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House of Delegates Member · Legislative District 8 · Maryland · 2026 Primary
Members of the Maryland House of Delegates represent their local districts in the state legislature by proposing, debating, and voting on laws that impact public education, healthcare, and transportation. They work alongside the state Senate to pass Maryland’s annual budget and determine how tax dollars are allocated to community services and infrastructure projects. This office is vital because delegates shape the statewide policies and spending priorities that directly influence the daily lives of all residents.
View all candidates in this raceKumasi J. Barnett is a Democratic candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in Legislative District 8. State election records list him as an active candidate in the 2026 race. Barnett is a Baltimore-based artist with an MFA from The Ohio State University whose work reimagines comic-book imagery to explore issues including police brutality, racial profiling, and systemic racism. Public arts biographies also note that his work has been exhibited widely in the United States and internationally.
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Your favorite painter's favorite painter.
[His work subverts] and imbues the often timeless genre [of comic books] with a present day social consciousness.
[Barnett] paints directly over old copies of comic books, changing their narratives into critiques of police brutality, racial profiling, and more broadly, systemic racism.
Source: kumasijbarnett.com
“Barnett frequently paints directly over old copies of comic books, changing their narratives into critiques of police brutality, racial profiling, and more broadly, systemic racism.”
Source“changing their narratives into critiques of police brutality, racial profiling, and more broadly, systemic racism.”
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