Attorney General of Maryland
Anthony G. Brown
IncumbentDINCUMBENT
- Race
- Attorney General of Maryland
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- James B. Rutledge III (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Maryland has the right to protect its communities from weapons that can be rapidly turned into machine guns.
Stricter gun laws
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2026-11-03
| Anthony G. Brown D | incumbent |
| James B. Rutledge III R | challenger |
Advanced from the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Maryland has the right to protect its communities from weapons that can be rapidly turned into machine guns.
Defended Maryland's law barring the sale and transfer of pistols that can be easily converted into machine guns after a federal court declined to block it.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Anthony Brown is the incumbent Democratic Attorney General of Maryland, seeking a second term. A Harvard-educated lawyer and Army veteran, he previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates, as lieutenant governor under Gov. Martin O'Malley, and for three terms in the U.S. House before taking office as attorney general in January 2023.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Brown served in the U.S. Army as an aviation officer from 1984 to 1989 and later in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he retired as a colonel after serving as an aviator and Judge Advocate General.[2][5] He earned an A.B. in 1984 and a J.D. in 1992, both from Harvard University.[2][6]
Brown served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1999 to 2007 and as Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015.[3][5] He represented Maryland's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.[1][3][5]
He assumed office as Maryland's 47th Attorney General on January 3, 2023.[5]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- legal2026-09-25 · Defended Senate Bill 334, Maryland's law prohibiting the sale and transfer of machine-gun-convertible pistols beginning January 1, 2027; a federal judge denied the plaintiffs' motions for a preliminary injunction.[4]
- legal2026-10-01 · Joined a coalition of 25 states, counties and cities in a petition in the D.C. Circuit challenging the EPA's repeal of 2024 power-plant greenhouse gas standards.[7]
- legal2026-10-05 · Joined a coalition of 26 state and local governments suing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the First Circuit over its final rule weakening fuel economy standards.[8]
- legal2026-09-18 · Announced that a federal court in Oregon permanently blocked federal SNAP-related fines on states and guidance restricting food assistance for lawful permanent residents, in a multistate suit Maryland joined in November 2025.[9]
- action2026-09-17 · Announced Maryland's participation, as co-lead with other attorneys general, in a $694 million multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation over auto loans.[10]
In their own words
Priorities
- Continuing the office's legal challenges to Trump administration policies; he said the office files only actions "that involve the things that Marylanders talk about around the kitchen table," such as threatened transportation and education funding.[11]
- Police accountability through the office's Independent Investigations Division, which he said, alongside body-worn cameras, is part of "the accountability and oversight that's necessary."[11]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“We are filing this lawsuit not just to protect Maryland today, but to protect the Maryland our loved ones will inherit tomorrow.”[7]
On joining a 25-party lawsuit challenging EPA's repeal of greenhouse gas limits on power plants
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Rutledge faces steep climb to unseat Brown in low-key attorney general's race · Maryland Matters · 2026-10-13 News report
- 2.Maryland Manual On-Line (2014 edition): Anthony G. Brown · Maryland State Archives (Maryland Manual On-Line) · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 3.Anthony G. Brown, MSA SC 3520-2768 · Maryland State Archives (Archives of Maryland Biographical Series) · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 4.Attorney General Brown on Court Ruling Keeping Maryland's Law on Machine Gun Convertible Pistols in Place · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-25 Official record
- 5.About the Attorney General Anthony G. Brown · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 6.Anthony G. Brown · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 7.Attorney General Brown Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-01 Official record
- 8.Attorney General Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-05 Official record
- 9.Attorney General Brown Permanently Blocks Trump Administration's SNAP Penalties · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-18 Official record
- 10.Attorney General Brown Co-Leads $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation · Maryland Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-17 Official record
- 11.Rutledge faces steep climb to unseat Brown in low-key attorney general's race · Maryland Matters · 2026-10-13 News report