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Rushern L Baker III

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Rushern L Baker III is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in MD-05 in the 2026 election.

American politician (born 1958)

U.S. House — MD-05DemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-1EA-M2R4 FEC H6MD05404

Running for U.S. House, MD-05, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/rushern-l-baker-iii

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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  • 2026 · U.S. House, MD-05 · General · Democratic · on the ballot

Background

Rushern Leslie Baker III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 7th county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 2010 to 2018.

More

He previously served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2003, representing District 22B in northern Prince George's County. A member of the Democratic Party, Baker unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maryland in 2018 and 2022.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-06 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushern_Baker

Campaign finance

$369,665total raised (2026 cycle)
$294,460total spent (2026 cycle)
$75,204cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-03 · Source: FEC

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  • Portrait — betterDCregion · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
  • Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-06 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushern_Baker
  • Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7380809
  • Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MD05404/
  • photo_action — http://www.rushernbaker.com/
  • photo_headshot — http://www.rushernbaker.com/
  • photo_full_body — http://www.rushernbaker.com/
  • photo_headshot — http://www.rushernbaker.com/
  • photo_full_body — http://www.rushernbaker.com/
  • photo_action — http://www.rushernbaker.com/

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