- CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E
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- Experience: House: District 7, 1995-Present
- Home State: District of Columbia
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $873,805Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Elijah E. Cummings
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Maya; 3 Children
- Birth Date: 01/18/1951
- Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
- Home City: Baltimore, MD
- Religion: Baptist
Education
- JD, Maryland University School of Law, 1976
- BA, Political Science, Howard University, 1973
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 1996-present
- Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1996
- Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1980-1996
- Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 7, April 16, 1996
Current Legislative Committees
- Joint Economic Committee, Member
- Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member
- Select Committee on Benghazi, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
- Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
- Former Member, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force
- Former Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
- Former Member, Get Out of Iraq Caucus
- Former Chair, Governor's Commission on Black Males
- Former Member, House Task Force on Health Care Reform
- Former Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus
- Former Member, Port Security Caucus
- Member, Juvenile Offender Aftercare Assessment Team, 1999-2000
- Member, Transit Advisory Panel, Maryland Comprehensive Transit Plan, 1998-1999
Professional Experience
- Former Columnist
- Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series, Howard university, 2014-2015
- Private Practice Attorney, 1980-1996
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Board Member, Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, present
- Honorary Board Member, Baltimore School for the Arts, present
- Board Member, Elijah Cummings Youth Program, present
- Honorary Board Member, KIPP Baltimore Schools, present
- Member, Board of Regents, Morgan State University, present
- Member, New Psalmist Baptist Church, present
- Honorary Board Member, SEED School of Maryland, present
- Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy, present
- Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore Aquarium
- Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Historical Society
- Former President, Bancroft Literary Society
- Former Member, Executive Board, Dunbar-Hopkins Health Partnership
- Former Board Member, Institute of Human Virology
- Former Chair, Maritime for Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC)
- Former Chief Judge, Maryland Moot Court Board
- Former Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Former Board Member, Maryland Zoo
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Former Member, Advisory Committee, Yale-Howard Nursing Partnership Center to Reduce Health Disparities
- Founder, Maryland Boot Camp Aftercare Program, 1991
General Survey
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