Jamie Raskin
Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962), better known as Jamie Raskin, 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 now encompasses only part of Montgomery County.
Jamie Raskin | |
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| Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Comer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Van Hollen |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 10, 2007 – November 10, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ida G. Ruben |
| Succeeded by | Will Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamin Ben Raskin December 13, 1962 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Sarah Bloom (m. 1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Marcus Raskin (father) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus. He was the lead impeachment manager (prosecutor) 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.