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FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (D-MD) · 1996–2019FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (D-MD) · 1996–2019

Elijah E. Cummings

Elijah E. Cummings represented Maryland’s 7th district in the U.S. House from 1996 to 2019.

A lawyer, Cummings served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996 and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2003 to 2005.

In House
1996–2019
Age
75
IN HOUSE
1996–19
AGE
75

Photo: Official portrait, GPO Member Guide / Public domain

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Elijah E. Cummings’s career and background

PUBLIC SERVICE · 1983 – 2019

  1. 1996 – 19U.S. House · MD-7
  2. 2003 – 05Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
  3. 1983 – 96Maryland House of Delegates
BORN
January 18, 1951 · Baltimore, Maryland
EDUCATION
Baltimore City College, 1969 · Bachelor of Science, Howard University, 1973 · Juris Doctor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 1976 · University of Maryland, Baltimore
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