Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) — U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th District

Jamie Raskin is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th District (MD-8).

District Geography

District covers part of Montgomery County and Prince George's County, including Rockville, Chevy Chase, and Kensington and part of Gaithersburg and Takoma Park.

District boundaries: 119th Congress · U.S. Census Bureau relationship files.

On the Record 98 tracked votes

Yea 46Nay 50Not Voting 2

Biography

Jamin Ben "Jamie" Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A progressive member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. The district previously included portions of Montgomery County, a suburban county northwest of Washington, D.C., and extended through rural Frederick County to the Pennsylvania border. Since redistricting in 2022, Raskin's district encompasses much of Montgomery County and a sliver of Prince George's County.

Wikipedia

Floor Statements

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025SUPPORT

“This bill, which has already passed the Senate by unanimous consent, amends the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 in a number of key ways to ensure that Holocaust survivors and their heirs have a fair opportunity in court to recover all of the artwork that was stolen by the Nazi regime or what is left of it. In doing so, this bill will provide these victims the chance to obtain some small measure of justice for the horrors and the injustices and indignities their families have endured.”

May 21, 2025

Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026OPPOSE

“Josh just helped lead the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship since 1973. An outstanding shooting guard and rebounder, he is an essential force on the Knicks and, many say, the beating ``Hart'' of the team. There might not be a lot of Knicks fans in Maryland, but there are a lot of Josh Hart fans. Josh's basketball career started in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the great Wheaton High School and at Sidwell Friends in Washington, D.C. Josh excelled off the court as a passionate student and an active citizen.”

Jun 25, 2026

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025SUPPORT

“My amendment would bring not just rhetorical support, but real support to police officers, specifically, the police officers who defended this Chamber, this Capitol, this Congress, all the Members of Congress, the Vice President, and our democracy during the January 6th attack by creating the January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund, to provide compensation for any injuries inflicted on our officers that day, as well as any corresponding economic losses. These are people who serve with us every day.”

May 14, 2026

Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate ActOPPOSE

“Mr. Speaker, this bill would rip a dangerous new loophole in the Gun Control Act by changing the definition of firearm throughout the entire criminal code to exclude from coverage certain less-than-lethal but still highly dangerous weapons, such as tasers, which have been identified as a contributing factor in more than 500 deaths throughout the United States of America. Mr. Speaker, this bill would exempt these weapons, which are currently classified as firearms, from all regulations under all Federal firearm laws.”

February 24, 2026

Voting Record

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800

NayJuly 22, 2026

Stop Insider Trading ActH.R. 7008

NayJuly 22, 2026

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027H.R. 9770

NayJuly 21, 2026

Main Street Capital Access ActH.R. 6955

NayJuly 21, 2026

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025H.R. 4541

YeaJuly 20, 2026