House Minority Leader Jeffries’s father dies at 85

Hakeem Jeffries announces death of father at 85

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks after Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Alex Brandon/AP Hakeem Jeffries announces death of father at 85 Jack Birle January 01, 08:45 PM January 01, 08:45 PM Video Embed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced the death of his father on Monday,…

House Minority Leader Jeffries’s father dies at 85

Marland Jeffries, father of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), died Sunday, according to the younger Jeffries’s office. Marland Jeffries, 85, was a former substance abuse counselor who raised two sons with his wife of 56 years, Laneda, in Brooklyn in the 1970s and 1980s. The younger Jeffries grew up in an area known both…

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries mourns death of father, Marland Jeffries

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is mourning the death of his father.