Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights activist. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019.[2] Before, he was in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was a member of the Democratic Party and chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Elijah Cummings | |
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| Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – October 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Trey Gowdy |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Maloney[1] |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
| In office April 16, 1996 – October 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kweisi Mfume |
| Succeeded by | Kweisi Mfume |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Lena King Lee |
| Succeeded by | Sterling Page |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elijah Eugene Cummings January 18, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 2019 (aged 68) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maya Rockeymoore (m. 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Baltimore City College Howard University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD) |
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| Website | House website |
Cummings had surgery to fix his aortic valve in May 2017 and two months later he developed a surgery-related infection.[3] Cummings was later hospitalized for a knee infection.[4]
On October 17, 2019, Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 68.[5][6]
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Elijah Cummings, Xavier Becerra, and Robert Matsui at a press conference on civil rights in 1997
Cummings with Bill Clinton in 2000
Cummings with Barack Obama in 2004
Cummings speaking at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Congressman Elijah Cummings (l-r) along with Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Barack Obama speaking at the funeral of Elijah Cummings.
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References
- ↑ Chiacu, Doina; Heavey, Susan (October 17, 2019). Lambert, Lisa. ed. "Maloney to be acting House oversight chair after Cummings death". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-cummings-repl/maloney-to-be-acting-house-oversight-chair-after-cummings-death-aide-idUSKBN1WW1YG. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ Gibbs Smith. Maryland Government. Suzanne Chapelle. p. 65.
- ↑ Fritze, John (July 20, 2017). Cummings plans to return to work during August recess. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bs-md-elijah-cummings-health-20170720-story.html. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ↑ Barker, Jeff. "Rep. Elijah Cummings, Baltimore civil rights advocate and leader in Trump impeachment inquiry, dies". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ↑ Stout, David; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 17, 2019). "Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/elijah-cummings-dead.html. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At 68: Reports". HuffPost. October 17, 2019. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rep-elijah-cummings-dead_n_5da82baae4b0b5c9be49604f. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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