Kweisi Mfume | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Cummings |
| In office January 3, 1987 – February 15, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Parren Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Cummings |
| President and CEO of the NAACP | |
| In office February 20, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Richardson (President) Earl Shinhoster (Executive Director) |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Courtland Hayes (acting) |
| 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 October 24, 1948 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Linda Shields
(m. 1972; div. 1975)Tiffany McMillan (m. 2012) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Morgan State University (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
Kweisi Mfume (/kwaɪˈiːsi ʊmˈfuːmeɪ/ 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. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.