Shayla D. Adams-Stafford
Democratic · MD · Prince George's County Council Member, District 5
Shayla D. Adams-Stafford has represented District 5 on the Prince George's County Council since June 2025, after serving on the county school board, and founded an education training company. Her priorities are lower property taxes for seniors and job training for high-wage careers.
Where Shayla D. Adams-Stafford stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring the Planning Department to post a searchable online list of notices for pre-application neighborhood meetings on development; the council enacted it 7-0 after her first version expired in 2025 (CB-020-2026).
June 22, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted yes on new use and occupancy permit fees for certain businesses that fund a Quality of Life Improvement Fund; it passed 9-2.
April 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Introduced a resolution asking the state Public Service Commission to stop utility shut-offs for low- and moderate-income, senior, and medically vulnerable households (CR-081-2026).
April 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Paid off more than $60,000 in school lunch debt for families of students at five schools in her council district.
September 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: pgccouncil.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
As a school board member, voted to approve the developer for the second phase of the Blueprint Schools construction partnership, with a requirement to negotiate a project labor agreement; it passed 12-1.
September 28, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Voted yes on a two-year moratorium on approving data center development applications; it passed 7-0.
July 7, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Sponsored a law directing Employ Prince George's and county agencies to offer incentives that expand apprenticeships in technology, construction, building trades, and health care; the council enacted it 8-0 (CB-037-2026).
June 29, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Voted yes on a proposed charter amendment exempting from referendum the taxes and fees on businesses judged harmful to the community; it passed 8-2.
June 22, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Voted yes on a proposed charter amendment for the 2026 ballot to eliminate the council's at-large seats and have nine district members; it passed 8-2.
June 22, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Sponsored the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Act to open county contracting to veteran-owned businesses in the county; the council enacted it 9-0 (CB-024-2026).
May 26, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Sponsored a council resolution supporting required, comprehensive African American history instruction in all county public schools; the council adopted it 8-0 (CR-012-2026).
March 24, 2026
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Voted yes on limiting new drive-through fast food restaurants by banning them in residential zones; it passed 6-3.
November 18, 2025
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Voted yes on a law clarifying the council's power over county personnel rules and changing grounds for discipline over job performance; it passed 7-2.
November 18, 2025
Source: princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com
Won the June 3, 2025 special election for the District 5 seat on the Prince George's County Council.
June 3, 2025
Source: pgccouncil.us
The Maryland State Board of Education dismissed a petition to remove her from the county school board over $36,111.92 in legal fee reimbursements, finding the fees were ones the board must pay by law.
July 23, 2024
Source: marylandpublicschools.org
As a school board member, voted with an 11-1 majority to reject the superintendent's recommendation to pause a new Friendship charter school in Bowie, then voted 12-0 to conditionally approve it to open in the 2024-25 school year.
December 7, 2023
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Voted with the school board 8-2 to accept the state education inspector general's report and rescind the board's earlier vote to remove her and other members over ethics panel findings.
September 15, 2022
Source: go.boarddocs.com
As a school board member, voted no on moving the board office's daily operations under the school system administration; it passed 7-3.
April 28, 2022
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Asked a county court, through her lawyer, to block the school board from acting on an ethics panel report that recommended her removal; a judge denied the emergency order.
July 28, 2021
Source: wtop.com
As a school board member, voted to bring the school reopening plan back for a board vote and start talks with labor partners on a reopening agreement, with herself as the board's representative; the motion tied 7-7 and failed.
February 25, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Past race Shayla D. Adams-Stafford ran in:
- County Council District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Prince George's County, Maryland · incumbent