U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin to appear at Lewes library May 7
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D- Md., will discuss his bestselling memoir “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy” during a special event presented by the Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books at 5 p.m., Saturday, May 7, at the library.
He will be joined in conversation by U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware.
In his searing memoir, Raskin tells the story of the 45 days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life – and his family’s – as he confronted the painful loss of his son Tommy to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in U.S. Capitol, and led the impeachment process against President Trump for inciting the violence. Raskin discusses this convergence of personal and public trauma, detailing how the painful loss of his son and the power of Tommy’s convictions fueled the congressman’s work in the aftermath of modern democracy’s darkest day.
Tickets are $30 and include a signed copy of “Unthinkable,” with 20% of the ticket price donated to the Lewes Public Library. Additional signed copies of the book are available for purchase during registration. To purchase tickets, go to bit.ly/RASKIN_EVENT. Seating is limited.
Raskin has represented Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017. Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term state senator in Maryland where he served as senate majority whip. He also was a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. He has authored several books, including “Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People.”
Blunt Rochester represents Delaware in the U.S. House of Representatives and serves as an assistant whip for house leadership. She sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has broad jurisdiction over healthcare, the environment, commerce and trade, energy policy, telecommunications, manufacturing and consumer protection.
