Religion Christian Name Howie Lind Website www.howielind.com Political party Republican Party | Allegiance United States Years of service 1980–2000 | |
Full Name Howard Rhodes Lind Born October 3, 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-10-03 ) Alma mater Virginia Tech
Naval Postgraduate School Awards Defense Meritorious Service
Navy Meritorious Service
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy Expert Pistol Shot Residence McLean, Dranesville, Virginia, United States Education Naval Postgraduate School, Virginia Tech | ||
Service/branch United States Navy Battles and wars Cold War, Gulf War | ||
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Howard R. Lind (born October 3, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy commander, former Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, former 10th Congressional District Republican chairman, was a 2014 candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia, and a 2014 candidate for the Republican nomination in Virginia's 10th Congressional District.
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Lind was born October 3, 1957 in Connecticut and raised in McLean, Virginia from the age of six. He is a graduate of McLean High School and Virginia Tech, where he earned a walk-on position on the baseball team under Coach Bob Humphreys. After Virginia Tech, Lind joined the U.S. Navy as a surface naval warfare officer in 1980 and earned his master's degree in information systems from the Naval Postgraduate School. Following twenty years of service in the U.S. Navy, Lind retired in 2000 with an honorable discharge and was subsequently appointed Special Assistant in the office of the Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush in 2003 to assist in reconstruction efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lind has been active in grassroots Republican politics since retiring from the U.S. Navy. He has previously served as chairman of Virginia's 10th Congressional District Republican Committee and chairman of the Virginia Beach Republican Committee. Lind announced his candidacy for the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Virginia as a Republican on June 21, 2013. He withdrew from the race on January 27, 2014. Lind publicly announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Virginia's 10th Congressional District at the College Republican Federation of Virginia Convention on February 8, 2014.