Hakeem Jeffries, a parent of two, made his fatherhood status congressionally official Wednesday by joining the Dads Caucus.
The minority leader’s move signals how top Democrats plan to respond to their 2024 election losses by making concerted efforts to court men, who have shifted significantly rightward since the 2020 contest, said the caucus’ founder and chair, Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif.
“Jeffries joining really does send a message that the Dads Caucus has been doing the hard work, that we are expanding, and that we’re going to be important in the messaging fights and policy fights to come,” Gomez said in an interview. “We’ve got to be more about the average American who’s struggling and wants to get ahead, plain and simple.”
