Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 4th district
In office 1978–1986
Preceded by
Multi-member district
Succeeded by
Multi-member district
Personal details
Born
Frizzell Gerard Tate
(1948-10-24) October 24, 1948 (age 75) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Tiffany McMillan
(m. 2012)
Children
6
Education
Morgan State University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Signature
Website
House website
Kweisi Mfume's voice
Mfume's first speech in the House chamber after his return to Congress Recorded May 5, 2020
Kweisi Mfume (/kwaɪˈiːsiʊmˈfuːmeɪ/kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerard Tate;[1] October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a position he held from 1996 to 2004. In 2006, he ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes, losing the Democratic primary to the eventual winner, Ben Cardin. Mfume returned to his former House seat in 2020 after it was left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings.[2]
^Bock, James (August 9, 1996). "From street hustler to president of NAACP Autobiography traces Mfume's journey to success". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^Witte, Brian; Cortez, Julio (April 29, 2020). "Ex-NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume wins Maryland seat in Congress". Associated Press. Baltimore, MD. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
KweisiMfume (/kwaɪˈiːsi ʊmˈfuːmeɪ/ kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerard Tate; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative...
subsequent November 2020 election. In both elections, she lost to Democrat KweisiMfume by more than 40 points. In February 2024, Klacik announced that she would...
1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecessor KweisiMfume. The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore...
Democrat KweisiMfume, who was re-elected with 82.2% of the vote in 2022. Tashi Kimandus Davis, navy veteran and candidate for this district in 2022 Kweisi Mfume...
Baltimore Sun, The Baltimore Afro-American, the AFL-CIO, former Rep. KweisiMfume, Minority Contractors Association, SEIU, SEIU United Healthcare Workers...
and occupied offices at the Capitol, including the CBC. Then-chairman KweisiMfume protested the decision. The CBC reconstituted as a Congressional Member...
(endorsed Alsobrooks) Ben Cardin, incumbent U.S. senator (2007–present) KweisiMfume, U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (1987–1996;...
served as the lead architect of Duke University; former NAACP President KweisiMfume; Ralph Bunche, a United Nations Ambassador and first African-American...
Staff. Jim Jordan resumes Ranking Membership temporarily. May 8, 2020: KweisiMfume (D-MD) added to committee roster, ranking after Harley Rouda. H.Res. 954...
district in the 2020 special election, in which she was defeated by KweisiMfume, and is currently a candidate for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional...
Lichtman, professor at American University Thomas McCaskill, physicist KweisiMfume, former U.S. Representative and former president of the NAACP Josh Rales...
his former House colleague KweisiMfume. Cardin won, however, with 44 percent of the vote, compared to 40 percent for Mfume, five percent for Rales, and...
held and was attended by then-Councilman and future U.S. Representative KweisiMfume. The afternoon of the funeral, Kincaid was informed of another potential...
these kind of things." NAACP President KweisiMfume immediately suspended Alcorn and condemned his remarks. Mfume stated, I strongly condemn those remarks...
Environment and Public Works Committee), while Maryland representatives KweisiMfume, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Jamie...
United States and the former communist enemy. Some people, including KweisiMfume—head of the NAACP at the time—and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman...
state delegate for the 46th district (2015–2023) (ran for comptroller) KweisiMfume, U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (2020–present)...
Member) General Oversight and Investigations (Spencer Bachus, Chair; KweisiMfume, Ranking Member) Housing and Community Opportunity (Rick Lazio, Chair;...
but also CBC chairman KweisiMfume, (D-MD), ending his relationship with the Nation of Islam as well. In September 1993, Mfume announced a "covenant"...
(1977–1992) Benjamin Chavis (1993–1994) Earl Shinhoster (1994–1996) KweisiMfume (1996–2004) Dennis Courtland Hayes (2004–2005, interim) Bruce S. Gordon...
Representative John Lewis US Representative Ralph Metcalfe US Representative KweisiMfume US Representative Elijah Cummings Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery List of...
Schmoke would be succeeded by another African American. Former Congressman KweisiMfume was the preferred candidate of local politicians, but he opted not to...
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