Kweisi Mfume — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently serves as U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (since 2020).
Previously served as U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (1987-1996).
Served as President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1996 to 2004.
Member of the Board of Regents at Morgan State University.
Authored the 1996 autobiography, "No Free Ride".
Served as chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus from 1993 to 1995.
Earned a Bachelor of Science from Morgan State University (1976) and a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University (1984).

Biography

Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzell Gerard Tate on October 24, 1948, is an American politician. He currently serves as the U.S.

Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, a position he has held since 2020. He previously represented the same district from 1987 to 1996. Mfume changed his name from Frizzell Gerard Tate to Kweisi Mfume in the early 1970s.