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Elijah Cummings net worth: Elijah Cummings is an American politician who has a net worth of $1.3 million. According to his most recent personal asset disclosure, Elijah Cummings has a net worth ranging between $1.1 and $1.5 million, with roughly $750,000 of his net worth coming from his Baltimore home. Elijah Cummings was born in Baltimore, Maryland in January 1951. He is a Democrat who graduated from Baltimore City College, Howard University, and earned his JD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. From January 1983 to January 1996 he served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district. Cumming became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district in April 1996. In January 2019 he became the Chair of the House Oversight Committee. Elijah Cummings has served on the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. He has also served on the Committee of Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on Domestic Policy and Subcommittee of Federal Workforce, Post Office, and District of Columbia as well as on the Select Committee on Benghazi