Mariela Roca, Maryland Congressional candidate for the 6th Congressional District, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Tuesday about her run for office.
Website: https://rocaforcongress.com/
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6: Maryland's 6th congressional district comprises parts of Western Maryland – all of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington counties as well as portions of Montgomery and Frederick counties. The seat is currently represented by David Trone (D)
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6: The following candidates are running in the Republican primary are Colt Black, Matthew Foldi, Jonathan Jenkins, Neil Parrott, Robert Poissonnier and Mariela Roca
The Republican primary is on July 19, 2022. Early voting will be held for 8 days and begin on Thursday, July 7, 2022 through Thursday, July 14, 2022.
BIO: Mariela Roca is a Republican running for Congress to Represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. Mariela was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and joined U.S. Air Force in 2005 at the age of 20. She is a Gulf War Era Veteran who served within the Task Force Med and the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Bagram, Afghanistan during the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign in 2007. Mariela was honorably discharged after her tour of duty in 2010. Mariela received the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 1 Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and NATO Medal. During her time in the Air Force, Mariela served as a Medical Logistician providing lifesaving Medical Logistics support to military warfighters across all services both stateside, and while deployed overseas. After her military service, Mariela relocated to the Frederick area and continued her Medical Logistics career as a Federal Employee working for the United States Army at Fort Detrick supporting the DoD's Medical Supply Chain Process. Mariela holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology, a Master of Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD and a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
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