BOWIE, MD – Today Maryland Del. Adrian Boafo announced his campaign for congress has secured 14 endorsements from state and local leaders representing every county in the district and eclipsed $100,000 in donations in the first day of the campaign.  

“I’m overwhelmed and encouraged by the outpouring of support and energy for our campaign," said Del. Adrian Boafo. “This is a signal Marylanders are ready to take our fight for a more affordable and just America to Washington.”  

Adrian’s endorsements include Del. Dana Jones, District 30A and Sen. Kevin Harris, District 27 and a dozen local leaders representing every county in the district. 

“Adrian Boafo is a battle-tested fighter for Marylanders,” Del. Dana Jones, District 30A (Anne Arundel County). “He’s championed safe schools for our kids, clean air for our families, fights to create an economy that works for all of us, and is a fierce defender of the basic civil rights of all Americans. We need Adrian in Congress and I’m thrilled to support his campaign.” 

“When voters go to the ballot this June, the cost of living, the safety of our families, and a chance to put a check on Donald Trump’s reckless administration will be on the ballot,” said Sen. Kevin Harris, District 27 (Charles, Calvert and Prince George's County). “Adrian Boafo’s already proven himself a stalwart fighting for Marylanders  — We need that same energy working for us in Washington — I’m proud to support his campaign.” 

Boafo Campaign Day One Endorsements

• Ron Watson | State Senator, District 23 | Prince George’s County

• Kym Taylor | Delegate, District 23 | Prince George’s County

• Marvin E. Holmes | Delegate, District 23 | Prince George’s County

• Andrew Pruski | Delegate, District 33A | Anne Arundel County

• H. L. Dufour Woolfley, Jr. | Mayor Pro Tem; Council Member, District 2 | Bowie, Maryland

• Dennis Brady | Council Member, At-Large | Bowie, Maryland

• Wanda Rogers | Council Member, At-Large | Bowie, Maryland

• Michael Estève | Council Member, District 1 | Bowie, Maryland

• Clinton Truesdale, Sr. | Council Member, District 3 | Bowie, Maryland

• Karen Lott | Town Council Member | Upper Marlboro, Maryland

• Sarah Franklin | Town Council Member | Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The Democratic Primary Election is June 23, 2026. To learn more about Adrian visit adrianboafo.com.

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About Adrian 

Adrian is a proud and lifelong Marylander. A son of immigrant parents from Ghana, he attended DeMatha Catholic High School and went on to the University of Baltimore, where he served as the first Black President of the Student Government Association. It was during a student advocacy trip to Annapolis to demand better mental health services and reforms around issues like the cost of education and criminal justice reform that Adrian saw how few voices looked or sounded like his at the decision-making table. He decided to pursue a career in the service of better policy to actually address the challenges his community faced.

Adrian was fortunate to serve the communities of Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District working for Congressman Steny Hoyer. At the age of 25, he won a seat on the Bowie City Council and later served as Vice Mayor of the City of Bowie. In 2022, voters again put their faith and trust in Adrian and elected him to the Maryland House of Delegates. Adrian has championed the Maryland Phone Free School Act to keep our students safe and focused in school, the ICE Breaker Act which would ban officers who joined ICE during Trump’s attack on immigrant communities from ever serving in the state police force, and a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $20.