Doug Gansler

Douglas Friend Gansler (born October 30, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th attorney general of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. Gansler previously served as the state's attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1999 to 2007.

This article is about the Maryland politician. For other people with the same last name, see Gansler (disambiguation).
Doug Gansler
45th Attorney General of Maryland
In office
January 17, 2007 – January 21, 2015
GovernorMartin O'Malley
Preceded byJ. Joseph Curran Jr.
Succeeded byBrian Frosh
Personal details
Born
Douglas Friend Gansler

(1962-10-30) October 30, 1962
Summit, New Jersey, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLaura Leedy
Children2
RelativesJacques Gansler (father)
EducationYale University (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)
Signature
WebsiteCampaign website

He won the state Democratic primary election for attorney general and defeated Republican Scott Rolle in the 2006 general election, taking 61% of the vote. He was re-elected unopposed in the 2010 election.

Gansler unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 election, losing the Democratic primary to Anthony Brown. Gansler was also a gubernatorial candidate in the 2022 election, losing the Democratic primary to Wes Moore.

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