Anthony Brown | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Anthony_G._Brown_(November_2023).jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 47th Attorney General of Maryland | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Governor | Larry Hogan Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Brian Frosh |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Ivey |
| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 17, 2007 – January 21, 2015 | |
| Governor | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Michael Steele |
| Succeeded by | Boyd Rutherford |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 25th district | |
| In office January 14, 1999 – January 14, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Aisha Braveboy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Gregory Brown November 21, 1961 Huntington, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Patricia Arzuaga
(m. 1993; div. 2009)Karmen Walker Bailey
(m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | United States Military Academy Harvard University (AB, JD) |
| Signature | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Anthony_G_Brown_Signature.png){kind=small} |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2014 |
| Rank | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US-O6_insignia.svg){kind=small} Colonel (retired) |
| Unit | 3rd Infantry Division (Active) 10th LSO (Reserve) 353rd CACOM (OIF) 153rd LSO (Reserve) |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Bronze Star |
Anthony Gregory Brown (born November 21, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of Maryland. He also served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2023 and as lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in the 2014 election, losing to Republican Larry Hogan in a close race.
Brown served two four-year terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Prince George's County from 1999 to 2007.[1][2] He was elected to the lieutenant governorship in 2006 on the Democratic ticket with Governor Martin O'Malley; both were re-elected in 2010.[3] He is a retired colonel in the United States Army Reserve, having served in the U.S. Army for over thirty years. While lieutenant governor, Brown was the highest-ranking elected official in the nation to have served a tour of duty in Iraq.[4][5] In 2014, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the governorship, losing to Republican nominee Larry Hogan.[6] In 2016, Brown was elected to the U.S. House. His district covered most of the majority-black precincts in Prince George's County, as well as a sliver of Anne Arundel County.[7]
In October 2021, Brown announced that he would not seek reelection to the U.S. House in 2022 and would instead run for attorney general of Maryland.[8] He won the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022. He defeated Republican lawyer Michael Peroutka in the general election on November 8, 2022, becoming Maryland's first Black attorney general.[9]
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- ^ "O'Malley/Brown in Maryland gubernatorial race[permanent dead link]". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2007. Not available online as of January 13, 2007.
- ^ "Maryland election results 2010: Martin O'Malley beats Bob Ehrlich in a rematch for Governor". The Washington Post. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Shoop, Tom (November 21, 2008). "Maryland Lt. Gov. 'Serious' Contender for VA Slot". National Journal. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
having spent 10 months in the country in 2004
- ^ Bush, Matt (May 23, 2012). "Fundraising Website Launched By Maryland Lt. Gov. Brown". wamu.org. American University. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor's race in stunning upset". washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Maryland U.S. House 4th District Results: Anthony Brown Wins". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Reid (October 25, 2021). "Rep. Brown to run for Maryland attorney general". Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Mann, Alex (November 8, 2022). "Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown claims victory in Maryland attorney general race; early returns show sizeable lead over Republican Michael Peroutka". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.