In the more than three years since he became the top House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries has sometimes struggled to escape the shadow of his esteemed predecessor.
He stood alone in the limelight Wednesday, however, after engineering a feat of political hardball — a statewide vote paving the way for new Virginia congressional maps that could wipe out four GOP-held seats — that earned praise from Nancy Pelosi herself.
“I’m very proud,” the former speaker said in an interview, adding Jeffries has handled redistricting “fabulously.”
Tuesday’s vote was the culmination of months of lobbying from Jeffries to counter the mid-decade redistricting…
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