After opposing redistricting, state Senate president faces toughest primary yet

Sailboat charter captain and social media personality Bobby LaPin is Senate President Bill Ferguson's biggest challenge since Ferguson was the baby-faced 27-year-old who unseated an entrenched incumbent in 2011, but LaPin still faces extremely long odds.

By: Bryan P. Sears, Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 20, 2026

Words: 1,730

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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With less than a week remaining until Election Day, Bobby LaPin’s pitch is simple.

“I’m a Bernie Sanders. He’s a Chuck Schumer,” LaPin says to a pair of voters sipping drinks in Baltimore’s Cross Street Market on a balmy Wednesday afternoon.

“Sold,” one says quickly, chuckling.

LaPin, a Baltimore sailboat charter captain and social media personality, is speaking of Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City). This year’s primary race against LaPin represents the most …

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