A ‘Dragon’ enters Senate race
Retired Brig. Gen. John Teichert announced Monday he will seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate to replace longtime Sen. Ben Cardin (D).
The 33-year Air Force veteran, whose nickname is “Dragon” because of his early skills as a fighter pilot, said he wants to restore America’s reputation as a respected world leader.
Teichert, 52, talked with customers at Boulevard Diner in Dundalk about his military background, which includes logging more than 2,000 flight hours in 38 different aircraft. He also served in leadership positions, including as commander of Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County and Edward Air Force Base in California, and as a senior defense official at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Before he retired nearly a year ago, Teichert served as assistant deputy undersecretary of the international affairs for the Air Force.
“One of the core values in the Air Force is ‘service before self’ and…the opportunity to serve [with] the principles that our country was founded upon is far greater than anything that I could do for myself,” Teichert, 52, said in a brief interview. “I believe that my background and my desire for service makes me qualified to lead, and to help lead us out of the mess that politicians have gotten us into.”
The political novice who resides in Anne Arundel County and calls himself a “collaborative conservative,” said his motto is simple: “Leadership. Not politics.”
Teichert listed priorities as “restoring order to our porous southern border, breaking the shackles of high inflation and even higher taxes, putting parents back in charge of their…
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