Kweisi Mfume (D)
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insert theme KWEISI MFUME (D) Kweisi Mfume boasts an Advocacy Profile extensive political resume serving as a former • Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs Baltimore City Councilman • Improve and Strengthen Obamacare and 5 term US Rep for the • Vote to Ban Assault Weapons 7th Congressional District • Work to Build Safer Communities of Maryland. He is a tried • Expand Access to Quality Education and true native of • Reduce Student Loan Debt Baltimore having • Fight Against Unfair Labor Practices attended its public schools • Fight for Sensible Immigration Reform and obtaining several • Protect and Preserve Our Environment collegiate degrees from • Preserve Social Security local Universities. Mfume served as an assistant Record Review and BP Rating professor at Morgan State, 5=Champion, 4=Advocate, 3=Supporter, 2= Moderate, 1=Detractor and a program director for a radio station. He was While Kweisi Mfume is a seasoned politician, his score in the Black the executive officer for the community is weighted heavily on his tenure in elected office and proven NAACP but returned to track record to serve Black Americans specifically. We rate Mfume as an congress by special advocate who has the platform and institutional knowledge to materialize election, to fill the vacancy substantial change in the Black Community, but seems slow to address the caused by the death of needs of the constituents of Baltimore directly. Challenger Kim Klacik (R) United States shares a narrative that calls out Democrats for their failed leadership on Representative Elijah the fundamental issues impacting the quality of life for Black Americans, Eugene Cummings (April 28, and challenges Black American voters to vote their values and not their 2020-present). party. Mfume has sponsored and co-sponsored several acts focused on Black men and boys, housing protections, child care, the HEROES act and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. His voting record speaks to a CURRENT OFFICE: broader focus and strategy to uplift Black Americans in a time of increased US Rep. Maryland struggle and uncertainty. Congressional District 7 May 2020-Present Notable Endorsements PREVIOUS OFFICE: US Rep Congressional Dist. 7 • Broader Representation Advocacy Team (BRAT-PAC) (5 Terms) • CASA in Action • Democratic Majority for Israel Baltimore City Council Dist. 4 • Maryland State and Washington, DC AFL-CIO • Progressive Turnout Project PERSONAL: • Sierra Club President/CEO of NAACP insert theme KIM KLACIK (R) Kim Klacik is a native Advocacy Profile Marylander who grew up in Accokeek and began Klacik subscribes to the belief that Black Americans do not have to vote her residence in Baltimore Democrat to vote their values. Her platform calls for: as a wife and mother after Creating Working Class and White Collar Jobs through The Port of getting engaged in 2010. Baltimore and the I-270 Biotech Corridor She serves as the President Reducing Reliance on Entitlements and CEO of Potential Me, School choice vouchers and a 100% tax credit for home schooling, a non-profit she founded and the ability to form home schooling cooperatives. back in 2014 to assist Ensure 2nd Amendment Rights underserved women. Her Increase Healthcare Options to Drive Down Costs nonprofit centers on workforce development and those reentering Record Review and BP Rating society. Under her 5=Champion, 4=Advocate, 3=Supporter, 2= Moderate, 1=Detractor leadership, Potential Me has helped nearly 200 women find gainful Klacik’s viability as a candidate to unseat the current incumbent is yet to employment and financial be seen. While Klacik is running a very strong but controversial campaign, independence. Klacik is an it is rooted in blaming Democrats for their failed leadership in Baltimore. elected member of While she doesn’t have the political pedigree as her running mate, or a the Baltimore County proven track record to steer Federal politics, her staunch drive to change Republican Central the deplorable conditions of Black neighborhoods is admirable. But is it Committee and has not enough? Her ideas are fresh and vibrant and may in fact change Baltimore th held any political office as she describes however, the 7 District historically leans Democratic with prior to her current run for a 57 point spread over Republicans. Democrats will have to vote against Congress. party lines to pull off a win and support Klacik’s vision. She’s was defeated once before for this seat in a special election to replace the late Elijah Cummings by Kweisi Mfume with 46% of the vote. We see her as CURRENT OFFICE: challenging but moderate for Black Americans. Candidate for US Congress MD District 7 Notable Endorsements PREVIOUS OFFICE: None BlakPac Maggie’s List PERSONAL: Gov. Bob Ehrlich Potential Me, Non-Profit Founder .