Every four years, the Maryland electorate chooses delegates at the presidential conventions. And every four years, nobody knows who most of them are. Rather defeats the purpose of having a convention in the first place—if you don't have any particular confidence in your delegates, you'd be better off replacing the folderol with a computer program.
So, because I am insatiably curious, here are the people running as delegates to the Democratic party convention from the 5th Congressional district. There was nothing involved here but simple Googling. If you want to know about the Republicans, you will have to do the work yourself; they're likely to be pretty obscure.
Party rules, by the way, require direct election of equal numbers of male and female delegates. You get to vote for 6 of each.
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Women
Committed to Obama
Kisha Brown, College Park: Office of Maryland Attorney General, formerly lobbyist for Greater Baltimore Committee
LaFonda Fenwick, Bowie: head of a financial services firm, grants manager for National Science Foundation—not clear which is current position
Jessy Mejia, College Park: Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs
Denise Riley, Hyattsville: Political Director of the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, secretary of a statewide Democratic women's group
Beth Swoap, St. Leonard: Loan officer, secretary of Democratic State Committee
Nicole Williams, Lanham: Real estate attorney
Uncommitted
Eloise Evans, Lusby: Nothing on the Internet
Bernadette James, Lusby: Nothing on the Internet
Gwen McCall, Bowie: Prince George's County Economic Development Corp., former Chief of Staff to County Executive Rushern Baker
Men
Committed to Obama
Timothy Adams, Bowie, CEO of technology firm
Ismael Canales, Bowie, PG Police Department
Albert Coleman, Waldorf, Chairman of Charles County Democratic Central Committee—no employment information on the web
Norris McDonald, Fort Washington, President, African American Environmentalist Association
Lewis Powell, Indian Head, President, Antiok Holdings
Justin Ross, Hyattsville: State delegate
Uncommitted
Julius West, Hyattsville: Aide to US representative Chris Van Hollen
