Finding House · Maryland Democrat
Boafo, Adrian FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://www.adrianboafo.com/2026updates · classifier confidence 0.98 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page is explicitly titled 'RED BOX LANGUAGE' and contains detailed instructions for an outside group on what ads to run, on which channels (broadcast, cable, streaming, radio, YouTube, Meta), to which audience (Likely Democratic voters, Likely Dem Primary Voters), and with what message themes (standing up to Trump, record on costs, opponent lies). This matches the definition of red-box guidance, not a press kit or voter persuasion page.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Likely Democratic voters need to see on broadcast, cable, streaming, and Prince George’s County radio that Adrian Boafo is running for Congress to stand up to Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on Maryland families
Directive specifying audience, channels, and geography for paid media, a key red-box signal.Digital priorities include: Nonskip YouTube video ads targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters ages 35+ district-wide
Explicit media-buy instruction for digital ads with audience targeting and format.Streaming and social ads, including Meta, targeting Likely Dem Primary Voters
Further digital channel and audience guidance for outside spending.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 84 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $17,126,937 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | PROTECT PROGRESS | $8,553,742 | 39 | 2026-05-04 – 2026-06-15 |
| S | UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') | $6,972,813 | 23 | 2026-05-22 – 2026-06-19 |
| S | AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA | $1,100,000 | 17 | 2026-04-07 – 2026-06-17 |
| S | ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND | $250,000 | 2 | 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-16 |
| S | PROJECT 218 | $250,000 | 2 | 2026-06-13 – 2026-06-13 |
| S | DMFI PAC | $382 | 1 | 2026-02-25 – 2026-02-25 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.