BAKER, RUSHERN L III
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H6MD05404- Internal id
d82f4f50-ea95-489e-ad05-f90a1907f610- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MD-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 791,419 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $130,777 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $56,918 |
| Income | In poverty | 5.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.389 |
| Race | White alone | 43.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 40.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 42.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 19.2% |
| Household | Family households | 71.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.71 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $457,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,095 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 68.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 11.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 20.3% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $202,646 | $32,957 | $169,689 | $30,500 | $160,796 |
Elections
- 2026 general house Β· MD-5 β running
Committees
- RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 20.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $21,387 | $0 | 1 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. | support | $21,387 | DIRECT MAIL |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (1)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. | supports_independently | $21,387 | fec_ies |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |