Gregory Meeks Jr.

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Congressional_Progressive_Caucus
gptkb:House_Democratic_Caucus
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus
gptkb:New_Democrat_Coalition
gptkbp:birth_date 1953-09-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Jamaica,_Queens,_New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children Gregory Meeks III
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Financial_Services
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Small_Business
gptkbp:contribution Legislation on veterans' affairs
Legislation on immigration reform
Legislation on public safety
Legislation on community development
Legislation on job creation
gptkbp:district gptkb:New_York's_5th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:City_University_of_New_York,_Queens_College
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1998
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2002
gptkb:2004
gptkb:2006
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2012
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2016
gptkb:2018
gptkb:2020
gptkb:2022
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Gregory_W._Meeks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gregory Meeks Jr.
gptkbp:notable_work Advocacy for affordable housing
Advocacy for civil rights
Support for education reform
Support for healthcare access
Promotion of economic development in New York
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_B._Rangel
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Jamaica,_Queens,_New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:spouse Michele Meeks
gptkbp:successor gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:term_start 1998-01-06
gptkbp:website meeks.house.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gregory_Meeks
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