Fine Arts Lecturer Rushern Baker Iv Announces Run For State Delegate

A UMD fine arts lecturer is chasing a seat in the state House of Delegates.

By Alex Kirshner, The Diamondback

A university fine arts lecturer who is the son of Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III is chasing a seat in the state House of Delegates. 

Rushern Baker IV, a 26-year-old graduate of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Cheverly native, announced Tuesday he’ll join the race for one of three delegate seats in the state’s 22nd district. All three incumbent delegates are Democrats who have worked with Baker’s father and are set to run in the next election, but Baker said he would bring new ideas to Annapolis, including a focus on the arts. 

“I’ve known the delegates for a long time, and we’re all friends, but at the end of the day I think my vision and my ideas are really great ideas, and I think I deserve to have a shot at one of these three seats,” said Baker, who’s also a Democrat.

This is the younger Baker’s first bid for public office, as he seeks to represent a district in the heart of a county his father has led since late 2010. 

“I always knew that at some point, I wanted to get involved in public service,” Baker said. “I’ve been involved in some capacity my entire life.” 

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