Jamie Raskin
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMIE RASKIN
D-MARYLAND 8th DISTRICT
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RACE SUMMARY: VOTING RECORD: Vote Smart, GovTrack |
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PARTY: Democrat BORN: 12/13/1962 EDUCATION: Harvard College 1983, Harvard Law School 1987 OCCUPATION: Law professor FAMILY: Wife Sarah, three children RELIGION: Jewish |
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ELECTED: 2017 |
ISRAEL
- A strong supporter of the State of Israel and will work in Congress to guarantee its continued security, defense and success.
- Believes that the United States must stand strong for a secure and inviolable Israel that protects constitutional democracy and civil rights for its people.
CHOICE
- “I will never back down from a fight to protect the rights of women to make their own healthcare decisions and will work to block efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and access to birth control.”
- Has received 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
In His Own Words
"People place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution; they don't put their hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
SOURCE: www.raskin06.com
Interesting Facts
For more than 25 years, Congressman Raskin has been a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law.
