Elijah Cummings facts for kids

Elijah Cummings
Quick facts for kids Elijah Cummings
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
	In office; January 3, 2019 – October 17, 2019
Preceded by	Trey Gowdy
Succeeded by	Carolyn Maloney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Maryland's 7th district
	In office; April 16, 1996 – October 17, 2019
Preceded by	Kweisi Mfume
Succeeded by	Kweisi Mfume
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates; from the 39th district
	In office; January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1996
Preceded by	Lena King Lee
Succeeded by	Sterling Page
Personal details
Born	Elijah Eugene Cummings ; January 18, 1951; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	October 17, 2019 (aged 68); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maya Rockeymoore (m. 2008)
Children	3
Education	Baltimore City College; Howard University (BA); University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)
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Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights activist. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for MD's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. Before, he was in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was a member of the Democratic Party and chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Cummings had surgery to fix his aortic valve in May 2017 and two months later he developed a surgery-related infection. Cummings was later hospitalized for a knee infection.

On October 17, 2019, Cummings died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 68.

Images for kids

Earlier photo of Cummings
Cummings with Bill Clinton in 2000
Cummings speaking at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Barack Obama speaking at the funeral of Elijah Cummings.