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Democrats to Nominate New York’s Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker

Democrats to Nominate New York’s Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press after meeting President Joe Biden and other leaders at the White House in Washington on May 16, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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House Democrats will nominate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for House speaker, announced House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.).

“On Tuesday evening (Oct. 10), our Caucus will convene for an organizational meeting to nominate leader Jeffries as our candidate for Speaker of the House,” said Ms. Clark in an Oct. 5 letter to House Democrats.
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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