US Midterms 2026
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Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who has served in the U.S. House since 1998 and is ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, seeks re-election in New York's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Republican George Marsh.
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A public exchange arose around the Colombia–United States relationship after Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (ranking minority member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee) commented on the issue.
Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called the Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella’s involvement in the U.S. election process “unacceptable.”
U.S. Democratic leaders, led by Gregory Meeks (ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee), criticized Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella’s public support for Republican Congresswoman María Elvira…
U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee) warned Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella not to meddle in U.S. House elections.
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Gregory Meeks was born on September 25, 1953, in East Harlem, New York City, and was raised in a housing project. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Adelphi University and a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law, and he is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Through DNA testing, Meeks traced his ancestry to the Mende people of Sierra Leone; his great-grandparents lived in South Carolina when slavery was abolished.
Meeks began his legal career as an assistant district attorney and worked for the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York before joining the Investigations Commission on official misconduct and organized crime. He later served as supervising judge for the New York State Workers Compensation System. From 1993 to 1998 he represented the 31st district in the New York State Assembly.
Meeks entered the U.S. House in 1998, representing New York's 6th congressional district until 2013 and the 5th district since then.
In July 2020, after the primary defeat of Foreign Affairs Committee chair Eliot Engel, he sought the chairmanship and won a House Democratic Caucus vote against Joaquin Castro on December 3, 2020, by 148 to 78.
He chaired the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023 and remains on it as ranking member, and he also serves on the Committee on Financial Services.
Outside Congress he chairs the Queens County Democratic Party, and he is set to become dean of New York's House delegation upon the retirements of Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez in 2026.
The 5th district is based in Southeast Queens and includes Jamaica, Hollis, Laurelton, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Howard Beach and the Rockaways.
Meeks, who was re-elected with 72.9% of the vote in 2024, is the Democratic nominee after his only primary challenger, entrepreneur Salvatore Padellaro, was disqualified.
His Republican opponent is George Marsh, a former employee of the New York City Mayor's Office who also holds the Queens United line, and the general election takes place on November 3, 2026.
