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Angela D. Alsobrooks

Details

Party Affiliation
Democratic
In Office Since
Jan 1, 2025

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID
A000382
Chamber
US Senate
State
MD
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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

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Recent Votes

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Biography

Angela Deneece Alsobrooks (born February 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2011 to 2018 as state's attorney for Prince George's County and from 2018 to 2024 as county executive of Prince George's County. She was Prince George's County's first female county executive and the first Black female county executive in Maryland history. Born and raised in Prince George's County, Alsobrooks graduated from Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law. She began her career as an attorney for local firms before becoming involved in county government as a domestic violence prosecutor and appointed official in county executive Jack B. Johnson's administration. She was elected state's attorney of Prince George's County in 2010 and 2014 and Prince George's County Executive in 2018 and 2022. Alsobrooks was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2024, defeating former Republican governor Larry Hogan in the general election. She is Maryland's first African-American senator and the third African-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She is the second woman to represent Maryland in the Senate, after Barbara Mikulski.

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