Wishing a joyful Merry Christmas to all celebrating in #MD08, Maryland and America! May you enjoy holiday cheer today and throughout the year in good health, good spirits and good company!
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maryland District 8
Jamie Raskin
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Voting Record — 615
Yes43%
No55%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align99%
Cross-party0%
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Jamie Raskin
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaryland District 8
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Jamie's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 37 sponsored · 88 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Congratulations to Allie Coyle, #MD08 Local Hero and the @washingtonpost.com high school sports Coach of the Year! Coach Coyle, who coaches Blair boys’ soccer, is the first female coach ever to lead a boys’ varsity soccer team to a Maryland state title.
Honored to feature retiring Senator Ben Cardin as our MD-08 Local Hero for his lifetime of public service and many accomplishments for Maryland, including improved access to pediatric dental care and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Best wishes and stay close, Ben!
We rejected Elon Musk's folly, defended Social Security and Medicare, and secured critical disaster aid—including 100% funding for the Key Bridge rebuild project in Maryland.
We kept the government open for America.
Democrats just rescued America from a disastrous government shutdown—blocking an outrageous MAGA effort to eliminate the debt ceiling and pass massive new tax cuts for the wealthy.
We stood strong—and we stand strong—for the American people.
This holiday season, House Republicans want to break a bipartisan deal and furlough millions of hardworking federal workers— including 50,000 in my district—to placate the richest man in the world, President-Elect Elon Musk and his VP JD Vance. I voted NO.
This outrageous breach and betrayal would bring the government to a grinding halt.
The "Department of Government Efficiency" is a Department of Chaos.
Taking orders from billionaire oligarch Elon Musk, Trump and the GOP are now poised to kill a bipartisan funding bill that the two parties agreed to after many weeks of negotiations.
I’m all-in with @salinas.house.gov and Sen. Merkley by introducing legislation to ban wagering on all U.S. elections. Our political system should operate on the basis of one person-one vote, not gambling odds and commodity speculation.
Humbled that my colleagues elected me Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee for the 119th Congress. I’m ready to lead Democrats in our front-line defense of democracy and freedom.
Devastated to learn that mass gunfire claimed the lives of at least two people and injured several others at a Madison, WI school today. I'm heartsick for the victims' loved ones and the community, and grateful to the first responders to this nightmare.
Today, we celebrate Ayden Yeung of Wheaton High School and Julian Givens of Montgomery Blair High School as our Local Heroes.
These student coders won MD-08's 2024 Congressional App Challenge with their excellent and inventive app, 'Better Buildings!'
Glad to meet with Dr. Harsh Trivedi, CEO and President of Sheppard Pratt, to discuss the heartening progress of their Zero Suicide Initiative in MoCo. I was proud to secure $1 million in federal funding to get this important project in motion.
I’m pleased to announce that Ayden Yeung of Wheaton High School and Julian Givens of Montgomery Blair High School have taken the top prize in my MD-08 2024 Congressional App Challenge with their app, ‘Better Buildings!’
In America, you can't be sent to jail just because a president wants you behind bars. People go to jail only for committing crimes—if they’ve been convicted in court by a unanimous jury. We can’t replace due process with political persecution.
Elected officials may enter office with an R, D or I next to our names, but once we swear an oath, we serve everyone, regardless of party, and we protect the rights of all under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Our party is just a "part," and we serve all the people.
Donald Trump is building a cabinet of billionaires.
This will turn America into a plutocracy and an oligarchy.
At this moment, Democrats must stand in the breach to defend the rule of law and our constitutional democracy.
That is our historic assignment now, and it's why I'm seeking the Ranking Membership of the House Judiciary Committee.
Too many families know the pain of hunger, but people like Ashley Domm of Bread for the City are fighting hunger everyday & serve our community during the holidays & beyond. This MD-08 Local Hero from Silver Spring is working for a future w/o chronic hunger & poverty.
Goliath squashes David when special interests can silence their critics with frivolous strategic lawsuits against public participation, or 'SLAPPs.' That's why @wyden.senate.gov, Congressman Kevin Kiley and I have introduced our bipartisan Free Speech Protection Act.
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Voting History615 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
615 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H.R. 1676 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-09 | S. 356 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1049 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1069 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 1005 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 4305 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 2965 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H.R. 4423 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-01 | H.R. 5348 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 3109 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H. Res. 893 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 6019 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 4058 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5107 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5214 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 130 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 4405 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 2659 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-17 | H.R. 1608 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-13 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-12 | H. Res. 873 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H. Res. 719 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 1047 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3015 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3062 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 713 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5143 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5125 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 5140 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 4922 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 2721 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.R. 3400 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.