Representative Elijah Cummings (D)

Current Office: Representative
District: MD-7
First Elected: 04/16/1996
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Maya; 3 Children
Birth date: 01/18/1951
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Home City: Baltimore MD
Religion: Baptist

Profession

Attorney, Private Practice, 1980-1996 Columnist, Newspaper

Education

JD, University of Maryland, 1976 BA, Political Science, Howard University, 1973

Committees

Joint Economic Committee
Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Transportation and Infrastructure

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

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