023 March for Israel.News reportingreadsludge.com ↗
Campaign-fund personal use
15% weight
12
No FEC personal-use finding specific to Jeffries was found. A viral social-media list of large 'travel,' 'entertainment,' 'gifts,' and 'meals' figures reflects ordinary operating spending by a national party leader's high-volume committees rather than documented diversion to personal benefit. Leadership-PAC personal-use abuse is a documented sector-wide problem but was not tied to specific Jeffries expenditures in sourced records.
Jeffries' committees (Jeffries for Congress C00503052; Jobs, Education & Families First leadership PAC C00617803) file regular FEC reports; no sourced FEC personal-use determination against Jeffries was identified.Official recordfec.gov ↗Campaign Legal Center documents that the FEC has broadly failed to apply personal-use rules to leadership PACs, a systemic issue not specifically attributed to Jeffries.Reference databasecampaignlegal.org ↗
Revolving door & family
15% weight
20
Staff-to-lobbyist movement typical of senior House leadership; as a freshman Jeffries hired a former patent-association lobbyist to lead his legislative team, and LegiStorm tracks revolving-door staff. No family lobbying or contracting tied to his office was found; his spouse is a social worker at a union benefit fund and his brother is a university professor.
As a freshman, Jeffries hired a former patent-protection association lobbyist to lead his legislative team; LegiStorm maintains a revolving-door staff section for his office.Reference databaselegistorm.com ↗Jeffries' wife Kennisandra Arciniegas-Jeffries is a social worker with 1199 SEIU's Benefit Fund and his brother is a history professor at Ohio State; no family lobbying/contracting reported.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
5
Missed 158 of 7,516 roll-call votes (about 2.1%) from January 2013 through June 2026, on par with the median for currently serving representatives. No evidence that fundraising or paid speeches drove vote absences.
Jeffries missed 158 of 7,516 roll-call votes (2.1%) from Jan 2013 to June 2026, on par with the 2.1% median among currently serving representatives.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 3 data aggregator · 3 news reporting · 5 reference database · 1 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 0 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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