Maryland lawmaker’s daughter using his car to drive for Lyft

A Lyft car adorned with congressional plates that went viral on social media belongs to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
{mosads}A photo submitted to local Washington, D.C., blog Popville last week depicted a black Honda with a pink Lyft driver sticker on its window shield and the words “Maryland U.S. Congress 7-A” on its license plates.
So, which member of Congress drives @lyft in DC (Mt. Pleasant) on the side? cc @the42bus @PoPville pic.twitter.com/2yak0mnkbQ
— Dustin Andres (@CIVIL1AN) May 27, 2016
Cummings told The Washington Post that his daughter — who just graduated from Howard University — has been using the car to drive for Lyft and earn extra income.
“In an effort to earn some extra money to pay her expenses at school, she signed up for a part-time position with one of the ride-sharing companies,” Cummings said. “They, in turn, gave her a sticker to apply to the windshield of the car.”
Cummings added that he has asked his daughter to remove the congressional plates, which afford special parking privileges for members and staffers.
It’s not the first time congressional cars have come under the spotlight. Roll Call’s video of Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) performing a botched park job outside the Capitol went viral last year.