MD-03 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army veteran
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationMaryland
BackgroundU.S. Army veteran
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Notable personal detailsAustin Dyches is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. He is a U.S. Army veteran and identifies as a democratic socialist, and his campaign highlights a platform focused on Medicare for All, raising the minimum wage, and other progressive priorities. He is based in Mount Airy, Maryland and has been active with local organizing groups.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports significant tax increases on the very wealthy and policy changes to raise revenue and expand social programs, including an annual wealth tax on fortunes above specified thresholds, taxing capital gains as ordinary income, closing carried interest and stepped-up basis loopholes, and major federal spending on programs such as Medicare for All and a $25 minimum wage.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and universal healthcare; the campaign platform lists Medicare for All and states a commitment to universal healthcare and major public expansion of coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE, creating a clear pathway to citizenship for the roughly 11 million undocumented people, closing private detention facilities, decriminalizing unauthorized border crossing, and repealing 1996 IIRIRA provisions that enable mass detention and expedited removal.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying the right to abortion into federal law via the Women’s Health Protection Act, repealing the Hyde Amendment to ensure federal insurance covers abortion, protecting access to medication abortion and contraception, and guaranteeing the right to travel across state lines for reproductive care.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal, a 100% clean energy target by 2035 with a just transition for fossil-fuel workers, ending fossil fuel subsidies, banning new fossil fuel leases on federal lands and waters, and protecting public lands from drilling and new pipelines.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Austin Dyches for MD-03 Democratic nominee?
Blue Voter Guide
Public figure
Blue Voter Guide endorsed Austin Dyches in Maryland District 3.
TrackAIPAC
Public endorsement
TrackAIPAC endorsed Austin Dyches for Congress in Maryland's 3rd District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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