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Brian Frosh

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Maryland Attorney General (2014 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Brian E. Frosh
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    10/08/1946
  • Birth Place:
    Washington, DC
  • Home City:
    Somerset, MD
  • Religion:
    Jewish
  • Family:
    Wife: Marcy; 2 Children
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Agriculture, Environment, and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Co-Chair, Article 66B (Planning and Zoning) Study Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force

Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Chair, Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Governor's Energy Task Force, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Governor's Work Group on Acid Deposition, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland General Assembly

Former Chair, Joint Committee to Study Mandates on Local Government, Maryland General Assembly

Former Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, Maryland General Assembly

Former Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Steering Committee, Smart Codes Strategy Group, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force to Review the State's Election Law, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Education

  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1971
  • BA, Wesleyan University, 1968
  • Attended, University of Stockholm, 1966-1967

Professional Experience

  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1971
  • BA, Wesleyan University, 1968
  • Attended, University of Stockholm, 1966-1967
  • Partner, Law Firm of Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky and Norwind, Public Attornies
  • Legislative Assistant, Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey, United States Senate, 1972-1976
  • State Legislative Liaison, Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services, 1971-1972

Political Experience

  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1971
  • BA, Wesleyan University, 1968
  • Attended, University of Stockholm, 1966-1967
  • Partner, Law Firm of Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky and Norwind, Public Attornies
  • Legislative Assistant, Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey, United States Senate, 1972-1976
  • State Legislative Liaison, Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services, 1971-1972
  • Attorney General, State of Maryland, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Attorney General, State of Maryland, 2018
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 16, 1995-2014
  • Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2003
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1994

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Agriculture, Environment, and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Co-Chair, Article 66B (Planning and Zoning) Study Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force

Former Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Chair, Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Governor's Energy Task Force, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Governor's Work Group on Acid Deposition, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland General Assembly

Former Chair, Joint Committee to Study Mandates on Local Government, Maryland General Assembly

Former Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, Maryland General Assembly

Former Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Steering Committee, Smart Codes Strategy Group, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force to Review the State's Election Law, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1971
  • BA, Wesleyan University, 1968
  • Attended, University of Stockholm, 1966-1967
  • Partner, Law Firm of Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky and Norwind, Public Attornies
  • Legislative Assistant, Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey, United States Senate, 1972-1976
  • State Legislative Liaison, Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services, 1971-1972
  • Attorney General, State of Maryland, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Attorney General, State of Maryland, 2018
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 16, 1995-2014
  • Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2003
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1994
  • Member, Law and Criminal Justice Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present
  • Honorary Member, Hebrew Home Board, 1998-present
  • Director, Clean Air Trust, 1995-present
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1972-present
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association, present
  • Member, Montgomery County Bar Association, present
  • Member, Adat Shalom Congregation
  • Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present
  • Board Member, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
  • Former Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Member, Chesapeake Executive Council, 2001
  • Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Maryland Environmental Trust, 1995-1997
  • Member, Board of Directors, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, 1986-1994
  • Member, Governor's Energy Task Force, 1991-1993
  • Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 1991-1993
  • Member, Executive Committee, Wesleyan University Alumni Association, 1986-1989
  • Board Member, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 1983-1989
  • Member, Charter Review Commission, Montgomery County, 1983-1986
  • Board Member, State National Bank of Maryland, 1976-1985
  • Member, National Advisory Council, United States Small Business Administration, 1981-1982

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Justice Award, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) De Maryland; Special Recognition Award, Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Chairman's Award, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington; John Kabler Award, Maryland League of Conservation Voters; Legislative Leader of the Year, Maryland Fraternal Order of Police; Best Lawyers in America list, United States News and World Report; Children's Health Advocate of the Year, Maryland Nurses Association; Children's Health Advocate of the Year, MomsRising.org; First Citizen Award, Maryland Senate; Bicycle Symposium Award, One Less Car; Champion of Traffic Safety, Maryland Department of Transportation; 2008 Champion of Working Families, Progressive Maryland Education Fund; Certificate of Appreciation, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Incorporated; Champion of the Maryland Asian-Pacific American Community, Maryland Coalition for Recognition of Asian Lunar New Year; Spirit of Human Achievement Award, National Center for Children and Families; Public Official of the Year, Audubon Naturalist Society; Certificate of Merit, Common Cause of Maryland; Certificate of Appreciation, National Capital Poison Center; Award for Leadership, Washington Area Bicyclist Association; Consumer Legislator of the Year, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition; Children's Health Advocate of the Year, Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG); Children's Health Advocate of the Year, Black Nurses Association; Legislator of the Year, Maryland Access to Justice Commission; Governor's Proclamation, Membership on the Climate Change Commission; Elizabeth Scull Award, Friendship Heights Village; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League; John R. Hargreaves Legislative Fellow, Salisbury University, 2007; Senate Leadership Award, Maryland State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police; Legislative Sponsor Award, The Maryland Children's Action Network; Conservationist of the Year, Sierra Club of Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia; Legislator of the Year, 1000 Friends of Maryland; Champion for Children, Department of Human Resources and Maryland State Bar Association, 2010; Justice for Children Award, Maryland Children's Alliance; Recognition of Leadership, Service, and Dedication to the Field of Criminal Justice, Coppin State University Criminal Justice Club; Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow, University of Maryland School of Law, Center for Dispute Resolution; Distinguished Legislative Fellow Award, University of Maryland Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE); Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League; Friend of Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo Park Partnership; Policy Maker of the Year, Washington Psychiatric Society; John V. Kabler Memorial Award, Maryland League of Conservation Voters; Lawmaker of the Year, American Lung Association of Maryland; Citation for Conservation Work for Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Outstanding Service, American Heart Association of Maryland; Rescuer Award, National Capital Poison Center; Biker of the Year, Montgomery County Department of Public Works Transportation; Leadership and Outstanding Service Award, Maryland State Bar Association

