Adrian Boafo is the Democratic nominee for the open Maryland 5th Congressional District seat, which Rep. Steny Hoyer is leaving. A former Bowie city councilmember and mayor pro tem, he has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2023 and 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]
Boafo was born in Arlington, Virginia, on May 10, 1994, and graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 2012.[2]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.[2][1]
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.[2][1]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.[2][4]Since 2021 he has worked for Oracle Corporation, listed in his legislative profile as senior director of government affairs.[2][1]
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.[2][1][4]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.[2][1][4]According to Wikipedia, he was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Kamala Harris.[4]
Boafo announced his run for Congress on January 12, 2026, and Hoyer endorsed him on January 23, 2026.[4][3][1]He is not seeking re-election to the House of Delegates in 2026.[4][3][1]
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
›Jobs & cost of living383 with · 2 against385 votes
On the version voted Apr 7, 2025: Adjusts state finances for the fiscal 2026 budget: adds higher top income tax brackets, raises the standard deduction, imposes a 2% capital gains surtax for incomes over $350,000 and a 3% sales tax on data and IT services, raises vehicle excise and cannabis taxes, and cuts mandated spending.
On the version voted Feb 6, 2026: Bars investor-owned electric and gas utilities from charging customers for supervisor pay above 110% of the top salary of the Public Service Commission chair, and requires them to adopt cost limits for spending such as events, renovations and incentives that they pass on to customers.
Requires the Department of Commerce to maintain a searchable online Maryland Local Sourcing Portal connecting businesses with local sources for tariff-affected goods and supplies, with annual reports, through September 2031.
On the version voted Apr 8, 2026: Requires the Secretary of Health to publish recommendations for immunizations, screenings and preventive services. Lets pharmacists give recommended vaccines to anyone age 7 or older, and changes health insurance coverage requirements for these services, applying to plans from January 1, 2027.
On the version voted Feb 20, 2026: Makes the Consumer Health Information Hub's duties apply only to the extent funding is available, ends the required budget appropriation for the Hub, and removes the termination date on consumer health information provisions.
Changes cannabis advertising rules: allows dispensaries more exterior signage, changes how audience age is determined, requires regulations accepting event organizers' attestations on audience composition, and lowers the required ownership share for social equity applicants from 65% to 55%.
Lets people who have served at least 20 years for a crime committed at ages 18 to 24 ask a court to reduce their sentence, excluding those sentenced to life without parole and sex offenders.
On the version voted Apr 8, 2026: Bans making, selling, buying or transferring pistols that can be easily converted into machine guns starting January 1, 2027, with exceptions such as police and transfers to immediate family, punishable by up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Expands juvenile court jurisdiction by repealing exceptions that send certain cases against minors straight to adult court, requires pretrial detention of children in specified cases, and limits holding children in adult jails or near incarcerated adults, with reporting requirements.
On the version voted Apr 7, 2025: Reduces state funding for the Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund and the per-pupil foundation amount for school aid, delays required teacher collaborative time, creates teacher development and recruitment grant programs, changes community school rules and otherwise revises the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
Lets the State Superintendent of Schools, instead of the Governor, declare a prolonged state of emergency when an event prevents in-person attendance for at least 14 consecutive school days, allowing virtual instruction.
Allows graduate assistants, fellows and postdoctoral interns at University System of Maryland institutions, Morgan State University and St. Mary's College to form bargaining units and bargain collectively.
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to mandate nonlead ammunition for hunting all game by July 1, 2030, except where nonlead ammunition is not commercially available for a specific firearm. Sets a civil fine up to $750 for a first offense.
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Requires the Department of Natural Resources to create and maintain a list of vernal pools, seasonal water-filled depressions that provide wildlife habitat, and to train designated state environment department staff to identify possible vernal pools and report them for the list.
On the version voted Feb 6, 2026: Bars investor-owned electric and gas utilities from charging customers for supervisor pay above 110% of the top salary of the Public Service Commission chair, and requires them to adopt cost limits for spending such as events, renovations and incentives that they pass on to customers.
Lets counties pass laws barring landlords who own six or more rental units from declining to renew a lease or ending a holdover tenancy without good cause, such as habitually late rent, serious lease violations or illegal activity.
On the version voted Apr 7, 2025: Requires landlords to give tenants written notice at least six days before a scheduled eviction, by mail, door posting and email or text when known, bars sheriffs from evicting without court approval if they believe notice was not given, and lets tenants sue over violations.
Reorganizes the elements local governments must include in comprehensive plans so they match State planning principles and apply uniformly, and adds guidance and requirements for plans and specific elements.
Bars stopping, standing or parking in bus stop zones and lets local automated bus lane cameras, renamed bus obstruction monitoring systems, record and ticket those violations.
Repeals the notarized bill of sale used to base the vehicle titling excise tax on the actual price of a used vehicle sold $500 or more below retail value; the published valuation is used instead.
On the version voted Mar 12, 2026: Requires the Maryland Department of Transportation to assess greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled for major highway expansion projects and to carry out multimodal programs and other activities to offset the emissions, starting July 1, 2026.
Makes it a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine, to knowingly or recklessly use deepfakes to spread materially false election information that harms or is meant to harm voters, and requires officials to correct election misinformation.
Requires county school superintendents to let children of service members relocating to Maryland on military orders apply for advance enrollment through a remote process with no fee or in-person visit, gives them access to all courses and activities they qualify for, and requires published information on the process.
Bars people not accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from charging for help with veterans benefits claims, taking referral fees, or guaranteeing benefit outcomes, and treats violations as unfair trade practices under consumer protection law.
Expands state tuition assistance for Maryland National Guard members to cover trade and career schools recognized by state agencies and to include training assistance, with the existing two-year service obligation applying to career courses.
Voted against most of their party on 2 of 733 party-divided votes on file.
Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program
Amends the bill to add a Maryland income tax subtraction for tips and gratuities earned in food service facilities, businesses licensed for on-site alcohol sales, hotels, and taxi, limousine, sedan or ride-hailing work, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. (AI-written)
What it does: Converts Maryland's biotechnology investment tax credit into a grant program run by the Department of Commerce, requires the governor to include $10 million a year for it in the state budget, and requires grants to be…
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 1–95, Republicans 34–0
Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alchlc Bevs License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)
What it does: Extends the ban on issuing local alcoholic beverages licenses to tobacconists through June 30, 2027, and bars local boards, from July 2026 through June 2027, from suspending or revoking liquor licenses held by retail…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 91–6, Republicans 5–31
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
HB 2100 · MD HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
YesVOTED
Motion: Third Reading (HB) Calendar No.150 · On Third Reading
On the version voted Aug 3, 2026: Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment
YesVOTED
Motion: Third Reading (HB) Calendar No.149 · On Third Reading
Repeals a duplicate proposed constitutional amendment on collective bargaining for State employees, so only one copy appears on the November 2026 ballot. An identical amendment in another act stays on the ballot. Takes effect immediately as an emergency.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Morgan, M. /283424/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Nawrocki /963724/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Arikan /933322/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
YesVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Arikan /623323/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
YesVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Buckel /133323/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
NoVOTED
Motion: Government, Labor, and Elections Report No. 55 · FWA adp - ON 2ND RDG (Rules Suspended) · FLA Del. Long, R. /703123/1
Proposes a constitutional amendment for the November 2026 ballot stating that the Maryland Constitution sets no criteria for congressional district lines, that its districting standards apply only to legislative districts, and that lawmakers may give the state Supreme Court original review of congressional maps.
