Full Name:
Elijah E. Cummings
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Maya; 3 Children
Birth Date:
01/18/1951
Birth Place:
Baltimore, MD
Home City:
Baltimore, MD
Religion:
Baptist
JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1976
BA, Political Science, Howard University, 1973
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 1996-2019
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2018
Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1996
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1980-1996
Former Member, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force
Former Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Former Member, Get Out of Iraq Caucus
Former Chair, Governor's Commission on Black Males
Former Member, House Task Force on Health Care Reform
Former Member, Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress
Former Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus
Former Chair, Oversight and Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Port Security Caucus
Former Ranking Member, Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Juvenile Offender Aftercare Assessment Team, 1999-2000
Member, Transit Advisory Panel, Maryland Comprehensive Transit Plan, 1998-1999
Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series, Howard University, 2014-2015
Private Practice Attorney, 1980-1996
Former Board Member, Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Historical Society
Former Honorary Board Member, Baltimore School for the Arts
Former President, Bancroft Literary Society
Former Member, Board of Regents, Morgan State University
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore Aquarium
Former Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy
Former Member, Executive Board, Dunbar-Hopkins Health Partnership
Former Board Member, Elijah Cummings Youth Program
Former Board Member, Institute of Human Virology
Former Honorary Board Member, KIPP Baltimore Schools
Former Chairman, Maritime for Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC)
Former Chief Judge, Maryland Moot Court Board
Former Board Member, Maryland Zoo
Former Member, New Psalmist Baptist Church
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Former Honorary Board Member, SEED School of Maryland
Former Member, Advisory Committee, Yale-Howard Nursing Partnership Center to Reduce Health Disparities
Founder, Maryland Grass Roots Campaign, Barack Obama, 2007
Founder, Maryland Boot Camp Aftercare Program, 1991
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1976
Astrological Sign:
Capricorn
Father's Occupation:
U.S. Foreign Service Officer