Maryland's 7th congressional district

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Maryland's 7th congressional district
Area 294.25 mi²
Distribution 95% urban, 4.6[citation needed]% rural
Population (2000) 662,060
Median income $38,885
Ethnic composition 34.9% White, 59.1% Black, 3.6% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% other
Occupation 16.2% blue collar, 66.7% white collar, 17% gray collar
Cook PVI D+25

The Seventh Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The seat is currently represented by Elijah Cummings (D). It encompasses parts of Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland, and Howard County, Maryland. The district was created following the census of 1950, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House.

[edit] Recent elections

[edit] List of representatives

Name Took office Left office Party
1 William Hindman March 4, 1793 March 3, 1799 Federalist
2 Joseph H. Nicholson March 4, 1799 March 1, 1806 Democratic-Republican
3 Edward Lloyd December 3, 1806 March 3, 1809 Democratic-Republican
4 John Brown March 4, 1809  ?? 1810 Democratic-Republican
5 Robert Wright November 29, 1810 March 3, 1817 Democratic-Republican
6 Philip Reed March 4, 1817 March 3, 1819 Democratic-Republican
7 Stevenson Archer March 4, 1819 March 3, 1821 Democratic-Republican
8 Robert Wright March 4, 1821 March 3, 1823 Democratic-Republican
9 William Hayward, Jr. March 4, 1823 March 3, 1825 Crawford Republican
10 John L. Kerr March 4, 1825 March 3, 1829 Whig
11 Richard Spencer March 4, 1829 March 3, 1831 Jacksonian
12 John L. Kerr March 4, 1831 March 3, 1833 Whig
13 Francis Thomas March 4, 1833 March 3, 1835 Jacksonian
14 Daniel Jenifer March 4, 1835 March 3, 1841 Whig
15 Augustus R. Sollers March 4, 1841 March 3, 1843 Whig
This seat was abolished after the census of 1840, but was reinstated after the census of 1950.
16 Samuel Friedel January 3, 1953 January 3, 1971 Democratic
17 Parren Mitchell January 3, 1971 January 3, 1987 Democratic
18 Kweisi Mfume January 3, 1987 February 15, 1996 Democratic
19 Elijah Cummings April 16, 1996 Present Democratic

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Maryland's congressional districts
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The At-large seat is obsolete.
See also: Maryland's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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