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Gregory W. Meeks is a Democrat representing New York’s 5th Congressional District. His official biography describes earlier service as a Queens assistant district attorney, in New York State government and in the New York State Assembly before his 1998 election to Congress.
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Gregory W. Meeks is a Democrat representing New York’s 5th Congressional District. His official biography describes earlier service as a Queens assistant district attorney, in New York State government and in the New York State Assembly before his 1998 election to Congress.
Open biography & office record ↓Leadership and committee roles are shown as public record and are not thermometer-rated by themselves.
Open leadership record ↓Introduced with House colleagues in April 2026 to nullify the Trump administration’s expanded Global Gag Rule.
Open legislation record ↓Gregory W. Meeks is a Democrat representing New York’s 5th Congressional District. His official biography describes earlier service as a Queens assistant district attorney, in New York State government and in the New York State Assembly before his 1998 election to Congress.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee lists Meeks as its ranking member; his official biography notes that he previously chaired the committee and was the first Black member of Congress to do so.
Meeks also serves on the House Financial Services Committee. His 2026 legislative work includes a bill with several House colleagues to nullify the administration’s expanded Global Gag Rule. The policy position is recorded as legislative activity, not converted into a controversy or thermometer rating.
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Introduced with House colleagues in April 2026 to nullify the Trump administration’s expanded Global Gag Rule.
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