Jamie (Jamie) Raskin (D-08)

US Representative Jamie Raskin

Jamie (Jamie) Raskin (D-08)
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Capitol: 202.225.5341
FAX: 202.225.0375
District: 301.354.1000
Representative
Room 2242 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20515-2008
51 Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Residence:Takoma Park, MD

Committee Assignments

ChairmanHouse Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
ChairmanHouse Subcommittee on Expedited Procedures
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Infrastructure Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Apprenticeship Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Public Education Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on House Administration
FC MemberCongressional Nuclear Security Caucus
FC MemberCongressional 4-H Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
FC MemberCongressional Sindh Caucus
FC MemberFriends of Wales Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Independent Colleges Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Freethought Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Cancer Survivors Caucus
FC MemberCongressional 5G Caucus
FC MemberIntegrative Health and Wellness Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Honor and Civility Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic
FC MemberAmerica's Languages Caucus
FC MemberHouse Diplomacy Caucus
FC MemberHouse Outdoor Recreation Caucus (HORC)
MemberHouse Committee on Rules
FC MemberTuberculosis Elimination Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Census Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Burn Pits Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Lung Cancer Caucus
MemberHouse Select Investigative Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
FC MemberCongressional History Caucus
FC MemberFragile X Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Transparency Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press
Vice ChairCongressional Progressive Caucus
FC MemberHouse Caucus on International Religious Freedom
FC MemberAhmadiyya Muslim Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Hidden Heroes Caucus for Military and Veteran Caregivers
FC MemberCongressional Solar Caucus
FC MemberFourth Amendment Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on Oversight and Reform
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Government Operations
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Homelessness
FC MemberCongressional Men's Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Youth Sports
FC MemberFriends of Switzerland
FC MemberHouse Public Works and Infrastructure Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Planetary Science Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Labor Caucus
FC MemberAmericans Abroad Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Refugee Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on the Judiciary
FC MemberCongressional Military Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Skin Cancer Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Peace Corps Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Voting Rights Caucus
FC MemberCongressional NASA Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Children's Health Care Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
FC MemberCongressional Down Syndrome Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Caucus
FC MemberHouse Quiet Skies Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Neuroscience Caucus
FC MemberCongressional French Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Research and Development Caucus
FC MemberHouse Cancer Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism
FC MemberHouse Baltic Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Lupus Caucus
FC MemberBlack Maternal Health Caucus
FC MemberCrohn's and Colitis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional STEAM Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Task Force on Seniors
FC MemberCongressional Army Caucus
FC MemberHouse Oceans Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Organic Caucus
Co-Vice ChairCongressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) Equality Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Cut Flower Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Biomedical Research Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Humanities Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Kidney Caucus
FC MemberArthritis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Primary Care Caucus
FC MemberPublic Broadcasting Caucus
FC MemberHouse Hunger Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
FC MemberCongressional Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans
FC MemberU.S.-Japan Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberNextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Safe Climate Caucus
FC MemberIndependent Colleges Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
FC MemberCommunity College Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
FC MemberHouse National Service Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Rare and Neglected Diseases Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Historic Preservation Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Medicare for All Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
FC MemberCongressional Bike Caucus
FC MemberTom Lantos Human Rights Commission
FC MemberBicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberCongressional Animal Protection Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Arts Caucus
FC MemberHouse Small Brewers Caucus
FC MemberExpand Social Security Caucus (House)
FC MemberCongressional Diabetes Caucus

Bio

Congressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes Montgomery, Carroll, and Frederick Counties. Congressman Raskin was sworn into his third Term at the start of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021. This is Rep. Raskin's third term serving on the House Judiciary Committee, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on House Administration. This is his second term serving on the Rules Committee and the Coronavirus Select Subcommittee. He was also renamed Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Chair of the Rules Subcommittee on Expedited Procedures for the 117th Congress. Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland, where he also served as the Senate Majority Whip. He earned a reputation for building coalitions in Annapolis to deliver a series of landmark legislative accomplishments. He was also a professor of constitutional law at American University's Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. He authored several books, including the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy- The Supreme Court versus the American People and the highly-acclaimed We the Students- Supreme Court Cases For and About America's Students, which has sold more than 50,000 copies. Congressman Raskin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Election / Personal Info

First Elected: 2016    Next Election: 2022
Spouse: Sarah Bloom   DOB: 12/13/1962
Counties Representing
Carroll
Frederick
Montgomery