Elijah E. Cummings

A Representative from Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Md. , January 18, 1951. Graduated from Baltimore City College High School, Baltimore, Md. , 1969. B. S. , Howard University, Washington, D. C. , 1973. J. D. , University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Md. , 1976. Lawyer, private practice. Chief judge, Maryland Moot Court Board. Member of the Maryland state house of delegates, 1983-1996, and speaker pro tempore, 1995-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Kweisi Mfume. Reelected to the twelve succeeding Congresses and served until his death (April 16, 1996-October 17, 2019). Chair, Committee on Oversight and Reform (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress). Died on October 17, 2019, in Baltimore, Md. Lay in state in National Statuary Hall, October 24, 2019. Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.