Owen Silverman Andrews is running as the Green Party's candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Andrews, a Baltimore resident, joins gubernatorial running mate Andy Ellis on the Green Party ticket. He faces Aruna Miller (Democratic), Rob Krop (Republican) and Cathy Permut (Working Class) in the lieutenant governor's race.

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Candidate information

Name: Owen Silverman Andrews

Party: Green

Residence: Ednor Gardens-Lakeside neighborhood, Baltimore

Education: Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland (2009); master's degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language from the University of Maryland (2016), according to BallotReady profile data.

Running mate: Andy Ellis (Green Party gubernatorial candidate)

Nomination: Andrews was nominated following the Green Party's online primary conducted from July 8 through July 22, 2026, according to FOX45 News.

Experience and public service

Andrews has worked in education and community organizing in the Baltimore area. According to BallotReady profile data, his professional roles include faculty member in ESL at Prince George's Community College (2013–2014), English language acquisition instructional specialist at Strong City Baltimore (2016–2017) and academic advisor at the Community College of Baltimore County (2018).

Andrews said he served as co-chair of the Baltimore City Green Party starting in 2017, worked as an ESOL instructor at CASA and served as a legislative organizer at School of the Americas Watch, according to a Medium post he authored. He also said he co-founded Hinenu: the Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, where he chairs the membership committee.

Andrews said his grandfather, Abe Silverman, ran as an independent third-party candidate and was elected mayor of Sedalia, Missouri, in 1958, according to a Green Party US announcement. Andrews has cited his grandfather's legacy as a guidepost for his own civic work.

On the issues

Electoral goals: Andrews said he and Ellis aim to receive approximately 100,000 votes, or roughly 4% of the total vote, which would beat the best showing by a third-party gubernatorial candidate in Maryland since the Civil War, according to The Banner. Andrews said achieving at least 1% would allow the Green Party to maintain official ballot access without collecting 10,000 signatures.

Campaign platform: On the campaign trail, Ellis and Andrews said they plan to focus on four values: peace, justice, ecology and democracy. Andrews said top-polling issues like the economy, housing affordability and energy prices fall under those values, according to The Banner.

Community organizing: Andrews said his organizing work has included leading a campaign to remove Confederate monuments in Baltimore, including renaming the Lee-Jackson statue site for Harriet Tubman. He also said he led a direct-action boycott to remove SodaStream from stores across Baltimore County and Baltimore City, advocated to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day in Baltimore City and advocated to pass a Maryland law on equal credit for equal work for immigrant college students, according to the Green Party US announcement.

Andrews said achieving the 1% vote threshold is essential to keeping the Green Party on the Maryland ballot for future elections.