Democratic Rep. Anthony G. Brown projected to win Maryland attorney general’s race, becoming the first Black official in the seat
The victory is the first statewide election Brown has won since he was upset in the 2014 gubernatorial race by Larry Hogan . While some in Maryland political circles cast Brown’s candidacy as an effort to seek redemption for that loss, Brown insisted otherwise, saying that attorney general is a job he has wanted all along, even before he was asked to run as Martin O’Malley’s lieutenant governor in 2005.
In his pitch to voters, Brown said he would attack violent crime by doubling the size of the attorney general’s organized crime unit and by strengthening relations with local state’s attorneys across Maryland. But he also emphasized that he would seek to reform the criminal and juvenile justice systems and work to make them more equitable. He wants to identify biases in Maryland’s criminal justice system that have led, he said, to an overincarceration of young Black men.
A Harvard-trained lawyer and veteran who served in Iraq, Brown said during his campaign that as attorney general he would work to expand voting rights, crack down on ghost guns and possibly pursue legal action against gun manufacturers and work to decriminalize marijuana. He also said he would protect abortion rights in Maryland, including the rights and privacy of women who come to Maryland from other states for abortions. Abortion and reproductive rights became a pivotal issue in many elections across the country following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturnPeroutka opposed abortion, including in cases of rape or incest, and said if elected attorney general his view of Christianity would determine his decisions.
“We can build a more just and equitable Maryland, defend and expand upon the rights that generations have fought for, and lift up one another to reach our highest potential,” he said. “That’s our power, and together, we’ll accomplish great things.”
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