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Hakeem Jeffries on Maya Wiley and Eric Adams

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, shook up the New York City mayor's race by throwing his support behind Maya Wiley in the Democratic primary earlier this month.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, shook up the New York City mayor's race by throwing his support behind Maya Wiley in the Democratic primary earlier this month.

The endorsement provided a major boost to Wiley, a former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio. It also put the rumored rivalry between Jeffries and one of Wiley's opponents, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, into the spotlight.

Hakeem Jeffries endorsing Maya Wiley for Mayor on May 16. | Bruce Schaff/Shutterstock Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, shook up the New York City mayor's race by throwing his support behind Maya Wiley in the Democratic primary earlier this month. The endorsement provided [...]




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