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'{{short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=March 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Brian Frosh |image = Brian E. Frosh 2015.jpg |office = 46th [[Attorney General of Maryland]] |governor = [[Larry Hogan]] |term_start = January 21, 2015 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Doug Gansler]] |successor = |state_senate1 = Maryland |district1 = 16th |term_start1 = January 11, 1995 |term_end1 = January 6, 2015 |predecessor1 = Howard Denis |successor1 = [[Susan C. Lee]] |office2 = Member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]<br>from the 16th district |term_start2 = 1987 |term_end2 = 1995 |predecessor2 = [[Marilyn R. Goldwater]]<br>[[Connie Morella]] |successor2 = [[Marilyn R. Goldwater]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|8}} |birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |spouse = |children = 2 |education = [[Wesleyan University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Brian E. Frosh''' (born October 8, 1946) is an [[American politician]] from [[Maryland]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He is the [[Attorney General of Maryland|Attorney General]] for the state of Maryland. He also served five terms in the [[Maryland State Senate]], representing Maryland's District 16 in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]]. Prior to serving in the Senate, Frosh also represented District 16 in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], serving two four-year terms.<ref name="Elections.state.md.usStateSenator">{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html | work=Maryland State Board of Elections | title=Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator | year=2006}}</ref><ref name=resultsOffice015District16>{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_015_district_16.html | work=Maryland State Board of Elections | title=2010 General Election Official Results | date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> Frosh was elected to his second term as attorney general on November 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-attorney-general-20181105-story.html|title=Democrat Brian Frosh, who has fought Trump policies, wins re-election as Maryland attorney general|first=Ian|last=Duncan|website=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> In his first term, Frosh joined Karl Racine, attorney general of the District of Columbia, in filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump, alleging he had violated the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the U.S. Constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/12/532635888/attorneys-general-of-maryland-and-d-c-sue-trump-over-his-hotel|title=Attorneys General Of Maryland And D.C. Sue Trump Over His Businesses|website=NPR.org}}</ref> Frosh is also known for filing numerous lawsuits against the [[Administration of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]]. ==Early life and education== Born on October 8, 1946, Brian Frosh grew up in [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]. He received a [[B.A.]] degree from [[Wesleyan University]] and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[Columbia Law School|Columbia University School of Law]]. After joining the Maryland Bar in 1972, he worked in private practice, which he continues to maintain in downtown Bethesda. He and his wife have two daughters. ==Legal career== Frosh joined the Maryland Bar in 1971 and the District of Columbia Bar in 1972. He was a partner at the law offices of Karp, Frosh, Lapidus, Wigodsky, & Norwood, P.A working in business litigation, commercial litigation, and real estate law.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.karpfrosh.com/attorneys/brian-frosh/ | work= | title=Karp Frosh, P.A. | date=June 27, 2011}}</ref> ==Political career== As both a delegate and senator, Brian Frosh has represented Maryland's District 16,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/2010/md/state-senator/1475/ | work=[[The Washington Post]] | department=Post Politics | title=State Senate, District 16, Democratic Primary | date=September 14, 2011}}</ref> which includes parts of Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Potomac.<ref>{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Ruoff |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/11032010/montnew183129_32574.php |work=[[The Gazette (Maryland)|The Gazette]] |title=Bethesda legislators stay close to home on issues |date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> Frosh is Jewish.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Motkina |first1=Alyona |title=For Maryland, Brown and Frosh |url=https://jewishtimes.com/30582/for-maryland-brown-and-frosh/opinion/ |work=[[Baltimore Jewish Times]] |date=October 30, 2014 |accessdate=February 28, 2019}}</ref> Frosh represented Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 1995. In this role, he was a member of the Environmental Matters Committee, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, and Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012100/012167/html/12167bio.html | work=Maryland State Archives | title=Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series): Brian E. Frosh | date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> Frosh brought state funding into the district to build the Capital Crescent Trail, build sound barriers, and fund programs like those at the National Center for Children and Families, the Ivymount School, Imagination Stage, [[Adventure Theatre]] and Glen Echo Park.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=308679&paper=70&cat=109 | work=Potomac Almanac | title=Senate Candidates Differ on Transportation: Dist. 16 Challenger Robert Dyer supports the ICC and Techway while incumbent Brian Frosh says the projects would lead to sprawl | date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> ===Environment=== Frosh sponsored a bill prohibiting drilling in the [[Marcellus Shale]] until certain conditions were met.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/billfile/sb0634.htm | work=Senate Bill 634 | title=Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011 | date=February 9, 2011}}</ref> ===Legislative record=== In 2009, Frosh proposed changing the laws on protective orders to better protect domestic abuse victims against gun violence,<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/sb0267.htm| work=Maryland Senate Bill 267 | title=Family Law – Protective Orders – Surrender of Firearms | date=January 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/sb0811.htm| work=Maryland Senate Bill 811 | title= Criminal Procedure - Temporary Lodging for Domestic Violence Victims | year= 2011}}</ref> and in 2011, sought to provide temporary lodging for domestic violence victims.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/billfile/sb0050.htm| work=Maryland Senate Bill 50 | title= Criminal Procedure - Temporary Lodging for Domestic Violence Victims | date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> Frosh also sponsored legislation increasing the guidelines that courts use to set child support payments.