Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Raskin (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.^[source]

Raskin is a former member of the Maryland State Senate. He represented District 20 from 2007 through his election to Congress in 2016, and had served as majority whip since 2012.

Biography

Below is an abbreviated outline of Raskin's academic, professional, and political career:

• 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from Maryland's 8th Congressional District
• 2007-2016: Maryland state senator
  • 2012-2016: Senate majority whip
• 1990-2017: Professor, American University Washington College of Law
• 1987-1989: Assistant attorney general, office of the Massachusetts attorney general
• 1987: Graduated from Harvard University with a J.D.
• 1983: Graduated from Harvard College with an A.B.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Raskin was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

2021-2022

Raskin was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Committee on Printing
• Committee on House Administration
• Committee on Judiciary
• Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
• Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Chair
• Government Operations
• Committee on Rules
• Expedited Procedures, Chair

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Raskin was assigned to the following committees:

• Committee on House Administration
• Committee on Judiciary
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Maryland Senate

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raskin served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Raskin served on these committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2011
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
• Federal Relations
• Judicial Proceedings
• Legislative Ethics

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Raskin served on these committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2009
• Judicial Proceedings
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
• Federal Relations
• Legislative Ethics

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Nay	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Nay	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes (click "show" to expand or "hide" to contract)

Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020 Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018 For detailed information about each vote, click here. Votes on domestic policy (click to expand) Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Conference report) (HR 2)  Bill Passed (369-47) on December 12, 2018 Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year 2023. Voted Nay on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2 (second vote))  Bill Passed (213-211) on June 21, 2018 Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance. It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Voted Nay on: Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 (HR 4760)  Bill Failed (193-231) on June 21, 2018 Proposed funding a border wall, limiting legal immigration, a mandatory worker verification program, allowing DACA recipients to apply for legal status, and preventing separation of families at the border. Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2)  Bill Passed (369-47) on December 12, 2018 Reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies some Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Voted Nay on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36)  Bill Passed (237-189) on October 3, 2017 Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more. The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: (1) that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Nay on: Kate's Law (HR 3004)  Bill Passed (257-167) on June 29, 2017 Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U.S. illegally. Voted Nay on: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (HR 3003)  Bill Passed (228-195) on June 29, 2017 Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws. Voted Nay on: American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)  Bill passed (217-213) on May 4, 2017 Proposed modifying the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Votes on economic affairs and regulations (click to expand) Voted Yea on: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 6157)  Bill Passed (361-61) on September 26, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education. Voted Yea on: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 5895)  Bill Passed (377-20) on September 13, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs. Voted Nay on: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 6157)  Bill Passed (359-49) on June 28, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education. Voted Nay on: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 5895)  Bill Passed (235-179) on June 8, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs. Voted Nay on: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S 2155)  Bill Passed (258-159) on May 22, 2018 Proposed exempting some banks from the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Voted Nay on: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1625)  Bill Passed (256-167) on March 22, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)  Bill Passed (240-186) on February 9, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018. Voted Nay on: Further Extension Of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1892)  Bill Passed (245-182) on February 6, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)  Bill Passed (266-150) on January 22, 2018 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)  Bill Passed (230-197) on January 18, 2018 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, 2018. Voted Nay on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)  Bill Passed (231-188) on December 21, 2017 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018. Voted Nay on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)  Bill Passed (227-203) on December 19, 2017 Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (HJ Res 123)  Bill Passed (235-193) on December 7, 2017 Proposed funding the government until December 22, 2017. Voted Nay on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)  Bill Passed (227-205) on November 16, 2017 Proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. Voted Nay on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)  Bill Passed (216-212) on October 26, 2017 Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. (This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.) Voted Nay on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)  Bill Passed (219-206) on October 5, 2017 Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. Voted Nay on: Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3354)  Bill Passed (211-198) on September 14, 2017 Proposed providing FY2018 appropriations for the federal government. It combined 12 appropriations bills. Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)  Bill Passed (316-90) on September 8, 2017 Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, 2017, and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 601)  Bill Passed (419-3) on September 6, 2017 Proposed providing $7.85 billion for disaster relief requirements, including response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. Voted Nay on: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (HR 10)  Bill passed (233-186) on June 8, 2017 Proposed amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, among other acts. Voted Yea on: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)  Bill passed (309-118) on May 3, 2017 Proposed a $1.2 trillion budget to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2017. Votes on foreign policy and national security issues (click to expand) Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (HR 5515)  Bill Passed (351-66) on May 24, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities Voted Nay on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)  Bill Passed (250-166) on January 30, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018—Conference report (HR 2810)  Bill Passed (356-70) on November 14, 2017 Proposed authorizing FY2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. Voted Nay on: Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3219)  Bill Passed (235-192) on July 27, 2017 Proposed making appropriations for defense, military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, energy and water development, and for other purposes for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2018. Voted Yea on: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)  Bill Passed (419-3) on July 25, 2017 Proposed providing congressional review and measures to counter aggression by the governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes. Voted Yea on: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180, second vote)  Bill Passed (380-35) on July 28, 2017 Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180)  Bill Failed (241-163) on July 24, 2017 Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)  Bill Passed (344-81) on July 14, 2017 Proposed authorizing fiscal year 2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It did not provide budget authority. Voted Nay on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 1301)  Bill passed (371-48) on March 8, 2017 The $577.9 billion fiscal year 2017 defense spending bill proposed $516.1 billion in base budget funding and $61.8 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism funding.

