U.S. Representative from Maryland's 8th district since 2017. Constitutional law scholar and former professor at American University Washington College of Law. Served as lead impeachment manager in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial and as a member of the House Select Committee on the January 6th Attack. Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee.
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Jamie Raskin
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Public positions Jamie Raskin has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Citizens United and corporate political spending"Favors a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United"
- Electoral College"Supports replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote"
- Supreme Court reform"Supports ethics reforms and has been open to structural changes to the Court"
- Voting Rights Act restoration"Strong advocate for restoring and expanding federal voting rights protections"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.