Biography
Dave Wallace is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 2nd Congressional District and owns a kitchen wholesale business. A former NIH cancer researcher, he has sought office repeatedly since 2010, including this seat in 2022 and 2024, and won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.[1]
Wallace graduated from South Carroll High School and earned a B.S. in biology from Salisbury University.[1] He worked in immunological cancer research at the National Institutes of Health before founding Chesapeake Kitchen Wholesalers in 1981, which Ballotpedia says he still owns.[1] In 2008 he founded the organization Restore America's Mission.[1]
Wallace ran as a Republican for the Maryland House of Delegates (District 5A) in 2010, and for Maryland's 8th Congressional District in 2012, finishing second in the Republican primary.[1] In 2014 he was the Republican nominee in the 8th District and lost the general election to Chris Van Hollen, 39.6% to 60.2%, and in 2016 he received 6.1% of the vote in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland.[1] He finished second in the 2022 Republican primary for Maryland's 2nd District (20.2%) and second again in the 2024 primary (23.5%, behind Kim Klacik).[1] Wallace won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary with 88.9% of the vote over Nnabu Eze.[1]
According to Ballotpedia, Wallace has been married to his wife, Barbara, for more than thirty years and has three children.[1]
- 1.Dave Wallace (Maryland) · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
