US Representative Elijah Cummings, a staunch defender of human rights and Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of Representatives, died on Thursday in Baltimore, in his hometown, he was 68. Born on Jan. 18, 1951, he graduated from Howard University in Washington where he was student government president, with a degree in a political Science. He also earned a law degree from the University of Maryland, he has serve in congress since 1996 and has campaigned tirelessly for stricter gun control. He was married to Maya Cummings, who was elected chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party in December 2018 and they are blessed with three children. Cummings underwent surgery to repair his heart in May 2017 and was absent from Capitol Hill for two months. In July 2017 he developed a surgery-related infection, and has continued to suffer from a heart-related health challenges since then. He died at the famous Johns Hopkins Hospital from complications concerning longstanding health challenges, according to his spokeswoman.
