Jamie Ben Raskin

Democrat Representative of Maryland's 8th district

  • Representative

    Maryland, district 8

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

December 13, 1962 (62 years old)

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  • American attorney, law professor, and politician
  • Served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016
  • U.S. representative for Maryland’s 8th congressional district since 2017
  • Co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus
  • Lead impeachment manager for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump
  • Former constitutional law professor at American University Washington College of Law
  • Co-founded the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
  • Advocated for the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland, expansion of the state ignition interlock device program, and establishment of legal guidelines for benefit corporations
  • Introduced the first bill in the country for the National Popular Vote
  • Championed efforts to reform marijuana laws and legalize medical marijuana in Maryland
  • Helped lead the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland
  • Named lead impeachment manager for Trump’s second impeachment trial in 2021
  • Violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act by failing to properly disclose share dealings
  • Called for a humanitarian pause in the Israel–Hamas war in 2023
  • Voted against directing President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023
  • Appointed to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
  • Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
  • Holds multiple caucus memberships including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
  • Married to Sarah Bloom Raskin, former governor of the Federal Reserve Board and United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
  • Father of three children, one of whom passed away in 2020
  • Vegetarian since 2009
  • Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2010 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 2022, which went into remission in April 2023
  • Author of several publications including “Unthinkable — Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy”