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MFUME, Kweisi

MFUME, Kweisi
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MFUME, Kweisi
1948–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

Maryland

Party

Democrat

Congress(es)

100th (1987–1989), 101st (1989–1991), 102nd (1991–1993), 103rd (1993–1995), 104th (1995–1997), 116th (2019–2021), 117th (2021–2023), 118th (2023–2025), 119th (2025–2027)

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Concise Biography

MFUME, Kweisi, a Representative from Maryland; born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Md., October 24, 1948; graduated Frederick Douglass High School, Baltimore, Md., 1972; B.S., Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md., 1976; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1984; assistant professor, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.; program director for a radio station; member, Baltimore, Md., city council, 1979-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on February 18, 1996 (January 3, 1987-February 18, 1996); chief executive officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1996-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Elijah Eugene Cummings, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (April 28, 2020-present).

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External Research Collections

National Library of Medicine

Bethesda, MD
Videocassettes: 1994, 2 videocassettes. Health care reform town meeting [videorecording] / MPT, Maryland Public Television production, hosted by Kweisi Mfume. This documentary records the proceedings of a panel held April 18, 1994 at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center to discuss concerns about current health care and delivery in the United States. Included on the panel are Dr. John D. Stokes, director of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, William C. Richardson, president of The Johns Hopkins University, Kurt L. Schmoke, mayor of Baltimore, Senator Barbara Mikulsi, Representative Ben Cardin, Donna Shalala, secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, chair, Health Care Reform Task Force.
Videocassette: 1995, 1 videocassette. Food for thought [videorecording] / WBAL Baltimore, hosted by Kweisi Mfume. The topic of the program is food issues. The panel members are Wenda Royster, wellness consultant, David Schardt, Center for Science and the Public Interest, Caroline Smith Dewaal, Center for Science and the Public Interest, Diane Feffer Neas, restaurant consultant, Cynthia Glover, restaurant critic, Baltimore Magazine, Joseph Madden, FDA, and John W. Jones, FDA. They discuss fruits and vegetables, preservatives, food preparation, and food labeling among other topics.
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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Kweisi Mfume" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.

Mfume, Kweisi with Ron Stodghill II. No Free Ride: From the Mean Streets to the Mainstream. New York: One World, 1996.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
[1977-1995]
95th through 103rd Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency and Housing; Banking and Financial Services; Financial Services)
100th (1987–1989) – 103rd (1993–1995)
100th (1987–1989) –
103rd (1993–1995)
Select Committee on Hunger
[1984-1993]
98th through 102nd Congresses
100th (1987–1989)
100th (1987–1989)
Small Business
[1975-Present]
94th Congress-Present
100th (1987–1989) – 104th (1995–1997);
116th (2019–2021) – 118th (2023–2025)
100th (1987–1989) –
104th (1995–1997);
116th (2019–2021) –
118th (2023–2025)
Education and Labor
[1867–1883; 1947–1995; 2007–2011; 2019–2023]
40 through 47th Congresses; 80th through 103rd Congresses; 110th through 111th Congresses; 116th through 117th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Education; Labor; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce)
101st (1989–1991);
117th (2021–2023)
101st (1989–1991);
117th (2021–2023)
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
[1976-1993]
94th through 102nd Congresses
101st (1989–1991) – 102nd (1991–1993)
101st (1989–1991) –
102nd (1991–1993)
Joint Economic Committee
[1957-Present; 1957-present]
85th Congress-Present
102nd (1991–1993) – 104th (1995–1997)
102nd (1991–1993) –
104th (1995–1997)
Standards of Official Conduct
[1967-2011]
90th through 111th Congresses
(See also the following standing committee: Ethics)
102nd (1991–1993) – 103rd (1993–1995)
102nd (1991–1993) –
103rd (1993–1995)
Banking and Financial Services
[1995-2001]
104th through 106th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Financial Services)
104th (1995–1997)
104th (1995–1997)
Oversight and Reform
[2019–2023]
116th Congress through 117th Congress
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Oversight; Oversight and Government Reform; Government Operations; Government Reform; Government Reform and Oversight; and Oversight and Accountability)
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Foreign Affairs
[1822-1975; 1979-1995; 2007-Present]
17th through 93rd Congresses; 96th through 103rd Congresses; 110th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committee: International Relations)
118th (2023–2025) – 119th (2025–2027)
118th (2023–2025) –
119th (2025–2027)
Oversight and Accountability
[2023-2025]
118th Congress
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform; Government Operations; Oversight and Government Reform; and Oversight and Reform)
118th (2023–2025)
118th (2023–2025)
Oversight and Government Reform
[2007-2019; 2025-Present]
110th Congress-115th Congress; 119th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform; Oversight; Oversight and Reform; and Oversight and Accountability)
119th (2025–2027)
119th (2025–2027)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Joint Economic Committee Full Committee Chair
103rd (1993–1995)
103rd (1993–1995)
Small Business Minority Enterprise, Finance, and Urban Development
103rd (1993–1995)
103rd (1993–1995)
Small Business Contracting and Infrastructure
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)
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