Del. Jay Walker (D-Prince George’s), a senior House member who had been seriously contemplating a run for state Senate this year, said Tuesday that he plans to step away from politics when his term ends in early January.
“It’s been a good run,” Walker told Maryland Matters.
The 50-year-old lawmaker, a former professional football player and TV sports analyst, brought a dash of celebrity to the House when he was elected in 2006. He rose to become vice chair of the Ways and Means Committee under the late Speaker Michael E. Busch (D), but was reassigned to the Economic Matters Committee in 2020 by current Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County).
