Bernard Flowers

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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 ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Sarah Elfreth · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 4.Bernard Flowers · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 5.Bernard Flowers Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words