Bernard Flowers
R
Bernard Flowers is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel with nearly 21 years of active-duty service.[4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
Says he wants to depoliticize public schools and empower parents, teachers and local communities in education decisions.[5]
In their words — priorities
- National defense, citing his 21 years of active duty and 13 years as a senior civil servant.[5]
- Empowering parents and promoting what he calls excellence in education rather than indoctrination.[5]
- Immigration reform, middle-class affordability, fiscal reform, term limits and infrastructure renewal.[5]
Background
- Born in Lumberton, North Carolina; served in the U.S. Air Force from 1987 to 2008, including an assignment at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.[4][5]
- Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a graduate degree from Golden Gate University, and graduated from the U.S. Air Force War College.[4]
- After military service, worked in banking and later as a DoD civil servant helping stand up U.S. Cyber Command and serving as a senior technical advisor to NORAD and U.S. Northern Command.[5]
Campaign money
Raised $13K · spent $14K · $2,016 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