It is a … “We look forward to again welcoming him when we’re all together, hopefully in a short period of time.”“It is against that backdrop that I welcome and embrace both this challenge and opportunity before me,” he said.“Congressman, I hope you’re observing all of the Maryland flag and Orioles masks,” Pelosi said as the group posed. Only a few short hours later I would join Mfume and his wife Tiffany as they fellowshipped with members of the Miracle City Seventh Day Adventist Church in their Sabbath services. Afterward, Mfume, his wife, Pelosi and the House’s Maryland Delegation posed for a photo, with six feet of space between the legislators.“Today marks my return to this body after 24 years,” he said. Mfume’s wife, Tiffany, held a Bible for her husband as he took the oath of office. Together with Tiffany McMillan, they have six children, five are from Mfume’s earlier relationships as a teenager, while the sixth was adopted by the couple.In 2017 Morgan State University erected an exhibit to honor Pettigen McMillan. Tiffany McMillan & Kweisi Mfume. The couple divorced soon after. Lynn Whitfield was married to 23 years older man Vantile Whitfield at the age of 21.
Afterward, Mfume, his wife, Pelosi and the House’s Maryland Delegation posed for a photo, with six feet of space between the legislators. He is currently campaigning to hold on to his seat in the general primary election on June 2, alongside Maya Rockeymore Cummings, Elijah’s widow, and state senator Jill Carter.Taking off his face mask for a speech in the House before his swear-in, Mfume thanked his supporters and said his work would begin immediately.Mfume represented the 7th district from 1987 to 1996; he left to head the NAACP and was replaced by the late Elijah Cummings, who served until his death last October.On Tuesday, the Democrat was sworn in to Congress by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to represent Maryland’s 7th congressional district through the rest of this year.Kweisi Mfume is officially a U.S.
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics. They tied the knot in 1974, but the relationship didn't last long and they ended up with divorce in 1978. Later on, after 12 years of divorce Lynn married to British director, Brian Gibson in 1990. “She was Chair of the Board of Regents when (Earl S. Richardson) became president. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2013) and Wisconsin Senate (2013–2020). “I do so against the backdrop of COVID-19 and in the midst of our nation’s greatest health crisis in the 21st century. We’re also locked in our nation’s greatest economic collapse.Mfume won the special Democratic primary election to carry out the rest of Cummings’ term in February and the general special election late last month.
She believed in education and she loved young people, so to have it here at Morgan, I feel honored and overwhelmed, and just very thankful.”“I went to the senior citizen home on a monthly basis, where I read books to them, painted their nails, and helped them with whatever they needed help with,” Mfume said.“Even though we were separated by so many years, we had a natural connection on issues, particularly those of education and equality,” Kweisi Mfume explained. Baltimore Democrat Kweisi Mfume was sworn-in as Maryland's newest congressman succeeding the late Elijah Cummings. Congressman once again.“We’re very honored to have the Maryland Delegation... and all of us to welcome Rep. Mfume back to the House of Representatives, where he served with such distinction,” Pelosi said. Through her reign, she was actively involved in community service projects dedicated to assisting the elderly. “Congressman, I hope you’re observing all of the Maryland flag and Orioles masks,” Pelosi said as the group posed. Thomas P. Tiffany (born December 30, 1957) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district since 2020. By Special to the Afro Democrat Kweisi Mfume decisively won a mostly mail-in election to finish the term of Elijah Cummings who died last October, retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held from 1987-1996 before leaving to lead the NAACP.
Former NAACP president and Rep. Kweisi Mfume announced his bid for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ congressional seat on Monday.. Democrat Kweisi Mfume, right, speaks as his wife, Tiffany Mfume, looks on during an election night news conference at his campaign headquarters after …