Kweisi Mfume

Democrat Representative of Maryland's 7th district

Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 6, 1987 - January 3, 1989
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1991
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 5, 1993 - January 3, 1995
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 4, 1995 - February 18, 1996
Representative
Maryland, district 7
May 5, 2020 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Maryland, district 7
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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October 24, 1948 (75 years old)

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Served as U.S. representative for a congressional district, initially from 1987 to 1996 and resumed service in 2020.
Became president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1996 to 2004.
Ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006 but lost in the Democratic primary.
Returned to the House of Representatives in 2020 following the death of his successor.
Changed his name in the early 1970s.
Has a background that includes overcoming challenges such as dropping out of high school and early encounters with the law.
Fathered five children with several different women during his teenage years and has since adopted another child.
Holds a B.S. degree from Morgan State University and an M.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Served as chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus from 1993 to 1995.
Acknowledged dating an NAACP employee and apologized for the affair while leading the organization.
Named chief executive officer of the National Medical Association in 2010 and later became chair of the board of regents for Morgan State University in 2013.
Has served on various committees and caucuses in the 117th Congress, including the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Congressional Black Caucus.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.
Member of the Prince Hall Freemasons and Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Married Tiffany McMillan in 2012 and has six children, including Michael Mfume.