Kent Roberson

Roberson was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Frederick Douglass High School and later attended Ball State University, earning a bachelor's and master's degree in political science in 2002 and 2007, and the Wesley Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree in 2003.^[1]

Roberson first got involved in politics during high school in 2002, working as a student page for the Maryland House of Delegates. In 2013, he started work in the Maryland General Assembly mailroom.^[2] After graduating, Roberson worked as an intern for U.S. Representative Albert Wynn, later serving as a senior government relations manager for the Corn Refiners Association^[3] and the vice president of the Prince George's County Parent Teacher Student Association. In 2021, Roberson was appointed as the African-American Diversity Leadership chair for the state of Maryland.^[4]

In 2018, Roberson was elected to the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee for District 25. He was re-elected to a second term after running unopposed in 2022, subsequently becoming the committee's chair.^[5]

Also in 2018, Roberson unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 25, placing fifth with 6.4 percent of the vote.^[6] In 2022, Roberson unsuccessfully ran for the Prince George's County Board of Education, losing to small business owner Lolita Walker.^[4]

During the 2020 presidential primaries, Roberson unsuccessfully ran for national delegate to the Democratic National Convention, pledged to Elizabeth Warren.^[7] He later served as an elector for Maryland's 5th congressional district in the 2020 United States presidential election.^[8]

In April 2023, Roberson applied to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of state delegate Darryl Barnes.^[5] He was unanimously nominated by fellow members of the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee on May 5, 2023.^[9] Roberson was sworn into office on May 30, 2023.^[2]