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He also has the admirable ability to make a point concisely and memorably. While they share many of Raskin’s views, they lack the proven track record and bipartisan experience that Raskin’s candidacy offers.Īs a constitutional law scholar, author and law professor Raskin has a deep understanding of government and the legislative processes. In contrast to this meaty record, Raskin’s two main opponents in the April 26 Democratic primary - former Marriott executive and local news anchor Kathleen Matthews and businessman David Trone - have no legislative experience. His work in immigration reform has been practical, and he’s kept his sights on comprehensive reform. He has worked to protect women’s reproductive rights, and has a solid record on the environment, including backing legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He supported expansion of Maryland’s ignition interlock device program. He has been the floor leader on bills to establish the right to same-sex marriage and to repeal the death penalty. Since being elected to Maryland’s upper house in 2006, he has built a solid, verifiable progressive record. Raskin rises above this year’s crowded slate of candidates, and does so in an impressive fashion. To fill Van Hollen’s seat representing Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, we favor state senator and constitutional law professor Jamie Raskin (D-District 20). Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, for the seat of retiring Sen.

Just get it done.Last week we endorsed Rep. He also has some advice for anyone who is due for a colonoscopy but has been delaying it. Since the end of his cancer treatment, there has been no sign of recurrence of cancer but Raskin remains vigilant when it comes to his eating habits and overall health. In a democratic society, our obligation is not to compound all the misfortunes of life-the illnesses, the accidents, the heartache-with governmental injustice our job is to try to end injustice and reduce misfortune because we are all citizens together. That is an injustice because we, as a society, can do something about that. “If you can’t get health insurance because you love the wrong person or because you are unemployed or because you are too poor, that is not just a misfortune. He says he was struck by how medical misfortune affected various segments of society, and became more determined than ever to increase every person’s access to affordable health care. So I want health insurance for everyone, colonoscopies for everyone.”Īt the time of his diagnosis, Congressman Raskin was the floor leader on a marriage equality bill in the Maryland state legislature. I cannot imagine how devastating it must be for those who have no health insurance. It was hard enough for someone like me, who has great health insurance, to deal with my diagnosis. “It can happen to anybody–liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, Independent, old, young, every race, and every ethnicity. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the mass was malignant, but several days later test results confirmed that it was. Raskin fell asleep during the colonoscopy, but when we woke he was told that the screening revealed a mass the size of a walnut in his colon. The physician recommended that he have an endoscopy as well as a colonoscopy.

It all began when Raskin went to the doctor because he was experiencing reflux symptoms. But we were fortunate to have fantastic doctors and nurses who saved my life.” He was diagnosed with the disease in 2010 and says, “It was an excruciatingly difficult experience for me and my family. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD 8th District) recently talked to us about how his journey through surviving stage III colon cancer began with a life-saving colonoscopy.