Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district,first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),a position he held from 1996 to 2004. In 2006,he ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes,losing the Democratic primary to the eventual winner,Ben Cardin. Mfume returned to his former House seat in 2020 after it was left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings.
Parren James Mitchell was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3,1971,to January 3,1987. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland.
Douglas Friend Gansler is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th attorney general of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. Gansler previously served as the state's attorney for Montgomery County,Maryland from 1999 to 2007.
Sheila Ann Dixon is an American politician who served as the 48th mayor of Baltimore,Maryland,after mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as governor on January 17,2007. Dixon,then president of the Baltimore City Council,served out the remaining year of her term and won the mayoral election in November 2007. Dixon was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council,Baltimore's first female mayor,and Baltimore's third black mayor.
The 2007 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 6,2007. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic,Sheila Dixon's victory in the Democratic primary on September 11 all but assured her of victory in the general election;she defeated Republican candidate Elbert Henderson in the general election by an overwhelming majority. Dixon,who as president of the Baltimore City Council became mayor in January 2007 when Martin O'Malley resigned to become Governor of Maryland,was the first woman to be elected to the office.
Jill Priscilla Carter is an American politician and attorney who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate since 2018,representing the 41st district in Baltimore. She previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 until her resignation in 2017.
Curtis Stovall Anderson is an American politician,lawyer and former broadcast journalist. He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983,was the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation,and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. After serving 12 years,he was elected again in 2002,and served until his retirement in 2023. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1992 (Clinton) and 2008 (Obama).
Lillie May Carroll Jackson,pioneer civil rights activist,organizer of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP. Invariably known as "Dr. Lillie","Ma Jackson",and the "mother of the civil rights movement",Lillie May Carroll Jackson pioneered the tactic of non-violent resistance to racial segregation used by Martin Luther King Jr. and others during the early civil rights movement.
Juanita Elizabeth Jackson Mitchell was born in Hot Springs,Arkansas,and was the first African-American woman to practice law in Maryland. She was married to Clarence M. Mitchell,Jr.,mother of two Maryland State Senators,and grandmother of one.
Rushern Leslie Baker III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 7th county executive of Prince George's County,Maryland from 2010 to 2018. He previously served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2003,representing District 22B in northern Prince George's County. A member of the Democratic Party,Baker unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maryland in 2018 and 2022.
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2014 was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler was eligible to seek a third term in office,but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland.
Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV is an American radio host and politician who currently cohosts The C4 And Bryan Nehman Show on Baltimore radio station WBAL. Mitchell served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 1999 and Maryland Senate from 1999 to 2003 as a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. The date included the election of the governor,lieutenant governor,and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent governor Larry Hogan and Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford,both Republicans,were re-elected to a second term against Democrat Ben Jealous,the former NAACP CEO,and his running mate Susan Turnbull. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Charles E. Sydnor III is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 44 since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented District 44B in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2020.
Eric Douglas Ebersole is an American politician who serves as a Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing District 44B. From 2015 to 2023,he represented the 12th District.
Hasan "Jay" Jalisi is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 10,based in Baltimore County,from 2015 to 2023. In 2022,he unsuccessfully ran for Maryland Senate,placing second to state Delegate Benjamin Brooks.
The 2020 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,concurrent with the general election. Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott,the Democratic Party nominee,won a sizable victory over independent candidate Bob Wallace,Republican Party nominee Shannon Wright,and Working Class Party nominee David Harding.
The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Governor Larry Hogan was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. This was the first gubernatorial election where both parties' nominees for lieutenant governor were women.
Elizabeth M. Embry is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 43A in Baltimore. In 2018,she was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland,running on the ticket of Prince George's County executive Rushern Baker. In 2016,she was a candidate for mayor of Baltimore.
