{"id":1976895,"date":"2023-07-19T00:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T04:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-combat-aviator-announces-gop-bid-for-open-house-seat-in-maryland\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T00:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T04:09:07","slug":"former-combat-aviator-announces-gop-bid-for-open-house-seat-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-combat-aviator-announces-gop-bid-for-open-house-seat-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-combat aviator enters GOP race for vacant Maryland House seat."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-combat-aviator-announces-gop-bid-for-open-house-seat-in-maryland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u200c Navy Officer \u2064Enters Race to \u2063Represent Maryland&#8217;s\u2062 6th Congressional District<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200c former Navy\u200d officer \u2062and \u2064combat\u2062 aviator \u2064has\u2064 recently announced \u200bhis candidacy as\u200b a Republican to\u2062 represent \u200cMaryland&#8217;s \u20626th Congressional\u2064 District. \u2062Tom\u2063 Royals is\u200c determined to succeed\u2062 Rep. David Trone \u200b(D-MD),\u200b who has decided \u200dto run \u2063for \u2063the \u200cretiring Sen. Ben \u2062Cardin&#8217;s \u2064(D-MD)\u2063 open Senate seat instead.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call \u2062to\u200c Serve<\/h3>\n<p>Royals was \u2064inspired \u200bto apply to the U.S. Naval \u2064Academy \u2064after witnessing the September 11 terror attacks. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-woke-u-s-military-would-beget-a-more-dangerous-world\/\" title=\"A \u2018Woke\u2019 U.S. Military Would Beget A More Dangerous World\">proudly served<\/a> as a Naval\u200c Flight Officer, earning his\u2062 wings and deploying overseas on \u200dcombat\u2062 missions \u2062over Iraq and Afghanistan. In a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-combat-aviator-announces-gop-bid-for-open-house-seat-in-maryland\/\" title=\"Ex-combat aviator enters GOP race for vacant Maryland House seat.\">heartfelt video \u200bannouncement<\/a>, Royals \u200dshared how\u200b his\u2063 grandfather&#8217;s\u200d example\u2062 motivated\u200c him to \u200cdedicate\u2063 his\u2063 life to \u2064serving his \u2064country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now,\u200c as a husband and \u200bfather, I see \u200cAmerica under\u200b a different kind \u200bof attack,&#8221; \u200bRoyals \u2062expressed in a press release. \u2062&#8221;Left-wing politicians \u200bare targeting the rights \u2063of parents,\u2063 lawlessness on America&#8217;s southern border is\u200b allowing lethal \u200bdrugs to flood \u2062into Maryland communities, anti-police \u200brhetoric and soft \u200con\u200b crime \u200bpolicies\u2062 are \u200bputting communities at \u200drisk,\u2064 and\u2063 reckless spending and \u200bout-of-control \u2064debt\u2063 are \u2063threatening\u2063 our economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A New \u200bGeneration \u2062of Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Maryland state Del. Joe Vogel,\u2062 a Democrat, \u2062also announced\u2063 his bid\u200b for\u200b the seat\u200d shortly after Trone&#8217;s \u200ddecision. At just 26 years \u200dold, Vogel\u200d aims to \u2064be one of\u2063 the youngest members\u200d of \u2064Congress if \u200delected. Emphasizing his age,\u200b Vogel\u2062 believes \u200dthat a\u2063 new\u200b generation\u2063 of\u2063 leaders is\u200c needed\u2064 in \u200bWashington to address\u2063 critical\u2062 issues such as gun violence, protecting rights,\u2063 preserving \u200bdemocracy, and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-set-to-meet-ccp-officials\/\" title=\"Kerry's meeting with CCP officials raises questions about Biden's China policy.\">combating\u2064 climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>A Competitive Race<\/h3>\n<p>Royals will\u2063 face competition from other \u200bRepublicans in the 2024\u200d nomination \u2062race. \u2064Dr.\u2064 Mariela\u2063 Roca, \u2062a veteran and parent, has\u2063 also thrown\u2064 her hat into \u200dthe\u200b ring. Additionally,\u2064 Neil Parrot, who\u200c previously ran \u2064against Trone in 2020\u2063 and 2022, is\u2063 considering \u2064joining the \u200drace \u2062to \u2063represent House \u200dRepublicans. Despite\u200b the \u2064Cook \u200bPolitical Report rating the\u2064 race as\u200b &#8220;likely Democrat,&#8221; Republicans\u2064 are\u2064 optimistic\u200d that the\u2062 absence of millionaire Total \u200cWine \u200b&#038;\u200d More \u200cco-owner \u200cTrone\u2063 will make the \u2064seat more competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Trone\u2064 notably invested millions \u200cof\u200b dollars\u2063 of his \u200bown money\u2064 in his \u2062previous House races. In his \u200ccurrent\u200b high-profile Senate bid, \u200bTrone has \u200breportedly loaned\u200c himself\u2062 $9.7\u200d million\u200c so \u2062far.<\/p>\n<p><a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK \u200bHERE TO READ MORE \u2062FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Navy officer and combat aviator, Tom Royals, is running as a Republican to represent Maryland&#8217;s 6th Congressional District. He aims to succeed Rep. David Trone (D-MD), who is now running for Sen. 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