Rep. Elijah Cummings Has Died; He was 68U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, of Baltimore, had died, according to a statement from his office. He was 68. Cummings had recently undergone a medical procedure that he said would only keep him away for about a week. The Baltimore Sun reports the Democratic House Oversight and Reform Committee chair is a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.