• CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E
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
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 171
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/04/2005 H.R.908 Witness Security and Protection Act of 2005 04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
03/02/2005 H.R.909 Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2005 03/02/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
02/25/2005 H.R.812 Dawson Family Community Protection Act 02/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
02/25/2005 H.R.686 Clinical Laboratory Compliance Improvement Act of 2005 02/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/05/2004 H.R.5246 Voter Protection Act of 2004 11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/25/2004 H.R.5311 Clinical Laboratory Compliance Improvement Act of 2004 10/25/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/10/2004 H.R.5258 Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2004 10/10/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/27/2004 H.Con.Res.495 Recommending expenditures for an appropriate visitor's center at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to commemorate the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. 09/27/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
06/24/2004 H.R.2424 National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003 06/24/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
05/14/2004 H.R.4261 Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 05/14/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.  (All Actions)
04/21/2004 H.R.4184 To require United States assistance for the repair, maintenance, or construction of the transportation infrastructure of Iraq to be provided in the form of loans subject to repayment in full to the United States Government. 04/21/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
04/08/2004 H.R.4147 Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004 04/08/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.  (All Actions)
12/01/2003 H.R.3459 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act 12/01/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.  (All Actions)
11/11/2003 H.J.Res.52 Recognizing the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Baltimore, Maryland, as the official national museum of dentistry in the United States. 11/11/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-122. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/20/2003 H.R.3268 Federal Employee Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act 10/20/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.  (All Actions)
10/10/2003 H.R.3267 Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001 10/10/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/30/2003 H.R.1599 Dawson Family Community Protection Act 09/30/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
07/17/2003 H.Con.Res.208 Supporting National Men's Health Week. 07/17/2003 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
05/21/2003 H.Con.Res.187 Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Hattie McDaniel, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 05/21/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/24/2003 H.Con.Res.140 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and treatment for kidney disease. 04/24/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 4553
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2841 To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Con.Res.56 Expressing support for designation of October 28 as "Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day".
05/18/2017 H.R.2227 MGT Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2439 Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2325 Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2196 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
05/02/2017 H.R.2195 OSC Access Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.285 Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcement community and the public they serve.
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
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