Elijah Cummings

Elijah E. Cummings
Official portrait, 2008
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – October 17, 2019
Preceded by	Trey Gowdy
Succeeded by	Carolyn Maloney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district
In office April 16, 1996 – October 17, 2019
Preceded by	Kweisi Mfume
Succeeded by	Kweisi Mfume
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district
In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1996
Preceded by	Lena King Lee
Succeeded by	Sterling Page
Personal details
Born	Elijah Eugene Cummings (1951-01-18)January 18, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 68) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Joyce Matthews ​ (div. 1982)​ Maya Rockeymoore ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	3
Education	Howard University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)
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Elijah Cummings's voice Elijah Cummings speaks in support of the For the People Act of 2019 Recorded March 6, 2019

Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume.^[1] The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore, including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, and most of Howard County, Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Cummings previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996.

Cummings served as the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform from January 2019 until his death in October of the same year.