Who was Elijah Cummings?

Answer 1

Elijah Eugene Cummings was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives on behalf of Maryland's 7th District, serving from 1996 until his passing in 2019.

He received his J.D. (Juris Doctor) from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976, and in 1982 was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. During his 14 years as a state representative, Cummings served as Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and was also named Speaker Pro Tempore, the second highest position in the House of Delegates. He was the first African American in Maryland’s history to hold that honor.

In 1996, Elijah Cummings was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland’s 7th District after predecessor Kweisi Mfume resigned to become the head of the NAACP. After winning a Democratic primary against six other candidates, Cummings defeated Republican opponent Kenneth Kondner in the general election with over 80 percent of the vote.

While in office, Cummings' tenure was marked by his time as chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, his staunch defense of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Select Committee on Benghazi, and most recently by his role in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump while serving as chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

On Oct. 17, 2019, Cummings' office released a statement that he had passed away in a hospice center in Baltimore due to "complications concerning long-standing health challenges". He was 68.

Answer 2

Elijah Cummings was an American politician and a member of the U.S. HOR for Maryland's 7th congressional district. He died October 17, 2019 from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges."

Answer 3

Elijah Eugene Cummings was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019.