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Candidate for State Comptroller, Maryland

Contact Information

Peter Franchot
P.O. Box 7428 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20907
(301) 357-9505
http://www.franchot.com

Bio

Peter Franchot was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1986. He was elected Comptroller of Maryland in 2006.

During his career in public service, Peter has written legislation to lower tuition at our public colleges and universities and has vigorously fought for increased funding for education at every level. He has been a defender of the environment, fighting to preserve the Chesapeake Bay and was a co-author of a Constitutional amendment to protect Maryland's public parks.

Thanks to Peter, many cheap handguns and assault weapons were banned and are now off our streets. In addition, he has fought to raise our state's minimum wage, to increase access to health care for all Marylander's, and passed legislation that returned over $500 million to Maryland homeowners through tax rebates.

Peter attended Amherst College (B.A., 1973), and Northeastern School of Law (J.D., 1978). He served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970. Peter is married to Anne Maher, a consumer protection lawyer. They have two children, Abigail, 28, and Nick, 25, and they reside in Takoma Park, Maryland.