RJM was born and raised in the Chesapeake, and spent a majority of his adult life as a public defender and civil rights activist. He was reluctant to run for public office, favoring thankless jobs that are firmly out of the limelight. However, after being inspired by his local community and the dozens of people whose lives he has helped to improve, he decided to run for Congress to bring his unabashedly progressive civil rights platform to the discussion on Capitol Hill. For decades, he has been a fierce champion for the voiceless and oppressed in our society. He has argued before the Supreme Court multiple times and has won a vast majority of his cases. In his spare time, RJM enjoys volunteering at his local homeless shelter, baking, and swimming semi-professionally. He earned his law degree from the esteemed Prager University in 1983.