MD-05 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Department of the Interior drug program specialist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
LocationMaryland
BackgroundU.S. Department of the Interior drug program specialist
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EducationStrayer University — B.S., Business Administration (Acquisition and Contract Management) (2021)
Notable personal detailsJerry Lightfoot is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District (2026). He has worked as a Drug Program Specialist at the U.S. Department of the Interior and previously served in the U.S. Army as a military police soldier, including deployments to Afghanistan and service at Fort Meade. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration (Acquisition and Contract Management) from Strayer University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to reduce income inequality, strengthen the middle class, create good-paying jobs, support workers and unions, invest in communities, and expand affordable housing and healthcare; prioritizes building an economy that rewards hard work and addresses cost-of-living pressures. These positions indicate favoring targeted public investment and economic interventions rather than tax cuts or deregulatory, small-government approaches.
Healthcare
Supports lowering healthcare costs, protecting and expanding coverage under the Affordable Care Act, strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, and expanding access to quality care; describes healthcare as a right and emphasizes expanding reproductive and maternal care access.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that combines secure borders with humane treatment, oversight of enforcement, and pathways to legal status or citizenship. Endorses fair, expedited asylum processing and measures to regularize long-term undocumented immigrants while focusing enforcement on serious criminal activity.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding reproductive healthcare rights, including access to abortion and maternal care. Frames reproductive healthcare as a right and part of accessible healthcare policy priorities.
Climate & Energy
Supports addressing climate change via clean energy investment, emissions reduction, and environmental justice while endorsing policies to reduce emissions and invest in clean energy. Positions emphasize climate action within a broader Democratic policy platform without specifying Green New Deal–level measures or fossil-fuel phase-out timelines.
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