Former NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume won a special election for Maryland’s vacant congressional seat, which was formerly held by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume won a special election in Maryland and will return to the congressional seat he last held in 1996. He is pictured here after speaking during a service at a church in Windsor Mill in December.Will Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Mfume, 71, will serve out the remainder of Cummings' term, which ends Jan. 3. He also wants a full two-year team and is on the ballot for the state's June primary.
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