Meeks, Gregory
person
Biography
Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023. He still sits on the committee as ranking member. He is also the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party. He will become the dean of New York’s House delegation upon the retirements of Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez in 2026.
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Core attributes
- Canonical name
- Meeks, Gregory
- First name
- Gregory
- Last name
- Meeks
- Occupation
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- Education
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- Year of birth
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 4 days ago (2026-07-10)
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US Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:M001137
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- Identifiers
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Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- M001137
- fec_candidate_id
- H8NY06048
- fec_candidate_ids
- H8NY06048
- govtrack_id
- 400271
- wikidata_id
- Q1545391