Anthony Brown has never backed down from a challenge. As Maryland’s Attorney General, he believes the job is more than enforcing the law — it’s about building a fairer, safer, and more just future for every Marylander. From the courtroom to the State House to Capitol Hill, Anthony has spent his life standing up for people, fighting inequality, and delivering results.
Leading as Attorney General
Since taking office, Anthony has brought bold, principled leadership to Maryland’s top legal office. He created the Office of Equity, Policy, and Engagement and established a Civil Rights Division to proactively confront injustice and systemic inequality. He expanded the authority of the Independent Investigations Division to prosecute police-involved fatalities, ensuring real accountability in law enforcement.
Anthony also launched the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, bringing together legal experts, advocates, and government leaders to confront mass incarceration and racial disparities in Maryland. The group has advanced transformative proposals to expand parole access, improve rehabilitation for incarcerated youth, and give individuals serving excessive sentences a second chance.
He’s fought to protect Maryland’s most vulnerable residents — from securing justice in elder abuse cases to proposing stronger oversight of long-term care facilities. Anthony is also holding powerful industries accountable. He’s taken on deceptive and dangerous practices in the firearms industry and defended common-sense gun safety laws in court — all to keep Maryland communities safer. He’s taken on wage theft and corporate abuse, stood up to powerful industries that harm consumers and workers, and worked with advocates and lawmakers to crack down on elder abuse, protect long-term care residents, and safeguard reproductive rights.
And when the Trump administration tried to roll back environmental protections, dismantle federal agencies, derail voting rights, and weaken basic freedoms to women and immigrants, Anthony didn’t hesitate — he stood up, spoke out, and took legal action to defend Marylanders and the Constitution.
A Record of Results
Long before becoming Attorney General, Anthony built a strong record of leadership and results at every level of public service.
As a state legislator, he rose to leadership positions and helped shape landmark laws to protect survivors of domestic violence, improve juvenile justice, expand legal aid access, and invest in education and public safety.
As Lieutenant Governor, he led the effort to repeal the death penalty, decriminalize marijuana, and expand record expungement — reforms that made Maryland’s justice system fairer and more humane. In the wake of national tragedies, he worked to pass some of the strongest gun safety laws in the country, including bans on assault weapons and expanded background checks. He championed protections for veterans, children, and survivors of abuse, and launched a groundbreaking health equity initiative that improved outcomes and saved taxpayer dollars.
In Congress, Anthony was a national voice for voting rights, gun reform, environmental protection, LGBTQ+ equality, and criminal justice reform. He was a lead sponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. He also took action to remove Confederate symbols from military properties and ensure equity in the armed forces — all while standing up for small businesses, working families, and the Chesapeake Bay.
A Life of Service
Anthony was raised by immigrant parents who taught him the value of hard work, community, and service. His father, a physician who cared for patients in underserved neighborhoods, inspired Anthony’s deep commitment to justice and compassion.
A Harvard-educated attorney and U.S. Army veteran, Anthony has served in the military, practiced law, and advocated for those who needed a voice — including victims of sexual harassment, low-income defendants, children in crisis, and small businesses fighting corporate abuse.
He has also served his community as a board member for Prince George’s Community College, Community Legal Services, and Adoptions Together.
Anthony and his wife, Karmen, are the proud parents of three young adults. Every day, he brings his experience, passion, and purpose to his work — to protect Marylanders, advance equity, and build a state where justice truly works for all.
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