Kweisi Mfume Official Bio

Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , a position he held from 1996 to 2004. In 2006, he ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes, losing the Democratic primary to the eventual winner, Ben Cardin. Mfume returned to his former House seat in 2020 after it was left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Kweisi Mfume has 355 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1987 House Highlight as a Democratic Representative for Maryland's 7th district. The year with the most videos was 1994 with 46 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2019 with an average of 67,814 views per program. Most appearances with Jesse Jackson (18), Charles B. Rangel (11), Donald M. Payne (11). Most common tags: African Americans, Minorities, Civil Rights.

Appearances by Title:May 5, 2020 - Present U.S. Representative, D-MD 7th


Videos: 86

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-MD 7th January 3, 1987 - February 15, 1996 Videos: 204 President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People c. February 20, 1996 - c. December 31, 2004 Videos: 65

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 5
    • One Minute Speeches: 2
    • Special Orders: 1
    • Total Time Speaking: 32 minutes
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