Speeches

Cardin Continues Push to Move Forward Xinis, Garland and the Need for a Fully Functioning Judiciary
May 10, 2016Press Release
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Cardin, Frosh, Civil Rights Groups and Law Enforcement Discuss Efforts to End Discriminatory Profiling and Move Forward on Criminal Justice Reform
Nov. 4, 2015Press Release
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Articles

Lawsuit against President Trump
Jan. 1, 1900

On June 12, 2017, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (D) and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine (D) filed a lawsuit in federal court against President Donald Trump (R). The filing alleged that Trump had not fulfilled his pledge to separate his political activities from his business ventures while serving as president. This was the first suit of its kind to be filed against Trump by government officials. The lawsuit was filed as a civil action and did not present criminal charges against Trump. The filing presented the following allegations: “ President Trump, acting through companies he owns or controls, has violated both the Foreign Emoluments Clause and the Domestic Emoluments Clause by receiving millions of dollars in payments, benefits, and other valuable consideration from foreign governments and persons acting on their behalf, as well as federal agencies and state governments. His repeated, ongoing violations include remuneration derived from: (a) leases of Trump properties held by foreign-government-owned entities; (b) purchase and ownership of condominiums in Trump properties by foreign governments or foreign-government-controlled entities; (c) other property interests or business dealings tied to foreign governments; (d) hotel accommodations, restaurant purchases, the use of venues for events, and purchases of other services and goods by foreign governments and diplomats at hotels, restaurants, and other domestic and international properties owned, operated, or licensed by President Trump; (e) continuation of the General Services Administration lease for President Trump's Washington, D.C. hotel despite his breach of the lease's terms, and potential provision of federal tax credits in connection with the same property; and (f) payments from foreign-government-owned broadcasters related to rebroadcasts and foreign versions of the television program 'The Apprentice' and its spinoffs. Moreover, President Trump, by asserting that he will maintain the interests at issue, is poised to engage in similar constitutional violations for the duration of his presidency. ” The Foreign Emoluments Clause stipulates that "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." The Domestic Emoluments Clause provides that the president "shall not receive within that Period [i.e., the term of office] any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." On July 10, 2017, 35 of the 64 Republican members of the Maryland General Assembly sent a letter to Frosh asking that he end the lawsuit and calling on him to justify his involvement in the suit. On September 29, 2017, Trump filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On November 29, 2017, United States District Court for the District of Maryland Judge Peter Messitte ordered businesses associated with the president to retain records with relevance to the suit ahead of potential subpoenas. On July 25, 2018, Messitte denied Trump's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Messitte ruled that the plaintiffs had "plausibly alleged that the President has been receiving or is potentially able to receive 'emoluments' from foreign, the federal and state governments in violation of the Constitution." Messitte's ruling was the first made by a federal court establishing a definition of emolument. Messitte defined emolument as any "'profit,' 'gain,' or 'advantage.'" Messitte rejected the definition proffered by the United States Department of Justice, which defined an emolument as "a payment made in connection with a particular employment over and above one's salary." The Supreme Court of the United States brought an end to the lawsuit in January 2021, declaring it moot because Trump was no longer in office.

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Events

2019

Dec. 10
Citizens for Brian Frosh Fundraiser

Tue 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST

5305 Moorland Ln, Bethesda, MD 20814-1333, United States

Jun. 14
Fraud Telephone Town Hall! #PROTECTweek

Fri 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Maryland

Nov. 6
The Big Blue Wave Party 2018

Tue 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM EST

Silver Spring Civic Center Silver Spring, MD

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