dChan
Anonymous ID: 501fb3 June 10, 2021, 3:38 a.m. No.13869615   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9616 >>9659

>>13869612

Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951 – October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecessor Kweisi Mfume.[1] The district he represented included over half of the city of Baltimore, including most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, and most of Howard County, Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Cummings previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 1996.

 

Elijah Cummings served as the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform from January 2019 until his death in October of the same year. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Carolyn Maloney to chair the committee.

Anonymous ID: 501fb3 June 10, 2021, 3:38 a.m. No.13869616   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9620

>>13869615

Carolyn Bosher Maloney (née Carolyn Jane Bosher, February 19, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district since 2013, and for New York's 14th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. The district includes most of Manhattan's East Side, Astoria and Long Island City in Queens, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as well as Roosevelt Island. Maloney is a member of the Democratic Party.

 

Maloney was the first woman to represent New York City's 7th Council district (where she was the first woman to give birth while in office).[1] On October 17, 2019, Speaker Nancy Pelosi chose Maloney to become acting chair of the House Oversight Committee after the death of Elijah Cummings.[2][3] She won the election to succeed Cummings on November 20.[4]

Anonymous ID: 501fb3 June 10, 2021, 4:01 a.m. No.13869659   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9661

>>13869615

Lena King Lee (1906–2006) was an American educator, attorney, and politician who entered politics at the age of 60 and became one of the first African-American women elected to the Maryland General Assembly. Lee advocated for teachers' rights, women's rights, and affordable housing, and founded the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland in 1970. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 1989.

Anonymous ID: 501fb3 June 10, 2021, 4:03 a.m. No.13869661   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9760

>>13869659

While pursuing her degrees, Lee continued to teach in the Baltimore public schools. She served as principal of Henry H. Garnett Elementary School from 1947 to 1964, remaining there even after earning her law degree and being admitted to the bar. As a lawyer she worked mostly on domestic cases.[2] In the 1950s Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. appointed her to the Baltimore Housing and Urban Renewal Commission, where she fought for affordable housing for the city's black community. Later she served on the Maryland Advisory Council for Higher Education as an appointee of Governor J. Millard Tawes.[5]

 

In 1966 she was drafted to run for state delegate. She ran on a progressive platform and was elected that November. Lee represented Baltimore's 4th legislative district (now the 44th) from 1967 to 1982.[5] During her 16 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, she became known for attacking what she considered "bad bills." She saved the historic Orchard Street Church from demolition, helped get Morgan State University accredited,[2] and advocated for the rights of teachers, women, and children. She founded the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus in 1970.[5] In a 1996 interview in the Crisis she recalled, "There was a need to huddle together. There's still a need and we don't realize it. We think we've made it. I often wonder where we're going."[6]

 

In 1971, Lee proposed a "Marriage-Contractual Renewal Bill," which would have allowed Maryland residents to annul or renew their marriages every three years. The bill received national attention, and Lee made appearances on the Merv Griffin Show and the Today Show. Although the bill did not pass, Lee's efforts contributed to Maryland's eventual adoption of no-fault divorce.[5]