Candidate · November 3, 2026

Jamie Raskin

On the ballot for U.S. House · Maryland's 8th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$9.3M
cash on hand
$7.9M
issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Maryland's 8th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Maryland's 8th District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His campaign website says he was a professor of constitutional law and the First Amendment at American University's Washington College of Law for a quarter-century before taking office in January 2017.5 It says he served three terms in the Maryland State Senate, where he became Majority Whip.5,6 His official House website says he is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, was the lead impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in 2021, and served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.6 It says he graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.5,6

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says the campaign aims to protect democracy and freedom in Maryland and across the country.7

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MD-84
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, MD-84

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Death penalty

His campaign website lists abolition of the death penalty among his accomplishments in the Maryland State Senate.5

  1. Use it more often or for more crimes (for example, child rape or drug trafficking)
  2. Keep it as current law allows
  3. Pause executions (a moratorium)
  4. Abolish it
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Family and Social Policy

Same-sex marriage

His campaign website lists marriage equality among his accomplishments in the Maryland State Senate.5

Immigration

Birthright citizenship

His campaign website says that when he ran to be Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee he said he would lead Democrats in rebuffing attacks on birthright citizenship, voting rights, immigrant rights and the reproductive freedoms of American women.5

  1. Keep automatic citizenship for every child born in the US
  2. End it for children of parents here without legal permission, such as by amending the Constitution
  3. End it for children of parents here without legal permission or on temporary visas, such as by amending the Constitution
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he defended reproductive freedom as chair of a House oversight subcommittee, and that when he ran to be Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee he said he would lead Democrats in resisting attacks on women's reproductive freedoms.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Jamie Raskin served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jamie Raskin sponsored or cosponsored 31 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.63

Raised$9,316,434
Spent$6,369,065
Cash on hand$7,912,572

Where the money came from

Individual donors$8.2M · 88%
PACs and other political committees$500K · 5%
Political party committees$1,444 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$332K · 4%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$259K · 3%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.