Maryland's 7th congressional district

Maryland's 7th congressional district
Area	294.25 mi²
Distribution	95% urban, 4.6[citation needed]% rural
Population (2000)	662,060
Median income	$38,885
Ethnic composition	34.9% White, 59.1% Black, 3.6% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% other
Occupation	16.2% blue collar, 66.7% white collar, 17% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+25

The Seventh Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The seat is currently represented by Elijah Cummings (D). It encompasses parts of Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland, and Howard County, Maryland. The district was created following the census of 1950, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House.

[edit] Recent elections

	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	William Hindman	March 4, 1793	March 3, 1799	Federalist
2	Joseph H. Nicholson	March 4, 1799	March 1, 1806	Democratic-Republican
3	Edward Lloyd	December 3, 1806	March 3, 1809	Democratic-Republican
4	John Brown	March 4, 1809	?? 1810	Democratic-Republican
5	Robert Wright	November 29, 1810	March 3, 1817	Democratic-Republican
6	Philip Reed	March 4, 1817	March 3, 1819	Democratic-Republican
7	Stevenson Archer	March 4, 1819	March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican
8	Robert Wright	March 4, 1821	March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican
9	William Hayward, Jr.	March 4, 1823	March 3, 1825	Crawford Republican
10	John L. Kerr	March 4, 1825	March 3, 1829	Whig
11	Richard Spencer	March 4, 1829	March 3, 1831	Jacksonian
12	John L. Kerr	March 4, 1831	March 3, 1833	Whig
13	Francis Thomas	March 4, 1833	March 3, 1835	Jacksonian
14	Daniel Jenifer	March 4, 1835	March 3, 1841	Whig
15	Augustus R. Sollers	March 4, 1841	March 3, 1843	Whig
This seat was abolished after the census of 1840, but was reinstated after the census of 1950.
16	Samuel Friedel	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1971	Democratic
17	Parren Mitchell	January 3, 1971	January 3, 1987	Democratic
18	Kweisi Mfume	January 3, 1987	February 15, 1996	Democratic
19	Elijah Cummings	April 16, 1996	Present	Democratic