Jeffrie Long Jr.
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Jeffrie Long Jr. | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Long in 2023 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 27B district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Jones |
| Constituency | Calvert County, Maryland and Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1996 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Liberty University (BA) |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Website | Campaign website |
Jeffrie Eugene Long Jr.[1] (born November 12, 1996) is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 27B in Calvert and Prince George's counties in Maryland.[2]
Long graduated from Huntingtown High School and later attended Liberty University, where he earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in clinical psychology.[2] He is currently the pastor at Communion Church in Huntingtown, Maryland. Long previously served as a legislative aide to then-President of the Maryland Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. and state senators Joanne C. Benson and Michael Jackson.[3]
In 2020, Long was elected as a Democratic National Convention delegate, pledged to Joe Biden, with 19.5 percent of the vote.[4]
In February 2021, Long applied to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates left by the appointment of state delegate Michael Jackson to the Maryland Senate.[5] The Prince George's County Democratic Committee nominated Jacqueline Steele-McCall to fill the vacancy,[6] but the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee picked Rachel Jones to fill the vacancy. Jones was ultimately appointed to the seat by Governor Larry Hogan on February 17, 2021.[7] Long challenged Jones' incumbency in the 2022 Maryland House of Delegates election,[3] defeating her in the Democratic primary with 54.3 percent of the vote.[8] He faced no opposition in the general election.[9]
In the legislature
Long was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023.[10] He and Joe Vogel are the first Gen-Z members of the Maryland General Assembly.[11] He is a member of the House Environment and Transportation Committee.[12]
In 2024, Long applied to run as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Joe Biden, but was denied by the Maryland Democratic Party.[13] He was later selected to be an at-large delegate to the DNC, where he supported Kamala Harris following Biden's withdrawal from the race.[14]
In October 2025, after Governor Wes Moore named state senator Michael Jackson as the secretary of Maryland State Police, Long announced that he would seek appointment to the Maryland Senate to fill the remainder of Jackson's term.[15]
Political positions
Long has described himself as a "fiscal conservative". During his House of Delegates candidacy, Long campaigned on topics such as women's rights, making schools safer, fixing the state's transportation system, and making Maryland more retiree-friendly.[3]
During the 2026 legislative session, Long introduced a bill to investigate conditions at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children in Cheltenham, citing the rediscovery of a grave site containing an estimated 230 youths buried in unmarked graves.[16]
Personal life
Long lives in Brandywine, Maryland.[1]