---
type: Candidate
title: "Rushern L Iii Baker"
description: "U.S. House candidate, MD-05 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "MD"
district: "MD-05"
party: "DEM"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS"
  id: "C00940692"
ids:
  fec: "H6MD05404"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, md]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Rushern L Iii Baker

Democratic open-seat for U.S. House (MD-05), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS (C00940692)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.