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Jamie Raskin is a Democratic representative from Maryland’s 8th District who entered the House in 2017 after service in the Maryland Senate. His official biography records a legal-academic career that included more than 25 years teaching constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law.
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Jamie Raskin is a Democratic representative from Maryland’s 8th District who entered the House in 2017 after service in the Maryland Senate. His official biography records a legal-academic career that included more than 25 years teaching constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law.
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Open leadership record ↓Raskin introduced legislation in April 2026 to establish the congressional body contemplated by Section 4 of the 25th Amendment for presidential-capacity determinations.
Open legislation record ↓Jamie Raskin is a Democratic representative from Maryland’s 8th District who entered the House in 2017 after service in the Maryland Senate. His official biography records a legal-academic career that included more than 25 years teaching constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law.
Raskin serves as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress. His biography also records service as lead House impeachment manager in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and membership on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack.
In April 2026, Raskin introduced legislation to establish the independent body contemplated by Section 4 of the 25th Amendment for presidential-capacity determinations. FactFlag records the measure as a legislative initiative, while keeping Raskin’s political judgments about Trump separate from independently verifiable factual claims.
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Raskin introduced legislation in April 2026 to establish the congressional body contemplated by Section 4 of the 25th Amendment for presidential-capacity determinations.
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