Issues

Ban on atheists holding office

Maryland and six other states have provisions in their state constitutions that ban those who don't believe in God from holding public office. A campaign by the Openly Secular coalition has pressed for those seven states to remove those bans from their constitution. According to the United States Supreme Court, such bans are unenforceable. A 1961 Supreme Court decision ruled unanimously in a Maryland case that no state can have a "religious test" for those holding public office. Raskin told The Associated Press in December, 2014, that the ban in Maryland is one of a number "obsolete provisions that are littering the constitution" that should be addressed by a constitutional convention. A referendum for a constitution convention is set for 2030.

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Cheryl Riley and Nancy Wallace in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin (D)	76.8	292,101
		Cheryl Riley (R)	20.5	77,821
		Nancy Wallace (G)	2.5	9,612
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	786

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Eric Felber in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin	94.8	103,071
		Eric Felber	5.2	5,636

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Cheryl Riley defeated Michael Yadeta in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheryl Riley	69.2	9,647
		Michael Yadeta	30.8	4,290

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,937
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Endorsements

Raskin received the following endorsements.

• Latino Democratic Club of Montgomery County

2022

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Gregory Coll and Andrés Garcia in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin (D)	80.2	211,842
		Gregory Coll (R)	18.2	47,965
		Andrés Garcia (L)	1.6	4,125
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	274

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Andalib Odulate in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin	93.9	109,055
		Andalib Odulate	6.1	7,075

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Gregory Coll defeated Michael Yadeta in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Coll	83.6	11,445
		Michael Yadeta	16.4	2,245

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2020

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Gregory Coll and Lih Young in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin (D)	68.2	274,716
		Gregory Coll (R)	31.6	127,157
		Lih Young (D) (Write-in)	0.0	27
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 402,614
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Marcia Morgan, Lih Young, and Utam Paul in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin	86.8	111,894
	Submit photo	Marcia Morgan	7.9	10,236
		Lih Young	3.8	4,874
	Submit photo	Utam Paul	1.5	1,885

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 128,889
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gregory Coll	41.8	13,070
		Bridgette Cooper	15.4	4,831
		Nicholas Gladden	12.8	4,019
	Submit photo	Patricia Rogers	12.4	3,868
		Shelly Skolnick	9.5	2,979
		Michael Yadeta	8.1	2,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,293
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Endorsements

Raskin was endorsed by LEAP Forward.

2018

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated John Walsh and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin (D)	68.2	217,679
		John Walsh (R)	30.2	96,525
		Jasen Wunder (L)	1.5	4,853
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	273

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 319,330 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Summer Spring and Utam Paul in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie Raskin	90.5	81,071
		Summer Spring	5.8	5,239
	Submit photo	Utam Paul	3.7	3,272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 89,582
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8

John Walsh defeated Bridgette Cooper and Victor Williams in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Walsh	44.9	9,095
		Bridgette Cooper	31.3	6,341
		Victor Williams	23.9	4,835

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 20,271
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2016

