Kweisi Mfume
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
Maryland - District 7
Current Position: US House Representative MD-7
Running For: House Representative - District 7
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For reducing defense spending; member of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus
Business & Labor
- For expanding minority business development; codified and tripled the budget of the Minority Business Development Agency
Health Care
- For the Americans with Disabilities Act; co-sponsored and helped pass the legislation
- For diversity in federally-funded clinical cancer trials; passed the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act
Civil Rights
- For civil rights protections; co-authored and successfully amended the Civil Rights Bill of 1991 to apply to U.S. citizens working for American-based companies abroad
- For LGBTQ+ equality; member of the Congressional Equality Caucus
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For divestment from apartheid South Africa; led efforts to divest city funds from the apartheid government of South Africa while on Baltimore City Council
Public Safety
- For banning assault weapons; sponsored legislative initiatives banning assault weapons while in Congress