On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MD) - District 8
Post Office Box 5418
Takoma Park, MD 20913
Phone: 240-847-4937
51 Monroe Street, Suite 503
Rockville, MD 20850
2242 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Jamie Ben Raskin
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sarah; 3 Children: Hannah, Tommy, Tabitha
Birth Date:
12/13/1962
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Takoma Park, MD
Religion:
Jewish
JD, Harvard University, 1984-1987
BA, Government, Harvard University, 1979-1983
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 8, 2017-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 8, 2022, 2024
Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2012-2016
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 20, 2006-2016
Vice Chair, Committee on Oversight and Reform
Former Member, Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Committee on House Administration, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Executive Nominations, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Federal Relations, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, House Committee on Rules
Former Member, House Committee on the Judiciary
Former Member, House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Former Member, House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
Former Member, Information Technology Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Special Committee on Ethics Reform, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Expedited Procedures
Former Member, The Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, The Interior, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Author, "Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People"
Author, "We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America's Students"
Editor, Harvard Law Review
Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1990-2017
Visiting Professor, Institut D'Etudes Sciences Politique, Paris, France, 2003-2004
Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs, Washington College of Law, American University, 1994-1996
General Counsel, National Rainbow Coalition, 1989-1990
Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1987-1989
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University Government Department, 1985-1987
Member, Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, 2013-present
Member, Task Force to Study Food AllergyAwareness, Food Safety, and Food Service Facility Letter-Grading, 2013-present
Member, Task Force to Study Court Decision Regarding Pit Bulls, 2012-present
Member, Attorney General's Task Force on Voting Irregularities, 2007-present
State Coordinator, Legislators' Back-to-School Program, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present
Founder/Director, Marshall-Brennan Fellowship Program, American University, 1999-present
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1995-present
Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1993-present
Founder, Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, 1990-present
Member, Massachusetts State Bar Association, 1987-present
Member, Commission on Civic Literacy, 2007-present
Member, Education Committee, Southern Legislative Conference
Former Member, Gun Policy Task Force, City of Takoma Park
Former Member, Hate Crimes Commission, Montgomery County
Co-Chair, Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings
Member, Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group, 2011-2012
Member, Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Campaign Finance, 2010-2011
Vice Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 2008-2011
Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2004, 2008
Member, Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, 2008
Member, Board of Directors, FairVote, The Center for Voting and Democracy, 2006
Chair, State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, 2001-2005
Member, Redistricting Task Force, City of Takoma Park, 1990
Publications:
Co-Author: "The Wealth Primary: Campaign Fundraising and the Constitution", "Youth Justice in America, Second Edition"
Author: "Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court v. The American People", "We the Students: A Constitutional Casebook for and About American Students"
Spouse's Occupation:
Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury Department