Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at Age 68

Elijah Cummings has died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at the age of 68 due to complications from longstanding health challenges.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in Washington on July 24, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland early on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Cummings passed away at the age of 68 due to complications from longstanding health challenges, according to a statement from his office.