Angela Alsobrooks | |
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8th Executive of Prince George's County | |
Assumed office December 3, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Rushern Baker |
State's Attorney of Prince George's County | |
In office January 3, 2011 – December 3, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Glenn Ivey |
Succeeded by | Aisha Braveboy |
Personal details | |
Born | Angela Deneece Alsobrooks February 23, 1971 Suitland, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Education | Duke University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD) |
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Website | Campaign website |
Angela Deneece Alsobrooks (born February 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 8th and current county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland. She is also the first female county executive of Prince George's County, as well as the first Black female county executive in Maryland history. A member of the Democratic Party, Alsobrooks previously served two terms as the county's state's attorney from 2010 to 2018.
Born and raised in Prince George's County, Alsobrooks graduated from Duke University and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She began her career as an attorney for local firms before becoming involved in county government as a domestic violence prosecutor and appointed official within county executive Jack B. Johnson's administration. She was elected state's attorney of Prince George's County in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Alsobrooks has served as Prince George's County Executive since 2018; she defeated former U.S. representative Donna Edwards in the 2018 Democratic primary election and ran unopposed in the general election. Alsobrooks was re-elected in 2022.
Alsobrooks is a candidate in the upcoming 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland. After winning the Democratic primary over U.S. representative David Trone, she faces former Governor Larry Hogan in the general election.