State & Local Elected Officials

Attorney General Brian Frosh is committed to serving as the people’s lawyer, by applying the law to improve lives and bringing fairness, equality and justice to all Marylanders. Prior to his current position, Attorney General Frosh served for 28 years in the Maryland General Assembly – 8 years in the House of Delegates and 20 years in the State Senate, where he was chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee for 12 years. As a legislator, Attorney General Frosh was a champion for making Maryland a safer place. He shepherded landmark legislation on gun safety, put in place stronger protections for victims of domestic violence and led efforts to expand the state’s DNA database to help environment and protect Maryland families from foreclosure, among others. His legislative career also included efforts to protect Maryland consumers, especially seniors and vulnerable citizens, from fraud, identity theft, and scams, which are core functions of the Office of the Attorney General.

Comptroller Peter Franchot was elected to serve as Maryland’s 33rd State Comptroller on November 7, 2006. Prior to his election to statewide office, Peter served as a Delegate from Montgomery County for 20 years. During his time in the House of Delegates, he was a member of the Appropriations Committee, and served as the Chair of its Transportation & the Environment Subcommittee.

Using this experience and expertise, Peter has pledged as Comptroller to be a strong fiscal watchdog for Maryland taxpayers and an independent voice on the Board of Public Works. Comptroller Franchot’s dedication to Maryland was recognized in 2010 and 2014 when he was overwhelmingly reelected his second and third terms.

Senator Ferguson, 31, was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2010, then becoming the youngest ever-elected State Senator in Maryland’s history. Bill is beginning his second term as State Senator for Maryland’s 46th Legislative District. The 46th Legislative District is located entirely within Baltimore City, including neighborhoods in south Baltimore, downtown near and around the Inner Harbor, and southeast Baltimore.

Bernard C. “Jack” Young became the 51st Mayor of Baltimore City on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

He served from 2010 to 2019 as the President of the Baltimore City Council, and for 14 years prior to that as a District Councilman.

Mayor Young has spent his time as a public servant aggressively representing the interests of the citizens of Baltimore. He made his mark in city government with a reputation for highly effective constituent services and for a dedication to youth, seniors, education and public safety.

Mayor Young has played a major role in passing legislation that has increased funding for education, crime prevention and helped to spur economic development across the City.

In 2016, voters in Baltimore overwhelmingly approved Young’s charter amendment – Question E – that established a continuing, non-lapsing Children and Youth Fund to be used exclusively to provide supplemental funding to services for children and youth. The fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative for Baltimore, and only one of the few dedicated youth funds in the country, established an annual multi-million dollar pot of money for youth-focused, grassroots organizations in Baltimore.

A native East Baltimorean, Mayor Young has championed efforts to increase government transparency, fight for equitable housing opportunities, and bolster funding for education. A long proponent of affordable housing and mixed-use development, Mayor Young has been a steadfast champion of diverse communities that allow city residents, from all economic backgrounds, a chance at homeownership.

The Mayor believes neighborhood development is the key to increasing Baltimore’s population, decreasing vacant homes, and improving its local economy. In all, Mayor Young has driven the development of more than 80 affordable housing projects in neighborhoods throughout the city.

Mayor Young got his start in politics as a former special assistant to then-City Council President Mary Pat Clarke.

Mayor Young is married and he and his wife have two adult daughters and three grandchildren. He attends United Baptist Church in East Baltimore.