See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 8th Congressional District, incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead seeking election to the U.S. Senate. Jamie Raskin (D) defeated Dan Cox (R), Nancy Wallace (Green), and Jasen Wunder (Libertarian) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Raskin defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary, while Cox defeated Jeffrey Jones, Elizabeth Matory, Aryeh Shudofsky and Shelly Skolnick to win the Republican nomination. Additionally, Wallace defeated Charles Galloway and Elizabeth Croydon to win the Green Party primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Maryland District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jamie Raskin	60.6%	220,657
	Republican	Dan Cox	34.2%	124,651
	Green	Nancy Wallace	3.1%	11,201
	Libertarian	Jasen Wunder	2%	7,283
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	532
Total Votes				364,324
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jamie Raskin	33.6%	43,776
David Trone	27.1%	35,400
Kathleen Matthews	23.9%	31,186
Ana Sol Gutierrez	5.5%	7,185
William Jawando	4.6%	6,058
Kumar Barve	2.4%	3,149
David Anderson	1.2%	1,511
Joel Rubin	1.1%	1,426
Dan Bolling	0.5%	712
Total Votes		130,403
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Cox	44.4%	20,647
Jeffrey Jones	20.1%	9,343
Elizabeth Matory	15.7%	7,295
Shelly Skolnick	12.5%	5,835
Aryeh Shudofsky	7.4%	3,421
Total Votes		46,541
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbent Jamie Raskin was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Vardly E. St. Preux ran as an independent candidate but did not meet filing requirements to appear on the general election ballot.

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Raskin won re-election with no opposition in the November 2 general election. Raskin received 25,384 votes.

In the September 14 primary election, Raskin ran unopposed.

Maryland State Senate, District 1 (2010) General Election
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jamie Raskin (D)		25,384	100%

2006

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Raskin ran unopposed for District 20 of the Maryland State Senate.

Raskin raised $250,933 for his campaign.

Maryland Senate, District 20
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jamie Raskin		26,251	98.7%
Write-Ins		349	1.3%

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Raskin's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Fighting Climate Change and Putting a Price on the Social Calamity of Carbon: In Congress, Jamie will work to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow and halt climate change while investing in alternative clean energy technologies like solar and wind power that will permit us to break our dangerous carbon addiction. Carbon pollution can be reduced most cost-effectively through market-based approaches that put a price on carbon. Jamie will champion a sweeping carbon tax along with market-based solutions to stimulate renewable energy development and steadily and dramatically reduce carbon fuel consumption. Reducing Gun Violence and Challenging the NRA: Gun violence is a national epidemic and a national disgrace. But the industry-fed National Rifle Association and right-wing Republicans have continually blocked common-sense solutions to the crisis. In the Maryland Senate, Jamie has been an effective and unafraid leader on gun control. In 2013, he worked with then-Senator and now Attorney General Brian Frosh to get passed one of the most comprehensive gun safety laws in the nation. Increasing Economic Opportunity and Uplifting Wages and Benefits for all Americans: Jamie wants to increase the minimum wage and will fight for a true living wage for all American workers. “Fifty years ago,” he says, “the country’s largest employer was General Motors and the average worker there was unionized and making $35 an hour. Today the largest employer is Wal-Mart and the average workers is non-unionized and living on less than $9 an hour. We need to strengthen the right to organize and use laws to defend the position of working people.” Protecting Women’s Health Choices: In the Senate, Jamie has been a bold leader defending women’s health choices and reproductive autonomy, most recently clashing with Senators trying to deny Medicaid funding for medically necessary abortions—a move that was defeated. He is 100% pro-choice and has been an indispensable ally of Maryland NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and the ACLU, which gave him its Henry Edgerton Civil Liberties Award for his unwavering defense of civil rights and civil liberties. Taking on the Roberts Court and the Koch Brothers to Defend Democracy: Jamie is a champion of sweeping campaign finance reform, a powerful defender of voting rights, and a passionate critic of Citizens United and the Roberts Court’s systematic deregulation of big money in politics. Jamie was a key force in restoring the voting rights of ex-felons, successfully introduced legislation to lower the voter registration age to 16, and steered the nation’s first National Popular Vote law to passage.	”
—Jamie Raskin's campaign website, https://jamieraskin.com/issues

Campaign finance summary

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Jamie Raskin campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Maryland District 8	Candidacy Declared primary	$4,396,225	$2,984,270
2024	U.S. House Maryland District 8	Won general	$4,843,711	$2,999,507
2022	U.S. House Maryland District 8	Won general	$4,701,192	$2,918,723
2020	U.S. House Maryland District 8	Won general	$2,111,542	$1,438,142
2018	U.S. House Maryland District 8	Won general	$1,185,776	$872,438
2016	U.S. House, Maryland District 8	Won	$2,536,421	N/A**
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	$164,023	N/A**
2010	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	$196,135	N/A**
2006	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	$250,893	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Preceded by Chris Van Hollen (D)	U.S. House Maryland District 8 2017-Present	Succeeded by -
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