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MD-05 Democratic nominee?
$17.6K
JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer Commissioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age67 years old (Oct 24, 1958)
GenderMale
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LocationMaryland
BackgroundAttorney
EducationHoward University (B.A., History, 1982)
Notable personal detailsRushern Leslie Baker III is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1994–2003) and later as County Executive of Prince George’s County (2010–2018). He also served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and has run in multiple statewide and local elections in Maryland.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising local taxes and targeted fees to fund public services—particularly education—and promotes investments to grow the local economy and support small and Black-owned businesses. Advocates using government revenue and incentives to expand services and economic opportunity rather than broad tax cuts.
Healthcare
Supports defending and strengthening the Affordable Care Act, restoring ACA tax credits, lowering prescription drug prices, expanding community-based and long-term care, and expanding access to primary and veteran healthcare services. Emphasizes improving hospital capacity, workforce shortages, and county-level programs to expand primary care access for underserved residents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for immigrant communities and access to state services, favors pathways to citizenship for immigrants without law violations, and resisted local cooperation with aggressive federal immigration enforcement. Advocates humanitarian approaches while accepting enforcement against immigrants with consistent criminal records.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and guaranteeing access to abortion in Maryland and has called a woman’s right to choose sacred and in need of protection. Has urged preparing the state to ensure anyone seeking care can receive it and positioned Maryland as a destination for people needing abortion care if federal protections are removed.
Climate & Energy
Supports an aggressive clean-energy agenda including a plan (the Baker Greenprint) to achieve 100% clean energy for Maryland, major clean energy investment and green jobs growth, and policies to address climate change as an urgent priority. Has proposed assessing the role of nuclear and natural gas in the state’s clean-energy portfolio while emphasizing rapid expansion of renewables and local climate action.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures including tougher licensing/background-check measures and local policies to reduce gun violence while also supporting law enforcement and public-safety initiatives. Has backed county-level offender registries and federal executive actions to tighten gun rules.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$202.6K
$152.0K
$101.3K
$50.7K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$202.6K
$169.7K
$33.0K
$2.2K
Source: FEC
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