2026 election · U.S. House
2026 New York House race — Hakeem S. Jeffries's seat
Incumbent: Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (8) ▾
- Cost of Living / Affordability: Supports federal action to lower health care, child care, education, housing and prescription drug costs and opposes policies he says raise costs on working families. [1][2][3]
- Energy and Climate: Supports the Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions to reduce energy costs and combat climate change, and opposes rollback of climate progress. [1][2]
- Gun Violence Prevention: Supports measures such as universal background checks to reduce illegal guns and improve community-police relations. [1]
- Health Care: Supported the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act to reduce health care premiums and enable Medicare drug price negotiation, and opposes cuts to healthcare in Republican reconciliation bills. [1][2]
- Immigration Enforcement: Opposes what he calls unchecked ICE funding and mass deportation practices, calling for immigration enforcement that is fair, just and humane. [1][2]
- Prescription Drugs: Supports Medicare's ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs, citing the Inflation Reduction Act. [1]
- Taxation: Opposes Republican tax legislation he characterizes as favoring billionaires at the expense of healthcare and nutritional assistance for ordinary Americans. [1][2]
- War Powers / Military Action: Supports requiring congressional approval before presidential military action and opposed recent U.S. military strikes taken without such authorization. [1][2]
Public polling
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