Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzell Gerard Tate, is a Democratic congressman representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, his political career began there with his 1978 election to the Baltimore City Council, a position he held for seven years. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time, serving five consecutive terms. Mfume left Congress in 1996 to become the President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). After leading the civil rights organization for nine years, he eventually returned to politics. In 2020, Mfume won a special election to return to his former congressional seat, which had become vacant after the passing of his successor, Elijah Cummings.