Members of Congress / Kweisi Mfume

Biographical Information

MFUME, Kweisi, a Representative from Maryland; born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Md., October 24, 1948; attended public schools; 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 15, 1996 (January 3, 1987-February 15, 1996); chief executive officer, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1996-2004. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 104th Congress: Representative, Maryland (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Feb. 15, 1996.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Maryland (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Maryland (Dist. 7), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
2/1/96	Vote 30: H R 2924: Social Security Benefits	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
2/1/96	Vote 29: H CON RES 141: Providing for the Adjournment of the Two Houses	Not Voting	Yes	No
2/1/96	Vote 28: H RES 355: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2924; Social Security Benefits	Not Voting	Yes	No
2/1/96	Vote 27: Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	No	Yes	No
2/1/96	Vote 26: Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	No	Yes	No
2/1/96	Vote 25: S 652: Telecommunications Reform Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
2/1/96	Vote 24: H RES 353: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany S. 652; Telecommunications Reform Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/31/96	Vote 23: H R 2546: District of Columbia Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	No	Yes	No
1/31/96	Vote 22: H R 2546: District of Columbia Appropriations for F.Y. 1996	Yes	No	Yes
1/31/96	Vote 21: H R 2036: Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act of 1995	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/31/96	Vote 20: H RES 349: Providing for the Consideration of S. 534	No	No	No
1/25/96	Vote 19: H R 2880: Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 to Make a Downpayment Toward a Balanced Budget	No	Yes	Yes
1/25/96	Vote 18: H R 2880: Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 to Make a Downpayment Toward a Balanced Budget	Yes	No	Yes
1/25/96	Vote 17: H RES 342: Waiving a Requirement of Clause 4(B) of Rule Xi With Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules	No	Yes	No
1/24/96	Vote 16: S 1124: National Defense Authorization Act for Fy 1996	No	Yes	No
1/23/96	Vote 15: H R 2726: Technical Corrections to Native American Laws	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/23/96	Vote 14: S 1341: Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/23/96	Vote 13: H R 2657: Ruth and Billy Graham Congressional Gold Medal	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/5/96	Vote 12: H RES 338: Providing for the Disposition of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Targeted Continuing Appropriations and Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory Transfer	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/5/96	Vote 11: H RES 338: Providing for the Disposition of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Targeted Continuing Appropriations and Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory Transfer	No	Yes	No

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