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Affordable Housing Trailblazer Award Honoree Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) POSTHUMOUSLY
Elijah E. Cummings, United States Congressman, Maryland’s 7th District, was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where he resided until his death in the fall of 2019.
He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Howard University, serving as Student Government President and graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and then graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law. Congressman Cummings has also received 11 honorary doctoral degrees from Universities throughout the nation.
Congressman Cummings dedicated his life of service to uplifting and empowering the people he was sworn to represent. He began his career of public service in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he served for 14 years and became the first African American in Maryland history to be named Speaker Pro Tem. Since 1996, Congressman Cummings proudly represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Cummings often said that our children are the living messages that we send to a future we will never see. In that vein, he was committed to ensuring that our next generation has access to quality healthcare and education, clean air and water, and a strong economy defined by fiscal responsibility. Congressman Cummings was a consistent advocate for the rights of those facing foreclosure and held regular Foreclosure Prevention Seminars for people at risk of being foreclosed upon. Congressman Cummings served on numerous boards and commissions. He was also the 2014–2015 holder of the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series at Howard University. Congressman Cummings was an active member of New Psalmist Baptist Church and was married to Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings.
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