Franchot defeated the Republican nominee, Anne McCarthy, in the general election on November 7, 2006. Franchot defeated Schaefer in the Democratic primary election, marking Schaefer's first loss in his 51-year career. Comptroller of Maryland įranchot ran in the Democratic primary for Comptroller of Maryland against incumbent William Donald Schaefer and Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. He considered a run for governor to challenge Ehrlich, but ultimately ran for Comptroller of Maryland. ĭuring the years leading up to his 2006 bid for comptroller, Franchot opposed Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich's efforts to expand slot machine gambling in Maryland. Morella defeated Franchot, 63% to 37%, in the general election. In 1988, while serving his first term in the House of Delegates, Franchot ran for Maryland's 8th congressional district against Republican incumbent Connie Morella. Franchot was a member of the Appropriations Committee and chaired the Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, as well as the Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee. Maryland House of Delegates įrom 1987 to 2007, Franchot served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 20th legislative district, which includes Takoma Park and Silver Spring. After his election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986, Franchot was a self-employed business development consultant. He then served as staff director for then-Congressman Ed Markey from 1980 to 1986. Career Īfter graduating from law school, Franchot worked as legislative counsel for the Union of Concerned Scientists. He graduated from Northeastern University School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1978.
After serving in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, Franchot again attended Amherst, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1973. He attended Amherst College, but later left to join the presidential campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy. Early life and education Franchot's high school yearbook photo, 1966įranchot was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Franchot unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maryland in 2022, placing third in the Democratic primary behind Tom Perez and Wes Moore.
He was elected comptroller in 2006, and was subsequently re-elected three times.
A member of the Democratic Party, Franchot served for 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates representing Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot (born November 25, 1947) is an American politician who was the 33rd Comptroller of Maryland.
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