Angela Alsobrooks

Angela Deneece Alsobrooks (born February 23, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, in 2018 after serving two terms as state's attorney for the county.

Angela Alsobrooks
8th Executive of Prince George's County
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2018
Preceded by	Rushern Baker
State's Attorney of Prince George's County
In office 2011–2018
Preceded by	Glenn Ivey
Succeeded by	Aisha N. Braveboy
Personal details
Born	February 23, 1971 Suitland, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Duke University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)
Website	Official website

Early life and education

Alsobrooks was raised in Camp Springs, Maryland, and attended Benjamin Banneker High School in the District of Columbia.[1][2] She earned her bachelor's in public policy at Duke University in 1993, and her J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1996.[2][3]

Early career

After graduating, she worked as an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County from 1997 to 2002 where she was assigned to handle domestic violence cases.[3] In 2002, she left the state's attorney office to become education liaison for then-County Executive Jack B. Johnson and, in 2004, Alsobrooks was appointed executive director of the county revenue authority.[2][4][5]

Prince George's State's Attorney

Alsobrooks was first elected Prince George's state's attorney in 2010 and subsequently reelected in 2014.[1][3] During her time in office, the violent crime rate in the county declined by 50 percent.[6] Alsobrook sought and secured funding to increase the number of attorneys in the office and increased conviction rates.[7]

Prince George's County Executive

Following the outgoing County Executive being term limited, on July 2017, Alsobrooks announced her intention to run for County Executive.[8] In the 2018 Democratic Primary, Alsobrooks won with 61.79% of the vote,[9] defeating eight other candidates, including former Congresswoman Donna Edwards and State Senator C. Anthony Muse.[10]

In the 2018 general election, Alsobrooks was unopposed, earning 98.9% of the vote.[11] Upon election, Alsobrooks became the first woman to be elected County Executive for Prince George's County.[12]

Personal life

Alsobrooks lives in Upper Marlboro with her daughter.[3] She is a soror of Delta Sigma Theta and is active in promoting breast cancer awareness.[13]

References

1. Hernandez, Arelis (31 July 2017). "Alsobrooks promises everyone a seat at 'table of opportunity' if elected county executive". The Washington Post.
2. Castaneda, Ruben (2011-01-19). "Prince George's prosecutor moves quickly to make changes". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
3. Alas, Horus (7 November 2018). "State's attorney Angela Alsobrooks wins Prince George's County executive race". The Diamondback. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
4. "Meet Angela!". Angela Alsobrooks for County Executive. 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
5. "Alsobrooks Wants to See Prince George's County Progress". The Afro-American. Washington, D.C. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
6. Wagner, Paul (8 January 2018). "Prince George's County seeing 50 percent drop in violent crime over past 7 years". Fox 5.
7. Chason, Rachael (4 June 2018). "Angela Alsobrooks says Prince George's will benefit from her experience". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
8. FOX. "Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks announces run for County Executive". WTTG. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
9. "2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election Official Summary Results". Prince George's County Board of Elections. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
10. Vitka, Will (27 June 2018). "2018 Prince George's County Primary Race Results". WTOP. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
11. "Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Prince George's County". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
12. "Alsobrooks sworn in as 1st female Prince George's Co. executive". WTOP. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
13. "Delta Soror Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's state's attorney candidate seeks return to prosecutorial roots". Progressive Greek. 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

External links

• Media related to Angela Alsobrooks at Wikimedia Commons