HakeemOut.org

Hakeem out.

Halftone print of Hakeem Jeffries’s official House portrait, smiling.

Democrats won the House. Jeffries hasn’t earned the gavel.

He’s already written to House Democrats to “humbly request” their support for Speaker, and so far nobody’s running against him. They pick their nominee behind closed doors, reportedly in mid-December. If nobody makes a fuss, he walks right in. So make a fuss.

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“I have not refused to endorse. I have refused to articulate my position.”
Hakeem Jeffries in October 2025, four months after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor of Jeffries’s own city. Roll Call

That’s who’s asking for the gavel.

When it counted, he wasn’t with us.

  1. 4 months

    to endorse his own party’s nominee.

    Mamdani won in June 2025. The top Democrat in the House got around to backing him on Oct. 24, the day before early voting started. Roll Call

  2. 103

    House Democrats voted to cut $3.3 billion in U.S. assistance to Israel.

    More Democrats voted yes than no. His whip, Katherine Clark, voted yes. So did Nancy Pelosi. Jeffries wrote to his caucus to oppose it, calling the amendment “overly broad.” He ended up behind his own members. NBC News

  3. 0 for 2

    backing Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat in June.

    Mamdani-backed challengers beat them both in New York. Goldman was down 62–38 when the AP called it. Roll Call

“No king in the White House, no king in the House.”
Rep. Analilia Mejia. Asked about a challenger: “To me, nothing is on or off the table.” The Lever

The new class isn’t sold.

“What’s your plan to actually get Medicare done? … That’s what the voters want to see. And if that’s not a priority of yours, then I don’t think you should be speaker.”
Melat Kiros, who just won in Colorado · The Lever
“Since taking over as leader, Hakeem Jeffries has betrayed working-class voters and really steered the caucus to the right.”
Robert Dempsey, Our Revolution · The Lever

As of late September, at least six progressives who won their House primaries hadn’t committed to backing him for Speaker. Political Wire

“It wasn’t simply a blue wave. It was an American tsunami.”
Jeffries, Nov. 4 · Al Jazeera

Great. Then he can survive a contested election.

Nobody’s apologizing for winning. We’re asking why the prize for winning is the same leadership with no questions asked. If he’s so sure of himself, let him face a challenger and answer for his record.

Two votes. Two chances to stop this.

  1. The Caucus

    Reportedly mid-December

    House Democrats pick their Speaker nominee in private. Members-elect count. This is the one to win.

  2. The floor

    When the new Congress opens in January

    The whole House elects the Speaker, out loud, by name, in public. Nobody gets to hide on this one.

Get them on the record.

Find out who votes for Speaker from your district and ask them, in writing, whether they’re backing Jeffries. Then sign the petition.

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