About
Mfume, Kweisi a Representative from Maryland; born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Md., October 24, 1948; graduated Frederick Douglass High School, Baltimore, Md., 1972; B.S., Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md., 1976; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1984; assistant professor, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.; program director for a radio station; member, Baltimore, Md., city council, 1979-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on February 18, 1996 (January 3, 1987-February 18, 1996); chief executive officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1996-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Elijah Eugene Cummings, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (April 28, 2020-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
93% — Voted in 603 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 565 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
345 — Attracted 345 cosponsors across 15 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
7 — Attracted 7 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
324 — 324 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
44 — 44 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
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Congress Examines Rising Fraud Threats Amid Record Losses
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