Elijah Cummings

Former US Representative from Maryland

A Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1951; graduated from Baltimore City College High School, Baltimore, Md., 1969; B.S., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1973; J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Md., 1976; lawyer, private practice; chief judge, Maryland Moot Court Board; member of the Maryland state house of delegates, 1983-1996, and speaker pro tempore, 1995-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Kweisi Mfume, and reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (April 16, 1996-present).

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Leadership & Staff

Donald K Sherman Special Assistant to President Biden for Racial and Economic Justice

• Chief Counsel, House Oversight Committee (past)

Paul Brathwaite Democratic lobbyist and former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus

• Position (past)

Board Memberships

United States Naval Academy

• Member, Board of Visitors

Congressional Black Caucus PAC

• Board Member

Government Positions

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

• Chair

Donors

Cummings for Congress Campaign Committee

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Melvin L Watt Commissioner, FHFA | former US Rep from North Carolina

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD (Aug 3 '12)

Al Wynn US Representative from Maryland

• 3 contributions · 1,250 USD ('92→'94)

Frank W Ballance Jr US Representative from North Carolina

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('02)

Lincoln Davis US Representative from Tennessee

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Mar 28 '02)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 2 contributions · 550 USD ('08)

Donna F Edwards US Representative from Maryland

• 1 contribution · 545 USD (Mar 2 '10)

Federal Managers' Association Political Action Committee

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('04)

Thomas H Hattery

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('92)

Campaign Donors

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Peter G Angelos Attorney, majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles MLB team

• 12 contributions · 17,400 USD ('03→Apr 1 '16)

John W Rogers Jr Mutual fund CEO and friend of President Obama

• 5 contributions · 16,200 USD (Sep 23 '15→Oct 6 '15)

Kevin F Kelly Lawyer/Lobbyist, Van Scoyoc Associates

• 15 contributions · 13,750 USD (Aug 28 '97→May 1 '18)

Calman J Zamoiski Baltimore businessman; former CEO of Independent Distributors Inc.

• 19 contributions · 13,250 USD ('96→'12)

Robert Johnson Founder of Black Entertainment Television; The RLJ Companies

• 21 contributions · 13,000 USD ('98→'07)

Robert L Johnson Founder and former chairman of Black Entertainment Television

• 21 contributions · 13,000 USD ('98→'07)

Conrad Cafritz Washington DC real estate developer

• 4 contributions · 10,800 USD (Mar 16 '16→Mar 28 '16)

Katrina Peebles Don Peebles', wife

• 4 contributions · 10,800 USD (Sep 17 '15→Sep 28 '15)

Mark K Joseph Shelter Group

• 8 contributions · 10,500 USD ('98→Jun 22 '15)

Bruce Ratner Owner, Brooklyn Nets; prime investor in controversial Brooklyn Atlantic Yards development

• 4 contributions · 10,000 USD (Apr 15 '16→Apr 22 '16)

Memberships

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US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Apr 16 '96→Oct 17 '19)

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

Joint Economic Committee

• Member

Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee

• Member

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

• Member

Readiness Subcommittee

• Member

Domestic Policy Subcommittee

• Member

United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform

• Member

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

• Member

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Maya M Rockeymoore President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions, LLC, Washington, DC

• wife [+1]

• wife

Schools

Howard University Federally chartered, private, coeducational, historically black university in Washington, D.C.

• BS (?→'73)

University of Maryland School of Law

• JD (?→'76)

Updated 6 days ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jan 18 '51
Date of death	Oct 17 '19
Website	https://cummings.house.gov
Aliases	Elijah E. Cummings, Elijah Eugene Cummings

Elijah Cummings

Former US Representative from Maryland

Leadership & Staff

Board Memberships

Government Positions

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Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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