Release: Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Achieves Strongest Off-Year Fundraising Quarter of Any GOP Candidate for MD-06 in 20 Years

For Immediate Release October 12th, 2023

For Immediate Release: October 12th, 2023 Contact: Brendan Duffy 240-452-0267 Brendan@tomroyalsforcongress.com Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Achieves Strongest Off-Year Fundraising Quarter of Any GOP Candidate for MD-06 in 20 Years Royals Raises More Than 160,000 in Third Quarter, Most for a MD-06 Republican in Non-Election Year Since 2003 Germantown, M.D. – Former Naval Flight Officer and combat aviator Tom Royals, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, announced the strongest fundraising performance in an off-year quarter for any GOP candidate for the seat in 20 years — despite only being in the race for just over two months. Royals raised $160,383 and ended the quarter with more than $100,000 cash-on-hand. "I am honored and humbled by the outpouring of support for our campaign to send a fighter to Congress to uphold the rights of parents, restore common sense in Washington, and achieve a safer, more prosperous future for every Maryland family," Royals said. "Cathleen and I want to thank all of our supporters, friends, and family who have come together to prove we have the strong base of support we need to win this race. I'm ready to take the values that guided me flying combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan to Washington to fight for commonsense conservative results." "Maryland's Sixth Congressional District is being targeted by liberals in Washington who are prepared to spend millions of dollars on false negative attacks to elect another rubber stamp for their disastrous inflation-fueling, soft-on-crime, open-borders and weakness-abroad agenda," said Royals' Campaign Manager Brendan Duffy. "We cannot afford to nominate a candidate without the base of support and message required to win. That is why Maryland families are increasingly rallying around former combat aviator Tom Royals. He is the only Republican candidate who has established a proven ability to raise the resources and inspire the base of grassroots support required to win." Key Takeaways on Royals' Third Quarter Fundraising: Royals' fundraising performance, after just over two months in the race, outpaced odd-year fundraising quarters for all previous GOP candidates in Maryland's Sixth District since the fourth quarter of 2003, when Republicans held the seat. Royals' third quarter total outperforms every primary election quarter (even and odd years) for the previous GOP nominee for MD-06 — across both the 2020 and 2022 election cycles. Royals also raised nearly 3.5 times the total raised by the previous GOP nominee his first quarter officially in the race last cycle. Most of Royals' base of support came from in-state, with more than 50 percent of his third quarter campaign contributions coming from Marylanders.  Royals ended the third quarter with more than $100,000 cash-on-hand. Read more about Tom HERE. Follow Tom's campaign on social media HERE and HERE. ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe

Release: Tom Royals: UVA Leadership Must Immediately Condemn Repulsive Student Statement in Support of Unspeakable Terrorist Atrocities

For Immediate Release October 10th, 2023

For Immediate Release: October 10th, 2023 Contact: Brendan Duffy 240-452-0267 Brendan@tomroyalsforcongress.com Tom Royals: UVA Leadership Must Immediately Condemn Repulsive Student Statement in Support of Unspeakable Terrorist Atrocities Germantown, M.D. – Former U.S. Navy aviator and Republican candidate for Congress Tom Royals, a graduate of the University of Virginia (UVA) Darden School of Business, released the following statement on Tuesday on a recent statement made by a UVA student group regarding the ongoing Hamas terrorist attacks on innocent Israeli civilians.  In the statement, students described the horrific attacks being perpetrated by Hamas against thousands of civilian Israeli women and children as "a step towards a free Palestine." They also went on to unequivocally support Hamas taking over Israeli lands by "whatever means necessary" and glorified the terrorist attacks on civilians as a "reflect[ion] of the power and resilience of the Palestinian people." "The statement issued by a UVA student group in support of the unspeakable atrocities being perpetrated by Hamas terrorists is morally repugnant and deeply disturbing to me as a graduate of Darden," Royals said. "University leaders, including President Jim Ryan, should immediately, and unequivocally, condemn this repulsive, indefensible and dangerous rhetoric that expresses support for the brutal murder and rape of innocent civilians." "The United States, and all our institutions, should lead with absolute moral clarity in condemning terrorist violence in all circumstances and supporting the people of Israel as they take decisive action to defend their safety against unimaginable savagery," Royals added. "We cannot afford to coddle ignorant and dangerous views with silence." ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe

Release: Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Stands Apart as Strongest Candidate With Overwhelming Support at First MD-06 Forum

