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U.S. Representative · Congressional District 5 · Maryland · 2026 Primary
A U.S. Representative serves as your district's voice in Congress, where they vote on federal laws, national budgets, and policies that impact daily life. They are responsible for securing federal funding for local infrastructure and helping residents resolve issues with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs. This office matters because it ensures your community’s specific needs and priorities are represented in the national government.
View all candidates in this raceLeigha Messick is a Democrat running for U.S. Representative in Maryland's 5th District, emphasizing grassroots organizing and community-led change. She has a background in community organizing and advocacy and highlights lived experience in Maryland as central to her campaign. Messick focuses on fighting for justice, equity, and dignity for every community, with policy priorities including healthcare for all, restoring safety nets, and abolishing ICE. She calls for bold structural changes such as ending private prisons, rejecting corporate PAC money, and implementing term limits.
Sources: Campaign website
"Leigha Messick is running for Congress in Maryland's 5th District because our communities deserve a representative who will fight tirelessly for justice, equity, and the dignity of every person."
Source: leighaforcongress.com
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All as a necessity to ensure healthcare for everyone.
“Healthcare for Everyone Medicare for All isn't a slogan; it's a necessity.”
Safety Nets
Advocates for expanding Social Security, protecting Medicare, and guaranteeing housing as a human right.
“Restore Our Safety Nets Expand Social Security, protect Medicare, and guarantee housing as a human right.”
Immigration
Calls to abolish ICE and build a humane, just immigration system.
“Abolish ICE End the terrorization of immigrant communities. We need a humane, just immigration system.”
Institutional Reform
Supports packing the Supreme Court, protecting voting rights, and ending corporate PAC money and stock trading in Congress.
“No more corporate PAC money. No more stock trading in Congress. Term Limits Public service is not a lifetime appointment.”
Foreign Policy
Advocates for ending military and economic aid to Israel, ending occupation, and supporting Palestinian human rights.
“Free Palestine • End the occupation. End the apartheid. Stand for human rights and self-determination for the Palestinian people.”
“Healthcare for Everyone Medicare for All isn't a slogan; it's a necessity.”
Source“Abolish ICE End the terrorization of immigrant communities. We need a humane, just immigration system.”
Source“Restore Our Safety Nets Expand Social Security, protect Medicare, and guarantee housing as a human right.”
Source“No more corporate PAC money. No more stock trading in Congress. Term Limits Public service is not a lifetime appointment.”
Source“building world-class education infrastructure”
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