Candidate profile: Wala Blegay

Wala Blegay and the 2026 race

Wala Blegay is listed as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

No biography is on file for Blegay. Figures for money raised, money spent and cash on hand are also not on file. There are no documented policy positions on file for Blegay, so the candidate’s views on specific federal issues cannot be stated here.

Blegay is one of 23 candidates listed in the race. The field includes 20 Democrats, one Republican, one independent and one candidate whose affiliation is identified as Other.

The full candidate field

Every candidate in the race has the same absence of biographical, financial and policy details on file. The candidates and their listed affiliations are:

• Mark Arness — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Reuben Burton II Collins — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Rushern L Iii Baker — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Harry Jarin — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Michelle Talkington — Republican. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Quincy Bareebe — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Brian Stephen Jordan — Independent. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Nicole Williams — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Wala Blegay — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Walter Kirkland — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Adrian Boafo — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Jerry Lightfoot — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Harry Dunn — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Leigha Michele Messick — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Arthur Carr Ellis — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Kenneth Simons — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Mildred Marie Hall — Other. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Alexis Solis — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Tracy Starr — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Terry Antonio Mr. II Jackson — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• David Sundberg — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Heather Marie Luper — Democrat. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
• Steny Hoyer — Democrat and incumbent. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.

What the candidate labels establish

The party labels identify how each candidate is listed in this race. They do not establish where a candidate stands on taxes, spending, health care, immigration, national security or any other federal policy question.

Steny Hoyer is the only candidate identified as the incumbent. No other candidate is marked as currently holding the seat. Incumbency and party affiliation do not by themselves describe a candidate’s policy positions.

No fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file for any of the 23 candidates. That means the candidates cannot yet be compared through those campaign finance measures.

What comes next

The general election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, voters can watch for official updates to the candidate field, documented policy positions, candidate biographies and campaign finance figures.

Those additions would provide more information about Blegay and every other candidate in the contest. Until positions are documented, party labels remain the only stated political affiliations for the candidates in the race.