• 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
05/18/2017 H.R.653 Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.R.2229 All Circuit Review Act 05/02/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.1906 REDEEM Act 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/24/2017 H.R.1905 Fair Chance Act 04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 H.R.702 Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017 04/04/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.Con.Res.38 Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month. 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.Res.224 Recognizing the 150th Anniversary of Howard University and its contributions to the United States. 03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.901 MERCY Act 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/07/2017 H.R.1376 Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2017 03/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.1245 Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.859 Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.652 Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.651 Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
11/29/2016 H.R.5920 Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act 11/29/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.  (All Actions)
11/15/2016 H.R.6318 Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act 11/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.2319 Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2015 09/19/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.  (All Actions)
09/07/2016 H.R.3231 Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016 09/07/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5592 Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act 07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.1557 Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 07/12/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5664 WAGE Act 07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 4553
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/30/2004 H.R.3960 Stem Cell Replenishment Act of 2004
03/29/2004 H.R.4035 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
03/29/2004 H.R.3974 Prohibit Predatory Lending Act
03/25/2004 H.Con.Res.384 Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected.
03/22/2004 H.Res.560 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Girl Scouts of the United States of America should be commended, on its 92d anniversary, for providing quality age-appropriate experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of tomorrow and for raising issues important to girls.
03/22/2004 H.R.3780 Balancing Act of 2004
03/22/2004 H.J.Res.87 Honoring the life and legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and recognizing his contributions on the anniversary of the date of his birth. Passed Yea
03/11/2004 H.R.3859 Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2004
03/11/2004 H.R.3809 Fairness and Individual Rights Necessary to Ensure a Stronger Society: Civil Rights Act of 2004
03/11/2004 H.R.3803 Osteoporosis Education and Prevention Act of 2004
03/11/2004 H.R.3802 Mandatory IDEA Full Funding Compromise Act
03/10/2004 H.R.3881 Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity For Service Workers Act of 2004
03/09/2004 H.R.3919 To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
03/04/2004 H.Res.412 Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. Passed Yea
03/03/2004 H.Res.550 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.
03/02/2004 H.Con.Res.78 Expressing the need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding the social conditions and need for poverty reduction in Haiti, and for other purposes.
03/01/2004 H.Con.Res.366 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding negotiating, in the United States-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, access to the United States automobile industry.
03/01/2004 H.Res.508 Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
03/01/2004 H.R.3719 Freedom of Choice Act
02/26/2004 H.Con.Res.375 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative stamp should be issued in honor of the centennial anniversary of Rotary International and its work to eradicate polio.
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