Elijah Cummings
American politician (1951–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume.[1] The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore, including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, and most of Howard County, Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Cummings previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996.
Elijah E. Cummings | |
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Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – October 17, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Trey Gowdy |
Succeeded by | Carolyn Maloney |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
In office April 16, 1996 – October 17, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kweisi Mfume |
Succeeded by | Kweisi Mfume |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district | |
In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Lena King Lee |
Succeeded by | Sterling Page |
Personal details | |
Born | Elijah Eugene Cummings (1951-01-18)January 18, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 68) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Education | Howard University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD) |
Signature | |
Elijah Cummings speaks in support of the For the People Act of 2019 Recorded March 6, 2019 | |
Cummings served as the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform from January 2019 until his death in October of the same year.