Maryland Senate: Angela Alsobrooks (D)
A lifelong Marylander, Angela Alsobrooks was born and raised in Prince George’s County, where she was taught from a young age to care for her neighbors and give back to her community.
Alsobrooks says she heard an early calling to public service and after graduating from Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law, she worked as a law clerk in the Howard County Circuit Court, and later the Baltimore City Circuit Court, before becoming the first full-time assistant state’s attorney to handle domestic violence cases in Prince George’s County.
Alsobrooks went on from there to serve in a variety of roles in county government before making history as the youngest and first woman to be elected Prince George’s County state’s attorney.
As the county’s top law enforcement officer, Alsobrooks says she stood up for families, taking on some of Maryland’s worst criminals, while treating victims and the accused with dignity and respect.
During Alsobrooks tenure, violent crime dropped by 50% and she established a first-of-its-kind unit to investigate and prosecute police and official misconduct.
In 2018, she was elected Prince George’s county executive, the first woman to hold the position and the first Black woman elected to the office of county executive in Maryland history.
Since her election, Alsobrooks has focused on creating jobs and growing economic opportunity, investing in education and breaking ground on 10 new schools, expanding access to health care, mental health and addiction treatment, youth outreach and making sure people are safe.
She has a daughter, Alex, whom she raised as a single mother in Upper Marlboro.
Alsobrooks says she believes Marylanders should have a senator “who both fights for them and shares their concerns.”
She says she is running for the Senate “to be a voice for families like the ones she grew up with and who she’s worked for throughout her life.”
The above information was sourced from the candidate’s website.
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