U.S. House · Maryland's 5th District
Adrian Boafo
Member, Maryland House of DelegatesD
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 5th District
- Result
- Adrian Boafo, projected winner
- Opponent
- Chris Chaffee (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did10 statements · 0 votes
Pass Medicare for All with a public option, so that if you like your private health insurance you can keep it.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 5
2026-11-03
| Adrian Boafo D | challenger |
| Chris Chaffee R | challenger |
Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary in a field of more than 20 candidates.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Wants to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour and tie it to inflation, citing his work leading a three-year effort to raise Maryland's minimum wage.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he will guarantee universal childcare so no parent has to choose between earning a paycheck and caring for their child.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he will cut taxes for working and middle-class families while closing loopholes that let large corporations and wealthy individuals avoid paying what he calls their fair share.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he will advance gun safety reforms to protect schools and children and invest in mental health services.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Pass Medicare for All with a public option, so that if you like your private health insurance you can keep it.
Campaign website says he will pass Medicare for All with a public option and protect and fully restore Medicaid expansion.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Protect a woman's right to choose and defend reproductive freedom.
Campaign website lists defending a woman's right to choose and reproductive freedom in his healthcare agenda.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Expand solar, offshore wind, and clean energy manufacturing to create good-paying union jobs here in Maryland.
Campaign website calls for expanding solar, offshore wind and clean energy manufacturing and sponsoring a Climate Superfund requiring major fossil fuel polluters to pay into a fund for climate damage and resilience costs.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Restore Congress’s constitutional war powers by enforcing the War Powers Resolution so no president can take the United States into prolonged conflict without congressional approval.
Campaign website says he would enforce the War Powers Resolution so no president can take the U.S. into prolonged conflict without congressional approval.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Abolish ICE and pass comprehensive immigration reform to create a fair, transparent, and accountable immigration system that protects civil rights and rebuilds trust in our communities.
Campaign website calls to abolish ICE and pass comprehensive immigration reform, and to focus enforcement on violent offenders, traffickers and cartel networks rather than law-abiding families.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Strengthen the U.S.–Israel alliance and ensure Israel has the security assistance it needs to defend itself against Hamas and other terrorist threats.
Campaign website says he would strengthen the U.S.-Israel alliance and ensure Israel has the security assistance it needs to defend itself, while also increasing humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Democrat Adrian Boafo, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2023, won the open Maryland 5th Congressional District seat on November 3, 2026, defeating Chris Chaffee; Rep. Steny Hoyer is leaving the seat. A former Bowie city councilmember and mayor pro tem, he worked for Hoyer's campaigns and for Oracle Corporation in government affairs. He won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 32.7% of the vote in a field of more than 20 candidates.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Boafo was born in Arlington, Virginia, on May 10, 1994, and graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 2012.[3] He earned a B.A. in government and public policy from the University of Baltimore in 2016 and an M.B.A. from American University's Kogod School of Business in 2019.[3][2]
Boafo began his career as a national press assistant for U.S. Rep. Ruben Kihuen from 2017 to 2018, then was field director (2018-2019) and campaign manager (2019-2021) for Steny Hoyer's congressional campaign.[3][2] He was elected to the Bowie City Council (District 3) in 2019 and also served as the city's mayor pro tem; according to his legislative profile, he held both roles from 2019 to 2022.[3][6] Since 2021 he has worked for Oracle Corporation, listed in his legislative profile as senior director of government affairs.[3][2]
Boafo won election to the Maryland House of Delegates from District 23 (Prince George's County) in 2022 and took office on January 11, 2023.[3][2][6] He serves on the Economic Matters Committee, including its Workers' Compensation, Land Use and Zoning, and Business Regulation subcommittees, and has been listed as Assistant Majority Leader since 2024.[3][2][6] According to Wikipedia, he was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Kamala Harris.[6]
Boafo announced his run for Congress on January 12, 2026, and Hoyer endorsed him on January 23, 2026.[6][4][2] He did not seek re-election to the House of Delegates in 2026.[6][4][2] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 70.1% of the vote to Chris Chaffee's 29.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- billLed a three-year effort in the Maryland legislature to raise the state minimum wage and tie future increases to inflation.[5]
- billCo-sponsored the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act of 2026 in the Maryland legislature.[5]
- vote2023-04-04 · Voted yes on SB 555 (Fair Wage Act of 2023, accelerating Maryland's minimum wage to $15 an hour), which passed the House of Delegates 102-38 on April 4, 2023.[7]
- vote2023-04-10 · Voted yes on SB 1 (Gun Safety Act of 2023, restricting where firearms may be carried and creating new sensitive-location restrictions), which passed the House of Delegates 93-42 on April 10, 2023.[8]
- vote2025-04-07 · Voted yes on HB 352 (Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025, creating new state income-tax brackets and a capital-gains surtax on high earners), which passed the House of Delegates 94-46 on April 7, 2025.[9]
In their own words
Priorities
- Affordability, including raising the federal minimum wage, cutting taxes for working families, and expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.[5]
- Guaranteeing universal childcare so parents do not have to choose between work and caring for their children.[5]
- Democracy and civil rights, including overturning Citizens United and passing the Equality Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.[5]
Campaign money$1.7M raised · 93% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $1.6M
- PACs & committees $117K
Largest committee contributions
- Forward Together PAC PAC$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America PAC$10K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) PAC$10K
- Citizens Organized Political Action Committee PAC$5,000
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee PAC$5,000
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League PAC$5,000
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC PAC$5,000
- America's Credit Unions PAC PAC$5,000
- NEA Fund for Children and Public Education PAC$5,000
- New Democrat Coalition Action Fund PAC$5,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/adrian-boafo
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Maryland U.S. House District 5 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
- 2.Adrian Boafo · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Del. Adrian A. Boafo · Maryland General Assembly Official record
- 4.Adrian Boafo Announces Run For Maryland's 5th With Hoyer Endorsement · Hoodline News report
- 5.Adrian Boafo campaign website statement · Adrian Boafo campaign website, via Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 6.Adrian Boafo · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 7.Maryland House of Delegates vote, SB 555 (2023) Fair Wage Act of 2023 — Third Reading · Maryland General Assembly · 2023-04-04 Official record
- 8.Maryland House of Delegates vote, SB 1 (2023) Gun Safety Act of 2023 — Third Reading · Maryland General Assembly · 2023-04-10 Official record
- 9.Maryland House of Delegates vote, HB 352 (2025) Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 — Third Reading and Final Passage · Maryland General Assembly · 2025-04-07 Official record