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Democrat
Wala Blegay
Democrat
Wala Blegay
MD-05 Democratic nominee?
$17.6K
JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationMaryland
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park — B.A., Government and Politics
Notable personal detailsWalakewon (Wala) Blegay is a Democratic elected official in Prince George’s County, Maryland, serving on the County Council since December 2022 and appointed as an at-large council member effective January 5, 2026. She is an attorney and has worked as a staff attorney for the D.C. Nurses Association and as an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. She is a first-generation Liberian and Nigerian American and has been involved in local health, workforce, and housing policy initiatives through her county council work. She has also run for U.S. House in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports progressive tax policies aimed at holding corporations and wealthy interests accountable and prioritizes economic justice and lower costs for working families; platform includes ending corporate greed and funding expanded social programs such as Medicare for All and other progressive investments.
Healthcare
Supports expanded access to care and affordability measures, including initiatives to address emergency room wait times, funding for uninsured/underinsured county health programs, nurse staffing protections, and community health programs like Food as Medicine. Advocates for broader access to healthcare and reducing costs as part of a people-first, progressive agenda.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate has organized and supported services for immigrants and emphasizes support for immigrant families and refugees, framing immigration as a community and humanitarian issue. Her campaign materials note her family’s immigrant background and community-focused approach to helping immigrants access legal resources.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal–scale approach including transitioning to 100% clean energy, large clean-energy and infrastructure job creation, prioritizing environmental justice communities, strengthening climate resilience, and imposing corporate climate fees to hold polluters accountable.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes public-safety strategies focused on prevention, mental-health and community-based violence intervention rather than enforcement-only approaches. There is no clear statement on specific firearm policies (for example, background checks, assault-weapon bans, or red-flag laws) in the available campaign materials or recent public record.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$396.7K
$297.5K
$198.4K
$99.2K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$396.7K
$307.2K
$89.6K
$6.0K
Source: FEC
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