For Immediate Release September 20th, 2023

For Immediate Release: September 20th, 2023 Contact: Brendan Duffy 240-452-0267 Brendan@tomroyalsforcongress.com Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Stands Apart as Strongest Candidate With Overwhelming Support at First MD-06 Forum Royals Shares Clear Vision for Restoring Safety, Prosperity and the Rights of Parents  Germantown, M.D. – Former Naval Flight Officer and combat aviator Tom Royals, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, stood apart as the strongest candidate with the greatest support during a candidate forum hosted by the Upper Montgomery Women's Republican Club on Wednesday.  "Tom Royals demonstrated he's ready to take the values that guided him on combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan to fight for Maryland families in Congress during this first forum in the race for the Sixth District," said Royals for Congress campaign manager Brendan Duffy. "With his command of the issues and determination to secure a better future for Maryland families, Royals stood clearly apart from the rest of the field as the strongest Republican candidate for Congress." After the forum, voters in the audience weighed in their support for Royals: "Tom Royals was the only candidate who demonstrated he had the knowledge, experience and strength to fight for our communities," Susan Collins from Montgomery County said. "He stood out to me the most out of anyone on the stage because he has a clear plan for improving the lives of everyone in our community. Tonight he earned my vote." "As a mother, I can't imagine anyone on the stage more equipped than Tom Royals to fight for our kids' education." Sandy Leone from Montgomery County said. "He understands what our children need, he understands that parents should be the primary educators of our children and that educators in schools should support our values. I fully support Tom Royals." Read more about Tom HERE. Follow Tom's campaign on social media HERE and HERE. ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe

Release: Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Launches First Grassroots Field Program in GOP Race for MD-06

For Immediate Release September 9th, 2023

For Immediate Release: September 9th, 2023 Contact: Brendan Duffy 240-452-0267 Brendan@tomroyalsforcongress.com Former Combat Aviator Tom Royals Launches First Grassroots Field Program in GOP Race for MD-06 Royals Campaign Deployed Dozens of Interns and Volunteers Door-to-Door Saturday, Encouraging Voters to Send a Fighter to Washington Germantown, M.D. – Former Naval Flight Officer and combat aviator Tom Royals, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, launched his campaign's grassroots field program on Saturday. The Royals campaign deployed dozens of interns and volunteers to canvass neighborhoods door-to-door, sharing the importance of nominating and electing a proven fighter in this critical race for the future of Maryland families and communities. "This campaign is building toward victory each and every day by engaging and recruiting voters to our mission," Royals said. "That is why I'm incredibly proud to announce that we have deployed the first fully operational grassroots field program of any Republican campaign in this race." "I am excited to have so many young people excited about winning this race and committed to ensuring our campaign's grassroots organization is unparalleled as we continue to build our base of support," Royals continued. "Each week, our campaign will deploy dozens of interns and volunteers to connect with voters directly at their door, hear their concerns, share my story as a former Naval Flight Officer who protected our nation on combat missions from the cockpit of an F-18 Super Hornet overseas and ask them to join our mission to restore common sense conservative leadership in Washington." Read more on Tom Royals campaigning in every county in MD-06 in the first two weeks after announcing his campaign for Congress HERE. Read more about Tom HERE. Follow Tom's campaign on social media HERE and HERE. ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe

WATCH: Tom Royals Joins Jim Lokay on Final 5

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WATCH: Tom Royals Joins Jim Lokay on Final 5 Former Naval Flight Officer and combat aviator Tom Royals, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, joined Final 5 with Jim Lokay Monday evening to share his message with Maryland voters.  "Folks are in pain with the economy, our education system is under attack, and people are worried about the safety of their communities." Check out the full interview here >> WATCH INTERVIEW Read more about Tom HERE. Follow Tom's campaign on social media HERE and HERE. ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe

Release: Republican Tom Royals Signs Parent Pledge Affirming The Fundamental Rights of Parents in Their Children’s Education and Health Care

For Immediate Release August 24th, 2023

For Immediate Release: August 24th, 2023 Contact: Brendan Duffy 240-452-0267 Brendan@tomroyalsforcongress.com Republican Tom Royals Signs Parent Pledge Affirming The Fundamental Rights of Parents in Their Children's Education and Health Care Former Combat Aviator & MD-06 Candidate Stands with Moms For Liberty at Parent Pledge Signing for Parents' Rights in Education and Health Care Rockville, M.D. – Former Naval Flight Officer and combat aviator Tom Royals, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, signed the Parent Pledge on Thursday outside the Montgomery County Board of Education building in Rockville with Moms for Liberty. Royals released the following statement following the event. "Parents have fundamental rights when it comes to their children's education and health care." Royals said. "It's our shared duty to prepare the next generation of Americans to compete and achieve success in the 21st century economy, free from an ideological agenda in the classroom." "I'm proud to join Moms for Liberty, an organization dedicated to securing the rights of parents in the education of their children," Royals added. "As a father and a veteran, I will never stop fighting for children to be educated, not told what to think in the classroom, and I will always uphold the rights of parents." Read more on Tom's position on education and the rights of parents HERE. Read more about Tom HERE. Follow Tom's campaign on social media HERE and HERE. ###   Paid for by Tom Royals for Congress Unsubscribe