Meet Bradley K. O'Neal (BKO)
Hello Neighbor!
Annapolis is not just where I live. It is the community that raised me.
After 27 years as part of this community, I am running for the Maryland House of Delegates to serve District 30A with serious, accessible, and locally grounded representation.
I am a lifelong Annapolis resident, Annapolis High School graduate, Eagle Scout, former professional baseball player, small business owner, beekeeper, inventor, and former banker with Navy Federal Credit Union. Each of those experiences has shaped the way I understand service, discipline, responsibility, and commitment to something greater than myself.
I have spent my entire life in Annapolis, and I continue to find inspiration every day from the people, neighborhoods, schools, small businesses, families, and energetic spirit of our city. To serve this community is not just work I aspire to do. It is a calling I hope to dedicate my life to.
As a graduate of Annapolis High School and someone shaped by public service, athletics, entrepreneurship, local work, and community involvement, I have developed a deep respect for both the present challenges and the rich history of our home.
My experiences as an Eagle Scout, former professional baseball player, Navy Federal Credit Union team member, entrepreneur, inventor, and beekeeper have taught me preparation, persistence, accountability, and service beyond self.
Above all, I am a student of life.
Those experiences have shaped my vision and prepared me to serve our community in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 30A.
When I look back on my career, I hope to be known as a delegate who listened, learned, worked tirelessly, and helped make Annapolis and Maryland stronger, safer, and more resilient for everyone.
I am prepared to roll up my sleeves and get to work because this community deserves representation that is accessible, locally grounded, serious, and visibly present.
Public Service Means Accountability, Accessibility, and Results
My job is to help government work better for the people it serves. That means listening carefully, responding seriously, following through, and making sure residents know their concerns are not being ignored.
If you face a concern or see an issue in the community, please reach out anytime. My phone is always open.
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My Goals As Your Delegate
Inspire the Youth
Every young person in Annapolis deserves access to opportunity, mentorship, encouragement, and spaces where their talent can grow.
This means supporting programs, organizations, coaches, educators, mentors, and community leaders who help young people see a future worth working toward. Youth success is strengthened through education, athletics, workforce pathways, arts, entrepreneurship, civic involvement, and exposure to possibilities beyond what any young person may see directly in front of them.
A stronger District 30A begins with young people who know their community believes in them.
Retain Our Retirees and Protect Our Seniors
Seniors and retirees helped build the communities we are now responsible for protecting.
Rising costs, housing pressure, health care expenses, transportation concerns, and fixed income challenges are making it harder for many long-term residents to remain in the communities they love. District 30A deserves policy focused on stability, dignity, affordability, and long-term resident retention.
Protecting seniors means more than honoring their contributions. It means making sure they can continue to live safely, comfortably, and with respect in the place they call home.
Focus on Local Issues
Representation should remain close to the people.
District 30A deserves a delegate who listens, shows up, follows through, and works with residents, neighborhood leaders, community organizations, small businesses, city officials, county partners, and state agencies to address concerns before they are ignored year after year.
Local issues are not small issues when they affect daily life. Infrastructure, pedestrian safety, drainage, traffic, housing stability, public safety, youth opportunity, and access to services all shape whether residents feel heard and respected.
Public service means being present enough to understand the concern and serious enough to work toward a result.
Promote the Healing of Our Environment and Protect Pollinators
The outdoors has always been central to who I am.
As a child, I played football for the PAL Hawks, baseball for teams including the Generals Highway Tigers, PAL Astros, and Annapolis Admirals, and swam for the Mayo Marlins and Truxtun Park Penguins. Those fields, parks, pools, trails, and public spaces helped shape my childhood, my discipline, and my connection to this community.
Becoming an Eagle Scout strengthened my sense of stewardship through service projects that maintained natural spaces, addressed community needs, and supported environmental rehabilitation. My experiences in sports, public service, local business, and beekeeping have deepened my belief that the environment is not separate from community life. It is part of our health, our identity, our economy, and our sense of home.
Some of my earliest lessons came from my family. Time spent gardening with my grandmother taught me the care required to maintain roses, butterfly bushes, and seasonal plantings. Time with my grandfather watching birds at his feeders deepened my appreciation for the quiet beauty of the natural world.
Those experiences helped shape my relationship with the land, water, habitat, and pollinators that support our daily lives.
Protecting the environment means protecting the places that help raise our children, strengthen our neighborhoods, manage stormwater, support wildlife, and preserve the character of Annapolis for future generations. As a beekeeper, this work is personal. As a candidate for Delegate, it is also a responsibility.
District 30A deserves environmental stewardship that is practical, measurable, and rooted in the long-term well-being of our communities.
My Promise
"I will represent you with an endless amount of fervor and grit,
while maintaining a firmness in both honesty and integrity."
-Bradley K. O'Neal
Why I am Running
I was born and raised in Annapolis and I care deeply about the residents of our community: the families raising children, the seniors and retirees who have established their lives within our neighborhoods, the small business owners who contribute to our local economy, and the environment on which we all rely.
As a beekeeper, Eagle Scout, entrepreneur, and lifelong resident, I have observed the strengths of our community and the areas where attention and thoughtful policy can produce meaningful progress. Our youth benefit from expanded access to education, workforce development programs, and community-based opportunities. Our seniors and retirees benefit from policies that promote long-term affordability and enable our residents to live a full, satisfactory life under our state’s flag. Our local economy benefits from sustainable infrastructure and targeted support for small businesses. Finally, our ecosystems benefit from deliberate restoration efforts, particularly with respect to pollinators and enhanced clean water resources.
For these reasons, I am running for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 30A. I seek to provide community-first, democratic leadership that places Annapolis and District 30A at the forefront. I am committed to long-term solutions, with a focus on consistent engagement with the residents I will serve.
I am prepared to dedicate my life to the people of District 30A, and beyond, through the sustained work that effective representation requires. With a clear understanding of our community and its needs, I will focus on the issues that matter most to our home.