Jamie Raskin

جيمي راسكين

DemocraticRepresentative, Maryland District 8Seat is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot

Key facts

In Congress since: Jan 3, 2017
House terms: 5
Senate terms: —
Current term: Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Born: Dec 13, 1962 (63 years)
Birthplace: Washington, D.C. ^*

Education ^*

Harvard Law School
Georgetown Day School
Harvard College

Prior occupation ^*

university teacher
jurist
professor
law professor

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form

Washington office: 2242 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5341
Official website: raskin.house.gov

Social media

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Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ U.S. House — Write Your Representative (official, ZIP-verified form)

State / district offices (1)

Rockville, MD
51 Monroe St., Suite 503, 20850
Phone: 301-354-1000

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (1)

House Committee on the Judiciary — Ranking Member

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (5)

Chamber	From	To	State/District	Party	Congress
House	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	MD-8	Democrat	119
House	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	MD-8	Democrat	118
House	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	MD-8	Democrat	117
House	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	MD-8	Democrat	116
House	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	MD-8	Democrat	115

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member: 673
Missed votes: 1.0% (7)
Votes with party majority: 99.4% of 469 party-split votes

Bills sponsored: 39
Passed own chamber: 2
Became law: 0
Bills cosponsored: 344

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

Bill	Title	Status
H.R. 6310	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building".	Passed the House
H.R. 5210	To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code, title 50, United States Code, and title 52, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.	Passed the House
H.R. 10765	Preserving and Remembering the History of Trump and other Tyrants Act	Introduced / in committee
H.Res. 1603	Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10504	CURE Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10456	Renewing the Dream Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9600	Common Sense 250 Act of 2026	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9874	Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9688	High Court Gift Ban Act	Introduced / in committee
H.Res. 1363	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) to govern on behalf of the American people.	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 9210	BLANCHE Act of 2026	Introduced / in committee
H.R. 8993	Federal Funding Protection Act	Introduced / in committee

All 39 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

Date	Measure	Question	Result	Vote
2026-09-16	H.R. 5334	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	262–159	Yea
2026-09-16	H.R. 10326	On Passage	217–207	Nay
2026-09-16	H.J.Res. 213	On Passage	214–208	Nay
2026-09-16	S. 2403	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	401–14	Yea
2026-09-15	H.J.Res. 210	On Passage	216–211	Nay
2026-09-02	H.J.Res. 1	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	212–206	Nay
2026-09-02	H.R. 1501	On Passage	218–201	Nay
2026-09-01	H.R. 6500	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments	370–48	Yea
2026-08-31	S. 307	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	376–8	Yea
2026-08-31	S. 32	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	378–10	Yea
2026-07-22	H.R. 8800	On Passage	216–212	Nay
2026-07-21	H.R. 9770	On Passage	220–205	Nay
2026-07-15	H.R. 8595	On Passage	217–209	Nay
2026-07-14	H.R. 1181	On Passage	221–201	Nay
2026-06-23	S. 629	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	368–19	Yea
2026-06-11	H.R. 9238	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	198–218	Nay
2026-06-10	H.R. 8464	On Passage	218–200	Nay
2026-06-09	S. 2	On Passage	214–212	Nay
2026-06-04	H.R. 8646	On Passage	213–210	Nay
2026-06-03	S. 254	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	404–14	Yea
2026-06-03	H.R. 7726	On Passage	217–207	Nay
2026-05-21	H.R. 1329	On Passage	204–216	Nay
2026-05-21	H.R. 1041	On Passage	216–201	Nay
2026-05-20	S. 2393	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	405–5	Yea
2026-05-20	S. 1003	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	401–6	Yea
2026-05-20	H.R. 2616	On Passage	217–198	Nay
2026-05-14	H.R. 8365	On Passage	219–204	Nay
2026-05-13	H.R. 1346	On Passage	218–203	Nay
2026-04-30	S. 4465	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	261–111	Yea
2026-04-27	H.R. 227	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	350–5	Not Voting
2026-04-22	H.R. 4690	On Passage	215–202	Nay
2026-04-21	S. 1020	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	394–14	Yea
2026-04-16	H.R. 6409	On Passage	220–208	Nay
2026-04-16	H.R. 6398	On Passage	222–205	Nay
2026-04-16	H.R. 1689	On Passage	224–204	Yea
2026-03-26	H.R. 8029	On Passage	218–206	Nay
2026-03-25	H.R. 5103	On Passage	218–206	Nay
2026-03-18	H.R. 556	On Passage	215–202	Nay
2026-03-18	H.J.Res. 139	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	211–207	Nay
2026-03-17	S. 3971	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	345–41	Yea

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027