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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Harvard Law School - JD, magna cum laude (1984-1987)

  Activities and notes: Harvard Law Review, editor

• Harvard College - AB, government, magna cum laude (1979-1983)

  Activities and notes: Benjamin A. Trustman Travelling Fellowship

• Georgetown Day School (Washington, D.C.) - High school diploma (1979)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  8th Congressional District of Maryland
  Jamin Ben Raskin (Jamie), 68.23%

  Democrat
  Gregory Thomas Coll, 31.58%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  8th Congressional District of Maryland
  Jamin Ben Raskin (Jamie), 67.00%

  Democrat
  John Walsh, 32.00%

  Republican
  Jasen Wunder, 2.00%

  Libertarian

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  8th Congressional District of Maryland
  Jamin Ben Raskin (Jamie), 60.57%

  Democrat
  Daniel Lewis Cox (Dan), 34.21%

  Republican
  Nancy Wallace, 3.07%

  Green
  Jasen Wunder, 2.00%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• American University Washington College of Law (July 1990-2016)

  Constitutional Law Professor/Director, Program on Law and Government

• Institut D’Etudes Sciences Politique (2003-2004)

  Visiting Professor

• American University Washington College of Law (1994-1996)

  Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

• National Rainbow Coalition (Aug. 1989-April 1990)

  General Counsel

• Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (Sept. 1987-May 1989)

  Assistant Attorney General

• Harvard University (Jan. 1985-June 1987)

  Teaching Fellow, Government Department

Associated Organizations

Volunteer service:

• Boy Scouts of America

Convention delegate:

• 2008 Democratic National Convention

  Delegate

• 2004 Democratic National Convention

  Delegate

Place of worship:

• Temple Sinai (Washington, D.C.)

Election campaign:

• Jamie Raskin for Congress (Maryland)

Bar membership:

• Maryland State Bar (1995-)

• District of Columbia Bar (1993-)

• Massachusetts State Bar (1987-)

Founder:

• Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project (1990-)

  Founder

Board membership:

• Southern Legislative Conference (2008-2015)

  Education Committee Member

• National Conference of State Legislatures (2007-2015)

  State Coordinator, Legislators' Back-To-School Program

• Work Group to Review Disclosure Requirements of the Public Ethics Law (2012-2013)

  Co-Chair

• Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group (2011-2012)

• Commission on Civic Literacy (2007-2012)

• Maryland Office of the Attorney General (2010-2011)

  Member, Advisory Committee on Campaign Finance

• Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment (-2008)

Awards

• Courage Prize (Ridenhour Prizes) (March 2024)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Legislator of the Year (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) (2016)

• Pauline Ruyle Moore Scholar (American University) (2005)

• Scholar-Teacher of the Year (American University) (2001)

• Benjamin A. Trustman Travelling Fellowship (Harvard University) (1983)

Publications

• Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy (2022)

• Youth Justice in America (2014)

• Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus The American People (2004)

• We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and about Students (2000)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, member official address:
  jamie.raskin@mail.house.gov

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Ranking Member
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation Subcommittee, Ex Officio
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, Ex Officio
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee, Ex Officio
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee, Ex Officio
House Oversight and Accountability Committee National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, Ex Officio
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Coronavirus Pandemic Subcommittee, Ex Officio
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

• 5G Caucus
• Affordable Prescription Drug Pricing Task Force
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus
• ALS Caucus
• Americans Abroad Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
• Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus
• College Affordability Caucus
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional America’s Languages Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
• Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus
• Congressional Burn Pits Caucus
• Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment, Vice Chair
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports
• Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
• Congressional Census Caucus
• Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Children's Health Care Caucus
• Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Cut Flower Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Epilepsy Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus, Vice Chair
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Fourth Amendment Caucus
• Congressional Fragile X Caucus
• Congressional Freethought Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Congressional French Caucus
• Congressional Friends of Wales Caucus
• Congressional Fusion Caucus
• Congressional Global Road Safety Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance
• Congressional High Speed and Passenger Rail Modernization Caucus
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional Infrastructure Caucus
• Congressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus
• Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Lung Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Lupus Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Men's Health Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Military Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Neurosciences Caucus
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
• Congressional Nuclear Security Working Group
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Personalized Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Planetary Science Caucus
• Congressional Primary Care Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Research and Development Caucus
• Congressional Safe Climate Caucus
• Congressional Sindh Caucus
• Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Solar Caucus
• Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Task Force on Digital Citizenship
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome
• Congressional Tourette Syndrome Caucus
• Congressional Transparency Caucus, Vice Chair
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Women, Peace and Security Caucus
• Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
• Endangered Species Act Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Friends of Switzerland Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Hidden Heroes Caucus for Military and Veteran Caregivers
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House 4-H Caucus
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Cancer Caucus
• House Congressional Freedom of the Press Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Poverty Task Force
• House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House Diplomacy Caucus
• House Hunger Caucus
• House NASA Caucus
• House Organic Caucus
• House Outdoor Recreation Caucus
• House Public Education Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Tech Accountability Caucus
• International Religious Freedom Caucus
• Mitochondrial Disease Caucus
• National Service Congressional Caucus
• Public Works and Infrastructure Caucus
• Quiet Skies Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• SALT Caucus, Vice Chair
• Task Force on Strengthening Democracy, Vice Chair
• TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
• Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• National Restaurant Association wants Frye with that

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 19, 2017
  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has lost his first staffer to the lobbying world. read more

• One in six freshman reps employing ex-lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 9, 2017
  Of the 53 freshmen members of the House, eight have added lobbyists to their staff rosters so far, according to a LegiStorm analysis of incoming staff.  read more