MD-03 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleDepartment of Defense program manager
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderMale
LocationMaryland
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BackgroundDepartment of Defense program manager
EducationGeorgetown University — Master’s in Technology Management
Notable personal detailsAustin Dyches is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District (MD-03) in the 2026 election cycle. He is a U.S. Army veteran and has worked as a Department of Defense program manager focused on forensic research and development. He holds an M.S. in Technology Management from Georgetown University and studied at the University of Oklahoma and Cochise College.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing the ultra-wealthy through a wealth tax and higher taxes on investment income, closing carried interest and stepped-up basis loopholes, and other measures to raise revenue for expanded social programs. Advocates treating capital gains as ordinary income and taxing fortunes (e.g., 2% over $50M, 3% over $1B).
Healthcare
The candidate supports Medicare for All and universal healthcare as part of a progressive platform. The campaign platform lists Medicare for All and emphasizes building a movement to fight for universal healthcare.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), creating a clear path to citizenship for undocumented residents, closing private immigration detention facilities, decriminalizing unauthorized border crossing, and repealing portions of the 1996 IIRIRA 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, 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, calls for 100% clean energy by 2035, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and major investments in green infrastructure and union jobs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports the right to bear arms while opposing an assault rifle ban; supports universal background checks and red flag laws for domestic abusers; supports police reform that redirects budgets toward community services and ends qualified immunity.
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