Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)

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.

For other people with the same name, see Anthony Brown (disambiguation).

Anthony Brown
Official portrait, 2023
47th Attorney General of Maryland
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
GovernorLarry Hogan
Wes Moore
Preceded byBrian Frosh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th district
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byDonna Edwards
Succeeded byGlenn Ivey
8th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
In office
January 17, 2007 – January 21, 2015
GovernorMartin O'Malley
Preceded byMichael Steele
Succeeded byBoyd Rutherford
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 25th district
In office
January 14, 1999 – January 14, 2007
Preceded byBrenda Hughes
Succeeded byAisha Braveboy
Personal details
Born
Anthony Gregory Brown

(1961-11-21) November 21, 1961
Huntington, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Patricia Arzuaga
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(m. 1993; div. 2009)​
    Karmen Walker Bailey
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    (m. 2012)​
    Children3
    EducationUnited States Military Academy
    Harvard University (AB, JD)
    Signature
    Military service
    Allegiance United States
    Branch/service United States Army
    Years of service1984–2014
    Rank Colonel (retired)
    Unit3rd Infantry Division (Active)
    10th LSO (Reserve)
    353rd CACOM (OIF)
    153rd LSO (Reserve)
    Battles/warsIraq War
    AwardsLegion of Merit
    Bronze Star

    Brown served two four-year terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Prince George's County from 1999 to 2007. He was elected to the lieutenant governorship in 2006 on the Democratic ticket with Governor Martin O'Malley; both were re-elected in 2010. 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. In 2014, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the governorship, losing to Republican nominee Larry Hogan. 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.

    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. 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.

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