Adrian Boafo | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 Servingwith Marvin E. Holmes Jr. and Kym Taylor | |
Preceded by | Geraldine Valentino-Smith |
Constituency | Bowie,Maryland |
Mayor pro tempore of Bowie,Maryland | |
In office November 18,2019 –January 11,2023 | |
Preceded by | Henri Gardner |
Succeeded by | Roxy Ndebumadu |
Personal details | |
Born | Adrian Boafo May 10,1994 Arlington,Virginia,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Bowie,Maryland,U.S. |
Education | University of Baltimore (BA) American University (MBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Adrian A. Boafo (born May 10,1994) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 23 in Prince George's County,Maryland. He previously served as the Vice Mayor and District 3 council member for the City of Bowie from 2019 to 2022. [1]
Boafo was born in Arlington,Virginia on May 10,1994. [1] His parents were immigrants from Ghana who migrated to the United States after the country's democratic political systems collapsed. [2]
Boafo graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 2012. He later attended the University of Baltimore,where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and public policy in 2016,and American University,where he received a Master of Business Administration degree in 2019. After graduating,Boafo worked as a national press assistant for U.S. Representative Ruben Kihuen. He later served as the campaign manager for House Majority leader Steny Hoyer from 2018 to 2021. [1] [3]
Boafo filed to run for District 3 of the Bowie city council on May 8,2019,challenging incumbent council member Darian Senn-Carter. [4] Boafo won election to the Bowie city council on November 6,2019,with 34.8 percent of the vote. [5] Soon after,the council selected him to serve as the city's youngest mayor pro tempore,succeeding at-large council member Henri Gardner. [6] While working for the Bowie city council,Boafo also worked as a federal lobbyist for the Oracle Corporation. [7]
In May 2020,Boafo voted to stop construction and cancel the city's contract to build a new ice rink,instead opting to build an indoor courts facility. [8] In July 2020,Boafo voted against cancel public-private partnership proposals to repair and operate Bowie's city-operated ice rink. After the city council voted to reject the proposals,it created a task force for the amenity. [9] The task force unveiled its recommendations on January 19,2021. [10]
In January 2021,Boafo voted against a bill to support a preliminary plan for the Bowie's Mill Branch Crossing development. [11]
In June 2021,Boafo introduced a bill to provide city residents with a rebate of up to $50 to install a new water filtration system. The City Council unanimously voted to pass the initiative. [12] Later that month,the United States House Committee on Appropriations' Interior,Environment,and Related Agencies Subcommittee approved a $2 million request from the city to replace one mile of a tuberculated cast iron water main. [13]
In 2019,Boafo included a budget line item in the city's budget to reimburse Bowie residents for installing outdoor cameras. In November 2020,Boafo and the Bowie Police Department launched a program to provide rebates up to $50 for residents who purchase and install a home security camera. [14]
In June 2020,Boafo attended a vigil to honor George Floyd,Ahmaud Arbery,and Breonna Taylor at Allen Pond Park in Bowie. [15]
In 2022,Boafo issued a statement asking for a correction from Bowie mayor Tim Adams after he included Boafo on his list of endorsements in the 2022 Maryland Comptroller election,saying that despite having a "great working relationship with Mayor Adams,there was no communication or confirmation in advance of the endorsement." [16] Boafo later endorsed state delegate Brooke Lierman for Comptroller of Maryland. [17] He also endorsed author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore for Governor of Maryland. [18]
Boafo announced he would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 23 on February 25,2022. His campaign was endorsed by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. [7] He won the Democratic primary on July 19,2022,placing second with 14.4 percent of the vote. Boafo was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023. [19] He was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention,pledged to Kamala Harris. [20]
In September 2024,Boafo established his own federal political action committee,GenBlue PAC,to endorse progressive candidates running for Congress. [2]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Adrian Boafo | 713 | 34.8 | |
Mike Byrd | 660 | 32.2 | |
David Grogan | 331 | 16.2 | |
Darian Senn-Carter (incumbent) | 193 | 9.4 | |
Kevin Motley | 148 | 7.2 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marvin E. Holmes,Jr. (incumbent) | 10,382 | 16.2 | |
Democratic | Adrian Boafo | 9,237 | 14.4 | |
Democratic | Kym Taylor | 8,957 | 14.0 | |
Democratic | Jocelyn Irene Collins | 8,938 | 13.9 | |
Democratic | Monica Roebuck | 7,609 | 11.9 | |
Democratic | Keenon James | 6,104 | 9.5 | |
Democratic | Remi Duyile | 3,888 | 6.1 | |
Democratic | Januari McKay | 3,784 | 5.9 | |
Democratic | Valeria Tomlin | 2,630 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | Jacqui Steele-McCall | 2,575 | 4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marvin E. Holmes Jr. | 36,506 | 33.89 | |
Democratic | Kym Taylor | 36,399 | 33.80 | |
Democratic | Adrian Boafo | 33,843 | 31.42 | |
Write-in | 957 | 0.89 |
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