Douglas Gansler
| Doug Gansler | |
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| 45th Attorney General of Maryland | |
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In office January 2, 2007 – January 6, 2015 |
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| Governor | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Joseph Curran |
| Succeeded by | Brian Frosh |
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| Born |
October 30, 1962 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Leedy |
| Children | Samuel William |
| Alma mater |
Yale University University of Virginia |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website |
Government website Campaign website |
Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler (born October 30, 1962) is an American attorney politician who served as the 45th Attorney General of Maryland. Gansler previously served as the State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from 1999 to 2007. He then won nomination in the state Democratic primary election for Attorney General and defeated Republican candidate Scott Rolle in the 2006 general election, taking 61% of the vote. He was re-elected unopposed in the 2010 election. Gansler lost the Democratic Primary race for Governor of Maryland on June 24, 2014 to Anthony Brown.
Born in Summit, New Jersey, Gansler grew up in Chevy Chase in Montgomery County, Maryland and attended Chevy Chase Elementary School, and then Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school in the Washington, D.C. area, for grades 6–12. From Sidwell, Gansler went on to Yale University, where he was an All-Ivy, All–New England College lacrosse player, nurtured an interest in public service, and graduated cum laude. Gansler earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was a law clerk to Hon. John F. McAuliffe, Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals.
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