DemocratIn office since Jan 2017

Jamie Raskin

U.S. Representative, MD-8 since 2017. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MD-8Born 1962University teacher

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 0; 40 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +67.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on the Judiciary · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 40 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 6310 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 5210 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2,…
Congress · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 9600 Common Sense 250 Act of 2026
Public Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Oct 2026

HR 10941 Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10765 Preserving and Remembering the History of Trump and other Tyrants Act
Arts, Culture, Religion · Introduced Oct 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Raskin sits in the U.S. House

Raskin is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Raja Krishnamoorthi, Sean Casten, Debbie Dingell

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Raskin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Raskin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Raskin	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Raskin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Maryland State Senate, District 20 U.S. House, MD-8

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Maryland's 8th District	Won	D+67.8	D+58.0	+9.8
2024	U.S. House, MD-8	Won	D+56.3	—	—
2022	U.S. House, MD-8	Won	D+62.0	—	—
2020	U.S. House, MD-8	Won	D+36.7	—	—
2018	U.S. House, MD-8	Won	D+37.9	—	—
2016	U.S. House, MD-8	Won	D+26.4	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	—	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 20 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2010	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	—	—	—
2006	Maryland State Senate, District 20	Won	—	—	—