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Adrian Boafo (MD-05)
Democrat - Maryland
Running for House
Adrian Boafo is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Prince George’s County and a candidate for Congress in Maryland’s 5th District. The son of Ghanaian immigrants, he grew up in Prince George’s County and earned degrees from the University of Baltimore and American University. His political career includes serving on the Bowie City Council, working as a campaign manager for Rep. Steny Hoyer, and joining the Maryland House in 2023. In the legislature, he serves on the Economic Matters Committee and has focused on issues including workers, education, affordability, and small businesses.
“My entire career I’ve fought for working families; to raise wages, create jobs, expand small businesses like the one that sustained my family growing up, and defend the basic civil rights of Marylanders from every background.”
- Adrian Boafo
POLITICAL CAREER
Assistant Majority Leader in the Maryland House (2024–present)
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2023–present)
Maryland House of Delegates representing District 23 in Prince George’s County (2022)
INTERESTING FACTS
Son of immigrants from Ghana and was raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
First Black president of the Student Government Association at the University of Baltimore.
Is an associate member of the Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus.
