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U.S. Representative · Congressional District 8 · Maryland · 2026 Primary
A U.S. Representative serves as your district's voice in Congress, where they vote on federal laws, national budgets, and policies that impact daily life. They are responsible for securing federal funding for local infrastructure and helping residents resolve issues with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs. This office matters because it ensures your community’s specific needs and priorities are represented in the national government.
View all candidates in this raceJamie Raskin is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 8th District, currently serving his fifth term in the House. Before his time in federal office, he served three terms as a Maryland State Senator and worked as a professor of constitutional law at American University. Raskin has gained national prominence for his leadership roles as the lead House manager in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and as a member of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack. He is the founder of the Democracy Summer project, an initiative designed to train young people in voter registration, canvassing, and the history of democratic struggles. Throughout his career, Raskin has focused on constitutional integrity, government oversight, and the protection of democratic institutions. Despite considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2024, he ultimately decided to remain in the House to continue his work on the Oversight Committee. He is also a two-time cancer survivor who has authored a New York Times bestseller about the challenges facing American democracy.
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“We’re in the fight of our lives to defend democracy, freedom and our Constitution against the forces of authoritarianism in America.”
“The Democracy Summer project trains and deploys the next generation of Democratic organizers and leaders to win elections all over America.”
“At this moment, I believe the best way for me to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland’s extraordinary 8th District.”
“But these are not normal times and we are still in the fight of our lives for democratic institutions, freedom and basic social progress in America as well as human rights and opportunity for people all over the world.”
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Defending Democracy
Strengthening democratic institutions and resisting authoritarianism through legal oversight and civic engagement.
“Join the fight to defend & strengthen our democracy... we are still in the fight of our lives for democratic institutions, freedom and basic social progress in America.”
Youth Political Leadership
Training high school and college-aged students in political organizing and the history of democratic freedom.
“Democracy Summer engages high school and college-aged young people in state-of-the-art tactics in voter registration, canvassing and digital political organizing.”
Government Oversight
Utilizing his role on the House Oversight Committee to investigate threats to the Republic and ensure accountability.
“Raskin was lead House manager in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump for inciting insurrection and on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.”
News coverage highlights Raskin's central role in the second impeachment of Donald Trump and the investigation into the January 6th Capitol attack. External sources describe him as a leading constitutional expert and the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. Reports also track his personal health journey, noting his successful treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and his previous battle with colorectal cancer.
“The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Raskin was lead House manager in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump for inciting insurrection.”
Source“Democracy Summer project trains and deploys the next generation of Democratic organizers and leaders... Democracy Summer engages high school and college-aged young people.”
Source“Raskin, 60, announced in April that he had completed chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with a 90% prognosis of no relapse and that his cancer was in remission.”
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