U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin was elected Thursday as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. He succeeds Carolyn Maloney of New York.
“I am truly humbled and honored beyond measure to be elected Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee for the 118th Congress,” Raskin said. “I was recruited to this Committee by Representative Elijah Cummings on my first day of my first Term and it is overwhelming to think I will now be one of his successors. I am thinking about him a lot today.”
In a statement, Raskin (D-8th) said, “I look forward to championing our Democratic priorities on the House’s lead investigative committee and drawing on the remarkable talents and voices of our Democratic Members.”
Raskin currently serves as chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, where he led a seven-part series on the rise of violent white supremacy and convened hearings exposing censorship and book banning in public schools.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) December 22, 2022
Congratulations to Congressman Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin who will be the top Democrat on the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee in the next Congress. We are proud of your work on behalf of Montgomery County and the nation on important issues like the Jan. 6 hearings. pic.twitter.com/6VCyg9hRmn
— County Exec Marc Elrich (@MontCoExec) December 22, 2022
