The Hill

Born in Washington, D.C., Raskin was raised in a politically active household. His father, the progressive activist Marcus Raskin, served as a young aide to President Kennedy and later played a key role in the anti-Vietnam War movement and the leak of the Pentagon Papers. His mother, Barbara Raskin, was a journalist and author.

Many of his colleagues have served in Congress much longer than Raskin, but they have not risen as quickly. The sophomore lawmaker’s résumé has helped. A former editor of the prestigious Harvard Law Review, Raskin taught constitutional law at American University and served a decade in the Maryland state Senate.

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