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Rushern L Baker III

Maryland U.S. House District 5

Democratic Party

Rushern L Baker III is included in the 2026 FEC filing records for Maryland U.S. House District 5. Explore the available source records below. A federal filing does not establish ballot qualification.

Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Rushern L Baker III raised?

$369,664.82 in total campaign receipts.

$325,714.82 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts
$369,665
Total spending
$294,460
Cash on hand
$75,204

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Scheduled primary election

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Rushern L Baker III campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through June 3, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$369,664.82All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$325,714.82Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$11,450.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$294,460.34Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$75,204.48Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$25,500.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$49,704.48Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores.

PAC contributions and outside spending
Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Rushern L Baker III

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$14,000.006 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$135,549.125 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$0.000 transactions
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Coordinated party expenditure

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Independent expenditure

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Federal committees reporting direct contributions

ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE1 itemized transaction · latest Apr 23, 2026
CROSSPARTISAN PAC I1 itemized transaction · latest Apr 10, 2026
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC1 itemized transaction · latest Mar 30, 2026
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE1 itemized transaction · latest May 18, 2026

Showing 5 of 6 groups, ordered by absolute reported amount. Totals include all accepted source rows.

Outside spenders reporting support or opposition

supportSERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.5 itemized transactions · latest Jun 10, 2026
$135,549.12FEC filing ↗
SPONSOR-LEVEL SOURCE ROWS5 reported communication-spending records

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Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Oct 16, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

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How money moved through Rushern L Baker III

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

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Itemized individual receipt activity over time

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5 calendar months · 5 published cells

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Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported . This panel does not include PAC receipts.

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

27.7% of published positive state-cell amounts outside Maryland
Maryland213 distinct reported contributors · 264 rows$189,510.0072.3%
District of Columbia39 distinct reported contributors · 55 rows$34,634.0013.2%
Virginia20 distinct reported contributors · 24 rows$20,301.007.7%
California9 distinct reported contributors · 13 rows$17,750.006.8%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. Percentages divide by the sum of all positive published, privacy-thresholded committee/state cells, including cells beyond the top 12 shown. Zero and negative state cells are excluded from this denominator; these shares do not describe all contributions or all campaign receipts.

Source: FEC individual-contributions bulk file ↗, imported .

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

9 published categories
Advertising Expenses6 current organization-payment rows$115,305.81
Administrative/Salary/Overhead Expenses11 current organization-payment rows$69,294.36
Category not reported14 current organization-payment rows$26,595.20
Solicitation and Fundraising Expenses7 current organization-payment rows$18,404.84
Polling Expenses1 current organization-payment row$18,300.00
Campaign Materials3 current organization-payment rows$13,622.54
Political Contributions1 current organization-payment row$4,500.00
Travel Expenses1 current organization-payment row$1,670.09
Campaign Event Expenses1 current organization-payment row$500.00

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

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Pivot Group Incorporated2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-27
$64,530.00
Beltway Solutions Group LLC2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-04
$48,000.00
Watershed Strategy Incorporated2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-03
$25,077.59
Reflex Strategy Sale Group4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-28
$23,300.00
Adp LLC5 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-29
$20,384.36
Sage Media Planning And Placement Incorporated1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-06-03
$19,198.22
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Incorporated1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-04-22
$18,300.00
Sena Kozar Strategies2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-11
$16,287.54
Actblue8 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-12
$6,294.04
Color Pro Graphic1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-03-12
$5,051.16
Kalik And Associates2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-03-27
$4,750.00
Democratic State Central Committee Of Maryland1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-05-08
$4,500.00
Sydar Of Dc LLC4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-07
$4,475.00
Grassroots Analytics3 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-05
$3,604.84
Budget Rent A Car1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-05-13
$1,670.09

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-10-16. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

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What the reported totals show

88.1%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
79.7%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$49,704.48Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

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Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Rushern L Baker III
Office sought
U.S. House — Maryland District 5
Party affiliation
Democratic Party
Incumbency
Challenger
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
RUSHERN BAKER FOR CONGRESS →
FEC candidate ID
H6MD05404
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