Representative · Maryland's 7th district

Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume is a Democratic representative for Maryland's 7th district, in Congress since 1987. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 44, and cast 455 of 458 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 1987
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6756.5%44 of 675 · rank 51 of 43999%455 of 458 · rank 97 of 439160 became law14%49 of 338
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2223.8%46 of 1,222 · rank 136 of 44299%825 of 833 · rank 108 of 442152 became law11%36 of 324
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.9%19 of 997 · rank 138 of 44399%552 of 555 · rank 94 of 443140 became law4%13 of 334

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.44+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  2. H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActYea
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127· Against party
  3. H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl ActYea
    Feb 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 312–108· Against party
  4. H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Yea
    Dec 11, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment· Passed 281–140· Against party
  5. H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
    Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
  6. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
  7. H.R. 5961: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism ActYea
    Nov 30, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 307–119· Against party
  8. H.R. 5961: No Funds for Iranian Terrorism ActYea
    Nov 30, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 241–181· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

45 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced4191%
  2. Reported by committee12.2%
  3. Passed one chamber12.2%
  4. Became law24.4%

Policy areas

  1. Government Operations and Politics7
  2. Commerce6
  3. Armed Forces and National Security5
  4. Arts, Culture, Religion5
  5. Crime and Law Enforcement4
  6. Public Lands and Natural Resources4
  7. Education3
  8. Congress2

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10345 EBOLA Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 10, 2026
  2. H.R. 7915 Clarence Mitchell, Jr. Statue Act
    Introduced· Congress· Mar 12, 2026
  3. H.R. 7740 African American History Act of 2026
    Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Feb 26, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1062 Denouncing statements by President Donald J. Trump that he may "nationalize," commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Feb 12, 2026
  5. H.R. 7549 National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026
    Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Feb 12, 2026
  6. H.R. 7265 Vote by Mail Tracking Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Feb 4, 2026
  7. H.R. 6467 National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement Act
    Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Dec 4, 2025
  8. H.Res. 825 Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to United States Government agencies sharing certain communications with the public and Federal employees.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Oct 21, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Maryland's 7th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$2.6B
Per resident
$3,392
Rank in Maryland
5 of 8
Contract actions
9,618
New awards: 6,309

By fiscal year

  1. 2.2BFY2017
  2. 2.4BFY2018
  3. 2.4BFY2019
  4. 3.4BFY2020
  5. 2.5BFY2021
  6. 2.4BFY2022
  7. 2.9BFY2023
  8. 2.8BFY2024
  9. 2.8BFY2025
  10. 2.6BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Social Security Administration$801.4M31%
  2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$483.5M19%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Defense Health Agency$354.4M14%
    Department of Defense
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$240.3M9.4%
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$118.1M4.6%
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$85.5M3.3%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Maritime Administration$80.4M3.1%
    Department of Transportation
  8. Department of the Navy$62.5M2.4%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION$352.3M14%
    1 award
  2. ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.$240M9.4%
    3 awards
  3. LEIDOS, INC.$229.9M9.0%
    1 award
  4. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$179.1M7.0%
    10 awards
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$116M4.5%
    5 awards
  6. EQUIFAX WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LLC$62.1M2.4%
    2 awards
  7. MARITIME APPLIED PHYSICS CORPORATION$49.9M1.9%
    28 awards
  8. NCS TECHNOLOGIES INC$43.9M1.7%
    10 awards
  9. BLIND INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES OF MARYLAND$42.7M1.7%
    3,478 awards
  10. INDEX ANALYTICS LLC$41.5M1.6%
    24 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$415.2K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$702.8K
From committees
$252.8K
76 committees
From contractor PACs
$37.5K
11 PACs · 15% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$10KNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
pitney bowes inc.pitney bowes inc. political action committee$6,000PITNEY BOWES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$32M
transdigm group inc.transdigm group inc. employee political action committee$6,000TRANSDIGM INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$5.1M
southwest airlines cosouthwest airlines co. political action committee (swapac)$3,000SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.AI match · 100% · the same organization$105.7K
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$2,500INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$2,500PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$2,000NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac)$2,000AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family-$3,412
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$2,000LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$1,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$415.2K$252.8K$37.5K11 PACs · 15% of committee money
2024$533.9K$336.4K$45.5K17 PACs · 14% of committee money
2022$600K$344.4K$41.5K18 PACs · 12% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Maryland's 7th districtMay 5, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 4, 1995 – Feb 18, 1996
  6. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995
  7. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1993
  8. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1991
  9. House · Maryland's 7th districtJan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 1989

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
mfume.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4741
Office
2263 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.