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Seat
Representative for Maryland District 8
Born
December 13, 1962
Age 63
Phone
(202) 225-5341
Office
2242 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maryland District 8

Jamie Raskin

Jamin Ben 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 encompasses much of Montgomery County and a sliver of Prince George's County.

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Voting Record — 586
Yes43%
No56%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align99%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 8

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Jamie Raskin
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaryland District 8
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Jamie's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 32 sponsored · 83 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Susan Goering was a beloved advocate in Maryland for the civil rights and liberties of our people. We honor her lifetime of splendid service, including leading ACLU of Maryland. May the memory of this wonderful woman be a blessing to her family and to all those she loved and served.
Attention student borrowers, especially SAVE Plan borrowers: because of Trump and MAGA’s Big Ugly Law, today starts a 90-day period requiring SAVE borrowers to transition to a new plan. All other borrowers face changes under this law and can explore options at:
On the anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, we celebrate the landmark decision legalizing marriage equality nationwide. As the Trump Administration continues its sweeping MAGA attacks on LGBTQIA+ Americans, we recommit to defending freedom, dignity and equal protection for all.
Public health research at world-class institutions like the NIH is an important public good. Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Lori Trahan and I are leading 122 of our colleagues to oppose the Trump Administration’s efforts to give partisan political appointees final say over health research grants.
Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome Dads, step-Dads, grandfathers, and father figures in MD-08 and beyond! Thank you for loving and nurturing your families, enriching our communities and showing up every day with care, wisdom and strength.
This Immigrant Heritage Month, we celebrate successive generations of hardworking immigrants who have helped build Maryland and our nation. Let’s unite to honor our history and to oppose ICE and Border Patrol’s lawless and chaotic raids that have terrorized immigrants and our communities.
Donald Trump converted the White House into a money-making operation for himself, his family, and his closest advisors and biggest campaign donors. It's endless corrupt self-enrichment from a president who says he doesn't "think about Americans' financial situation.” No kidding.
This Gun Violence Awareness Month, we rededicate ourselves to ending this public health emergency ravaging our people. We stand in solidarity with survivors and grieving families. Congress must ACT NOW to pass popular and commonsense gun safety reforms to enforce the basic social contract.
News flash, Mr. President! We appreciate your candor in admitting you “love inflation” and don’t think about other Americans’ “financial situation,” but we hate inflation and can’t stand your illegal tariffs, taxes and wars. We’re sick of your economy for oligarchs!
Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning? Trump: No, I love it. I love the inflation.
It was a great pleasure addressing a bipartisan group of House and Senate interns on the Constitution and their own role in shaping the future of American democracy. These patriotic young people are helping make Congress and government work for all our people.
Most Americans agree with House Democrats: stop spending our tax dollars on ICE and Border Patrol’s lawless, violent campaign against our own people. But Trump’s enablers in the House want to send another round of billions to fund Trump’s reign of fear and violence.
This isn't about one slush fund or one president. I've introduced legislation to stop any president from using taxpayer money to bankroll their political allies and score a family sweeping Super Pardon. Congress must act urgently to ban these ripoff schemes and collusive 'settlements.'
On D-Day, thousands of brave Americans descended on the shores of Normandy, risking their lives for our freedom and democracy. Today, we honor their service and pledge never to forget their nobility, dedication and patriotism.
This week's Local Hero is Crystal Foretia, a MoCo native and Yale Law School student, who dedicated years of study to the history of racial segregation in Maryland's youth justice system. She discusses with me some of her powerful and disturbing findings.
A bipartisan majority in the House voted to rein in President Trump's lawless, profligate and blood-soaked war in Iran. Only Congress can declare war and no such declaration has been made. This is a win for the powers and the wisdom of the legislative branch.
President Trump's extraordinarily corrupt slush fund would funnel $1.8 billion of taxpayer money to his political patrons and January 6 white nationalist foot soldiers. While the courts blocked the DOJ scheme for now, Congress still must act to bar this dirty deal forever.
This Pride Month let’s resolve to keep defending the civil rights and liberties of our LGBTQIA+ neighbors and of all Americans against authoritarian clampdown.

Happy Pride and keep pride in democracy.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of MoCo Public Libraries, this week's MD-08 Local Hero is the dazzling Sarah Fradkin, head of adult services at the Rockville Memorial Library. Sarah shared the exciting details of the library’s upcoming Summer Reading program. Let’s all sign up and read!
Springsteen spoke for America last night from Nats Park when he said Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund is "an American outrage." The people’s representatives in Congress cannot allow hundreds of millions of our tax dollars to be showered on MAGA partisans and white nationalist foot soldiers.
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Voting History
586 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-10H.R. 692 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-07H.R. 26 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-07H.R. 26 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-02-06H.R. 27 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-06H.R. 27 (119th)Approve amendmentYESYESFailed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-05H. Res. 93 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-05H.R. 776 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-04H.R. 43 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 21 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-23H.R. 471 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-23H.R. 375 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 165 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-22H. Res. 53 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-22H.R. 187 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-21H.R. 186 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-16H.R. 30 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-15H.R. 33 (119th)Final passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 144 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-15H.R. 164 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 28 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-01-14H.R. 153 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-14H.R. 152 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-13H.R. 192 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-01-09H.R. 23 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-07H.R. 29 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)Motion to Commit with InstructionsYESYESFailed
2025-01-03H. Res. 5 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-01-03Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTINGJohnson (LA)
2025-01-03Call by StatesPRESENTPassed

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.

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