Maryland House of Delegates District 5

Dayana Bergman

Democratic

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Bergman has owned and operated a medical diagnostic center and worked as a healthcare and educational interpreter and registered behavioral technician, per the campaign site. She is a first generation Chinese Cuban American and mother of three who has testified before the Maryland General Assembly on public education, per the campaign site.

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Rudolph has worked as an educator in Carroll County Public Schools and as an adjunct English faculty member at McDaniel College, and she co-owns a small book business with her sister, per the campaign site. She has lived in the district since arriving as a student teacher more than two decades ago and is active in local nonprofit and business circles, per the campaign site.

Courtney Alexa Welch is the Democratic candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list. No campaign website was listed on the State Board of Elections' candidate filing as of September 8, 2026.

April R. Rose

Republican Incumbent

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Rose works as a senior technical recruiter for a service disabled veteran owned consulting firm and spent more than two decades in real estate and lending before that, per the campaign site. She serves as the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee and chairs the Carroll County delegation, per the campaign site.

Chris Tomlinson

Republican Incumbent

Per the campaign site.

Tomlinson is a Towson University graduate who has represented the district since 2023 and previously worked as a biweekly opinion columnist for local publications, per the campaign site. He serves as the ranking Republican on the House Government, Labor and Elections Committee and chairs the Carroll County delegation, per the campaign site.

Steve Whisler is a Navy veteran who trained as a Persian and Farsi linguist and worked at the National Security Agency until retiring in 2005, per Frederick News Post. He has taught math in Baltimore County Public Schools since 2013 and serves as Carroll County Board of Education president, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.