Yahu Blackwell
Republican · Maryland · 2026Running for Maryland Senate District 8, Maryland
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Making Maryland more affordable by addressing housing, utility, health care and education costs
- Converting public schools toward trade-focused, workforce-ready education
- Supporting small businesses with funding, grants and streamlined regulations
Biography
Blackwell is a former professional boxing champion turned entrepreneur who owns several franchise businesses, including Rita's Italian Ice and Auntie Anne's Pretzels locations, and launched his own energy drink brand, HEWALE, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a community advocate whose family has roots in Maryland going back to the Civil War era, per the campaign site.
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