Jamie Raskin
- Previous profession
- Teaching fellow, Harvard University Government Department, 1985 to 1987; Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1987 to 1989; General counsel, National Rainbow Coalition, 1989 to 1990;
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- Teaching fellow, Harvard University Government Department, 1985 to 1987
- Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1987 to 1989
- General counsel, National Rainbow Coalition, 1989 to 1990
- Law professor, American University Washington College of Law, 1990 to 2016
- Founder, Marshall-Brennan Fellowship Program, 1999 to 2016
- First public office
- 2007Member, Maryland State Senate, 2007 to 2016
- Years in public office
- 18of 41 years since 1985, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Raskin has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Raskin is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Raskin votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Raskin votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Raskin votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Raskin votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Raskin votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Raskin votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 3 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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4 excerpts
- Secure America ActJune 9, 2026
Raskin Statement on MAGA’s Latest Billion-Dollar ICE Handout
“Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement after House Republicans sent S. 2 to President Trump’s desk. The legislation provides $70 billion taxpayer dollars for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Border Patrol), while failing to guard against President Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund and Super Pardon:”
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Raskin to Oppose Legislation to Fund ICE’s Lawless Crusade
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on his intention to vote against H.R. 7147, legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026October 2, 2025
“On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations.”
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“All documents and discussions as well as the methodology utilized to select the employees placed on administrative leave after January 20, 2025, due to the Executive Orders 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferences” and 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Please additionally include all selected employees’ GS scale, title, age, race, sex, and the”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $17,702,144 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | Public Law 119-37 | Reforestation and Habitat RestorationNatural Resources Conservation Service · Conservation Operations | MD | $785,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MD City of Rockvi Orangeburg La Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MD City of Rockvi Wastewater Co RehabilitatioEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MD Washington Sub Commission fo RehabilitatioCounty ProjecEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MD City of Rockvi Service Line InvestigationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $500,000 |
| Montgomery County Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Real Time Intelligence CenterDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $2,100,000 |
| Roca, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Law Enforcement TrainingDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $487,000 |
| City of Takoma Park | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Dispatch Center and Crisis Response UpgradesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $867,000 |
| Montgomery County Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Enhancing Crime Lab Forensic CapabilitiesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,192,000 |
| Montgomery County Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Georgia Avenue Bus LanesDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | MD | $3,150,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | Public Law 119-75 | Workforce Development and Technical Training Center Upgrades and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $2,000,000 |
| Montgomery County Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | US 29 Critical Bike & Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $500,000 |
| Montgomery County | Public Law 119-75 | Low-Income Home Weatherization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $850,000 |
| Montgomery County Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Security Cameras for Parking GaragesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $850,000 |
| Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection | Public Law 119-86 | Wheaton Branch Flood MitigationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MD | $1,145,144 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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Online ads
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