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Jamie Raskin

Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. The district previously included portions of Montgomery County, a suburban county northwest of Washington, D.C., and extended through rural Frederick County to the Pennsylvania border. Since redistricting in 2022, Raskin's district encompasses much of Montgomery County and a sliver of Prince George's County. Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus. He was the lead impeachment manager for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Before his election to Congress, Raskin was a constitutional law professor at American University Washington College of Law, where he co-founded and directed the LL.M. program on law and government and co-founded the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.

Infobox

Preceded by
Ida G. Ruben
Succeeded by
Will Smith
Born
Jamin Ben Raskin (1962-12-13) December 13, 1962 (age 62)Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
mw- Sarah Bloom (m. 1990)
Children
3[note 1]
Parents
mw- Marcus Raskin (father)Barbara Bellman (mother)
Relatives
Max Raskin (great uncle)
Education
Harvard University (BA, JD)
Website
House websiteCampaign website
Party
Democratic

Tables

Democratic primary, Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2016[37] · Electoral history › 2016
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
8,376
Candidate
6.5%
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
130,403
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
43,776
33.6%
Democratic
David Trone
35,400
27.1%
Democratic
Kathleen Matthews
31,186
23.9%
Democratic
Ana Sol Gutierrez
7,185
5.5%
Democratic
Will Jawando
6,058
4.6%
Democratic
Kumar P. Barve
3,149
2.4%
Democratic
David M. Anderson
1,511
1.2%
Democratic
Joel Rubin
1,426
1.1%
Democratic
Dan Bolling
712
0.5%
Majority
8,376
6.5%
Total votes
130,403
100.0%
Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2016[41] · Electoral history › 2016
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
96,006
Candidate
26.4%
Votes
+4.7
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
364,324
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
220,657
60.6%
−0.3
Republican
Dan Cox
124,651
34.2%
−5.5
Green
Nancy Wallace
11,201
3.1%
+3.1
Libertarian
Jasen Wunder
7,283
2.0%
+2.0
Write-ins
532
0.1%
−0.1
Majority
96,006
26.4%
+4.7
Total votes
364,324
100.0%
Democratic primary, Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2018 · Electoral history › 2018
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
82,094
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
74,303
90.5%
Democratic
Summer Spring
4,759
5.80%
Democratic
Utam Paul
3,032
3.70%
Total votes
82,094
100.0%
Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2018 · Electoral history › 2018
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
121,154
Candidate
37.9%
Votes
+11.5
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
319,330
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
217,679
68.2%
+7.6
Republican
John Walsh
96,525
30.2%
−4.0
Libertarian
Jasen Wunder
4,853
1.5%
−0.5
Write-ins
273
0.1%
−
Majority
121,154
37.9%
+11.5
Total votes
319,330
100.0%
Democratic primary, Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2020 · Electoral history › 2020
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
112,159
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
97,087
86.6%
Democratic
Marcia H. Morgan
9,160
8.2%
Democratic
Lih Young
4,261
3.8%
Democratic
Utam Paul
1,651
1.5%
Total votes
112,159
100.0%
Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2020 · Electoral history › 2020
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
147,559
Candidate
36.7%
Votes
−1.3
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
402,614
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
274,716
68.2%
+0.1
Republican
Gregory Coll
127,157
31.6%
+1.4
Write-ins
741
0.2%
+0.1
Majority
147,559
36.7%
−1.3
Total votes
402,614
100.0%
Democratic primary, Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2022 · Electoral history › 2022
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
116,130
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
109,055
93.9
Democratic
Andalib Odulaye
7,075
6.1%
Total votes
116,130
100.0%
Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2022 · Electoral history › 2022
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
163,877
Candidate
62.0%
Votes
+25.3
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
264,206
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
211,842
80.2%
+12.0
Republican
Gregory Coll
47,965
18.1%
−12.5
Libertarian
Andrés Garcia
4,125
1.6%
N/A
Write-ins
274
0.1%
−0.1
Majority
163,877
62.0%
+25.3
Total votes
264,206
100.0%
Democratic primary, Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2024 · Electoral history › 2024
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
108,707
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
103,071
94.8%
Democratic
Eric Felber
5,636
5.2%
Total votes
108,707
100.0%
Congress, Maryland 8th district, 2024 · Electoral history › 2024
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
214,280
Candidate
56.3%
Votes
−5.7
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
380,320
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Jamie Raskin
292,101
76.8%
−3.4
Republican
Cheryl Riley
77,821
20.5%
+2.3
Green
Nancy Wallace
9,612
2.5%
N/A
Write-ins
786
0.2%
+0.1
Majority
214,280
56.3%
−5.7
Total votes
380,320
100.0%
· External links
Preceded byJames Comer
Preceded byJames Comer
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJames Comer
U.S. House of Representatives
Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee 2023–2025
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byGerry Connolly
Preceded byJim Jordan
Preceded byJim Jordan
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJim Jordan
U.S. House of Representatives
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee 2025–present
U.S. House of Representatives
Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byJimmy Panetta
Preceded byJimmy Panetta
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJimmy Panetta
U.S. House of Representatives
United States representatives by seniority 178th
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byJohn Rutherford
House of Representatives
Preceded byChris Van Hollen
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Maryland's 8th congressional district 2017–present
Incumbent
Preceded byJames Comer
Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee 2023–2025
Succeeded byGerry Connolly
Preceded byJim Jordan
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee 2025–present
Incumbent
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byJimmy Panetta
United States representatives by seniority 178th
Succeeded byJohn Rutherford

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