Jeff Barker
Jeff Barker writes about sports business and issues, casino gambling and, occasionally, politics. Since joining The Sun from the Arizona Republic’s Washington bureau in 2000, he has covered state politics, congressional steroids hearings, the Beltway sniper attacks and Terps basketball and football. He could never decide if he should cover news or sports, so he did both and enjoys writing hybrids of the two.
Recent Articles
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Anne Arundel delegate who came out as bisexual during conversion therapy debate changes parties
Del. Meagan Simonaire checked a box Monday and switched from Republican to Democrat, a move she said will allow her to remain true to herself and her more conservative Anne Arundel County constituents after coming out as bisexual earlier this year during a debate on the House floor. The registration...
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Maryland's Elijah Cummings could become chief Trump investigator if Democrats win the House
The congressman who could become President Donald Trump’s recurring political nightmare has photos on his office walls of himself with anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, pathbreaking boxer Muhammad Ali and civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. Each were fighters of a sort, and Rep. Elijah...
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Progressive activist Jerry Segal denied spot on Maryland's U.S. Senate ballot
Progressive activist Jerry Segal's request to appear on Maryland's U.S. Senate ballot has been denied by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "We knew that it was a big lift for them to change the ballot at this point, but it was something that was doable," Segal said Friday. Segal had hoped...
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Kavanaugh is confirmed to high court as divisions, protests roil Senate
As protesters chanted “Shame!” outside, Brett Kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed for a pivotal Supreme Court vacancy by the Senate, whose partisan divisions mirror those of a country sharply split over the nominee and allegations of sexual assault in his past. The 50-48 vote was at the center of...
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Maryland women share harrowing sexual assault accounts with state Sens. Chris Van Hollen, Ben Cardin
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen took to the Senate floor on Saturday and read harrowing accounts of women who said the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had emboldened them to share their own stories of abuse with the senator. “I have received written statements...
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Court suggests settlement talks in Maryland congressional redistricting case
A federal court on Thursday suggested settlement discussions be pursued in a case in which Republican voters in Maryland's 6th Congressional District want to toss out a map they say was unfairly crafted to benefit Democrats. The three-judge panel made the recommendation during a hearing on the...
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Three-way debate in Maryland's U.S. Senate contest to be held Sunday
Democratic incumbent Ben Cardin, Republican challenger Tony Campbell and independent Neal Simon will participate in a debate Sunday in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race. The debate at WBFF-TV in Baltimore will be streamed live at 3 p.m. on FoxBaltimore.com and be shown at the same time on WJLA 24/7 in...
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Virginia official apologizes for 'stupid tweet' about shooting protesters at Rep. Andy Harris' office
A county supervisor from Central Virginia has apologized for a “stupid tweet” in which he joked about shooting protesters who were arrested Tuesday outside the Capitol Hill office of Baltimore County Republican Rep. Andy Harris. “All I have said is that it was a very stupid tweet. It was very insensitive...