Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume (/kwaɪˈiːsi ʊmˈfuːmeɪ/ kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician. He has been the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1987 to 1996 and was elected again in May 2020.

Kweisi Mfume
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2020
Preceded by	Elijah Cummings
In office January 3, 1987 – February 15, 1996
Preceded by	Parren Mitchell
Succeeded by	Elijah Cummings
President and CEO of the NAACP
In office February 20, 1996 – November 30, 2004
Preceded by	Earl Shinhoster
Succeeded by	Dennis Courtland Hayes
Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 4th district
In office 1978–1986
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Personal details
Born	Frizzell Gerald Gray 24 October 1948 (aged 77) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Tiffany McMillan ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	6
Education	Morgan State University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Website	House website

He is also the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

In 2006, he ran for the U.S. Senate seat, but lost the Democratic nomination to Ben Cardin.

In 2020, Mfume was elected to again fill his former House seat, after the death of Elijah Cummings.

Kweisi Mfume Media

• Mfume with President Ronald Reagan in 1987

• Nelson Mandela and the Congressional Black Caucus (cropped).jpg

  Mfume with Nelson Mandela in 1994

• Mfume & Foward Meet for First Time at NAACP National Convention in 2017.jpg

  Mfume and Dayton, Ohio NAACP President Derrick L. Foward meet for the first time at the NAACP National Convention, 2017

• Kweisi Mfume at DNC 0372 (27994325693).jpg

  Mfume with wife Tiffany McMillan at the 2016 Democratic National Convention