BAKER, RUSHERN L III
DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · Maryland · District 5 · Election 2026 · Open seatH6MD05404
Overview
- Raised
- $369.7K
- Spent
- $294.5K
- Cash on hand
- $75.2K
- Debts owed
- $25.5K
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Jun 3, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · Maryland · District 5
- Reported party
- Democratic
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS (C00940692)
The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.
Money in
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$296.7K
- Unitemized individual contributions$29K
- Other committees$2,000
- Candidate contributions$11.5K
- Candidate loans$30.5K
Top contributors
- BAKER, RUSHERN L. III$42K14 contributions
- RUSSAK, GRACEDemocraticDerived from contributions$9,0003 contributions
- BENITEZ, JOEDemocraticDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$282K
- Loan repayments$5,000
- Contribution refunds$7,428
Largest operating payments
- THE PIVOT GROUP, INC.$62KMAIL PRINTING, PRODUCTION & POSTAGE · May 27, 2026
- BELTWAY SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC$32KCAMPAIGN CONSULTING & WEB DESIGN SERVICES · Apr 23, 2026
- SAGE MEDIA PLANNING & PLACEMENT, INC.$19.2KADVERTISING · Jun 3, 2026
- GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH INC$18.3KPOLLING · Apr 22, 2026
- BELTWAY SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC$16KCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · May 4, 2026
- WATERSHED STRATEGY, INC.$12.8KTV ADVERTISING · May 26, 2026
- WATERSHED STRATEGY, INC.$12.3KTV ADVERTISING · Jun 3, 2026
- SENA KOZAR STRATEGIES$9,788VIDEOGRAPHY SERVICES · Apr 24, 2026
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- Maryland · District 5
- Party affiliation
- Democratic
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026
- Registered address
- 2508 PARKWAY · CHEVERLY, Maryland, 20785
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 3, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $7,428
- Debts owed by committees
- $25,500
- Last report
- PRE-PRIMARY
Source and provenance
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