FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., incumbent candidate for New York's 8th Congressional District, speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, on Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)