"Fresh off his work fighting a suit against the network over Janet Jackson's unfortunate "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, he was profiled for Crain's New York Business. The publication speculated on his future in politics, starting with an anticipated run for a state Assembly seat in Brooklyn. "Winning would mean a massive pay cut and a commute to dreary Albany," the article noted, but Jeffries wasn't deterred."
"His 2006 victory, which finally earned him a seat for which he'd run twice before and a state legislator salary of $79,500, set him up for a career in politics that has made him House Democrats' leader during the ongoing government shutdown. And while he certainly sacrificed financially compared to an alternative life as a corporate lawyer, Jeffries remains comfortable, with apartments in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., two pensions and plenty of cash left over after putting his kids through college."
Hakeem Jeffries began as a litigator for CBS and after high-profile work on the 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe-malfunction suit transitioned into politics. He ran for a state Assembly seat in Brooklyn and won in 2006 after two prior attempts, earning a state legislator salary of $79,500. That victory launched a political career culminating in leadership of House Democrats during a government shutdown. Jeffries gave up higher corporate-law earnings but maintains comfortable finances with apartments in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., two pensions, and savings after college expenses. Forbes estimates his net worth at about $2 million. His parents worked in public service; he was born in 1970 and raised in Crown Heights before attending Binghamton University in 1988.
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