Jamie Ben Raskin

Democrat Representative of Maryland's 8th district

Representative
Maryland, district 8
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Maryland, district 8
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Maryland, district 8
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Maryland, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepRaskin

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December 13, 1962 (61 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"