Ed Rothstein

Ed Rothstein
Rothstein in 2023
Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
Assumed office
August 1, 2025
GovernorWes Moore
Preceded byRoss Cohen (acting)
Member of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners from the 5th district
In office
December 4, 2018 – July 31, 2025
Preceded byJ. Douglas Howard
Succeeded bySusan W. Krebs
Personal details
Born1963 (age 62–63)
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Audrey Short
(m. 1994)
Children2
EducationLock Haven University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Webster University (MA)
National Defense University (MS)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1983–2014
RankColonel
Unit743rd Military Intelligence Battalion
302nd Military Intelligence Battalion
V Corps
7th Infantry Division
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
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Edward Charles Rothstein (born 1963) is an American politician and former U.S. Army colonel who became the secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families in 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2025.