Darryl Lamont Barnes (born April 21, 1965) is an American politician who was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2023.

[1] In December 2016, state senator Ulysses Currie announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2018 elections, citing his poor health.

Barnes was initially interested in running for the seat,[3] but told the Baltimore Afro-American that he would be seeking re-election in the House of Delegates that year instead.

[10] On April 29, 2019, Delegate Regina T. Boyce resigned from the caucus, accusing Barnes of saying, "We are going to let a white lesbian be the speaker of the House?"

[12] In October 2021, Barnes hosted a gubernatorial forum at the Legislative Black Caucus Reception,[13] where he challenged all attending candidates (Rushern Baker (D), Jon Baron (D), Dan Cox (R), Robin Ficker (R), Peter Franchot (D), Doug Gansler (D), Ashwani Jain (D), John King, Jr. (D), David Lashar (L), Wes Moore (D), Tom Perez (D), and Mike Rosenbaum (D)) to post a Black agenda to their campaign websites by November 1.