Maryland's 8th congressional district is a congressional district located entirely in Montgomery County. Adjacent to Washington, D.C., the 8th district takes in many of the city's wealthiest inner-rin
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Jamin Ben "Jamie" Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A progressive member of the Dem
Maryland's 8th congressional district
…It has consistently sent Democratic representatives to Congress by wide margins since 2002. In 2020, Joe Biden won nearly 80% of its vote. Democrat Jamie Raskin has represented the seat since 2017. The district was created after the 1790 census in time for the 1792 election, was abolished after the 1830 census…
Official portrait, 2019
Raskin in the Georgetown Day School yearbook, 1979
Raskin speaks at a press conference on the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland, 2013.
Raskin campaigning in 2016 with Senator Elizabeth Warren