<ref name="Senate Bill 692">{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/billfile/sb0692.htm| work=Senate Bill 692 | title=Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations | date=February 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://marylandreporter.com/2010/04/12/child-support-payments-boosted-as-legislators-compromise| work=MarylandReporter.com | title= Child support payments boosted as legislators compromise | date=April 12, 2010}}</ref> In 2010 Frosh supported legislation that would give the court the ability to put serious juvenile [[Sex offender registries in the United States|sex offenders on a registry]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/sb0441.htm| work=Senate Bill 441 | title=Criminal Procedure- Offender Registry- Minors | date=April 2008}}</ref> ===Public education=== As senator, Frosh worked to draft the law that provides a waiver of tuition and fees to state universities for children in foster care.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?ys=2000rs/sponsors/frosh.htm|title=BILLS SPONSORED BY-FROSH - 2000 Regular Session|website=mgaleg.maryland.gov}}</ref> ===Energy=== As senator, Frosh worked on a number of bills intended to promote energy efficiency, hold down energy costs and reduce the environmental impacts of energy production and use.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://brianfrosh.com/content_item/energy | title=Recent energy bills sponsored or cosponsored by Senator Frosh | date=May 27, 2011}}</ref> Frosh advocated the establishment of service standards and the imposition of penalties if electric utilities failed to provide reliable service.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.gazette.net/stories/02252011/polilet190350_32535.php |work=The Gazette | title=Hey Pepco: There’s an app for that | date=February 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://brianfrosh.com/o/5378/images/Letter%20to%20Chairman%20Nazarian%20MPSC%201-31-2011%20re%20PEPCO.pdf| work=Brian Frosh | title=Letter to Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Chair of the Public Service Commission | date=January 31, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Frosh called on the Public Service Commission to investigate Pepco, and in 2011 introduced legislation calling for regulations and stiff penalties.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/26751498/detail.html| work=WBAL-TV | title=Bill To Penalize Utilities IF They Fall Below Standards | date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> Although Frosh’s original legislation passed the Senate,<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/billfile/sb0341.htm| work=Senate Bill 341 | title= Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Service Quality and Reliability Standards | date=February 2, 2011}}</ref> ultimately, the House would only enact penalties that were more lenient than Frosh’s proposal.<ref name="Senate Bill 692"/> ===Privacy and consumer law=== As chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, former Senator Frosh had responsibility for legislation in the Senate dealing with privacy and consumer laws. He sponsored bills protecting the privacy of citizens’ personal information in Motor Vehicle Administration files and authorizing Maryland’s Attorney General to prosecute violators of Federal anti-telemarketing regulations.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/billfile/sb0088.htm| work=Senate Bill 88 | title=Commercial Law- Maryland Telephone Consumer Act | date=July 1, 2005}}</ref> The Judicial Proceedings Committee approved legislation establishing a task force to recommend identity theft remedies, beefing up the original bill at former Senator Frosh’s recommendation to pay specific attention to protecting social security numbers.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0043.htm| work=Senate Bill 43 | title=Task Force to Study Identity Theft | date=April 5, 2005}}</ref> Former Senator Frosh has also sponsored bills banning minimum price fixing and creating new tools to crack down on people who defraud the State’s Medicaid program.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/sb0279.htm| work=Senate Bill 279 | title=Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010 | date=April 2010}}</ref> ==Attorney General race of 2014== {{main|2014 Maryland Attorney General election}} On October 9, 2012, Frosh announced that he had formed an exploratory committee for election to Attorney General. On July 30, 2013, he officially announced his decision to run.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-07-30/news/bs-md-attorney-general-frosh-20130730_1_frosh-attorney-general-gun-laws | work=The Baltimore Sun | title=Frosh joins attorney general's race | date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> Frosh, who was endorsed by [[Michael Bloomberg]] and the [[Washington Post]], won a 3-way primary with 50% of the vote.<ref name=primaryresults>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2014/results/Primary/gen_results_2014_1_006-.html |title=Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Attorney General |publisher=Maryland Secretary of State |date=July 16, 2014 |accessdate=July 30, 2014}}</ref> He then won the general election, with 56% of the vote, against 41% for Republican Jeffrey Pritzker.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/outgoing-new-york-mayor-michael-bloomberg-endorses-frosh-for-md-attorney-general/2013/12/18/1d239936-67f8-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Outgoing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses Frosh for Md. Attorney general | date=December 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/brian-frosh-for-maryland-attorney-general/2014/05/08/007deb96-d626-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Brian Frosh for Maryland attorney general | date=May 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.state.md.us/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_006-.html|title=Unofficial 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Attorney General|work=Maryland State Board of Elections|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref> ==Attorney General== Frosh expanded the range of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Heroin Task Force.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-joins-east-coast-task-force-focused-on-heroin-trafficking/2015/02/12/a0e2307e-b2e4-11e4-854b-a38d13486ba1_story.html</ref> Frosh has argued against bail that defendants can't afford, which he believes could be unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-bail-frosh-20161011-story.html|title=Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh questions legality of bail defendants can't afford|work=Baltimore Sun|author=Michael Dresser and James Fenton|date=October 11, 2016}}</ref> Frosh is leading a coalition of 12 state attorneys general opposing the federal government's plans to expand the scope of offshore drilling for oil and gas, including in waters off the coast of Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/state-impact/press-publications/press-releases/Attorneys-General-Fight-Administrations-Offshore-Drilling-Plans|title=Attorneys General Fight Administration's Offshore Drilling Plans - NYU School of Law|author=|date=|website=www.law.nyu.edu|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> Frosh joined other state attorneys general in an effort to block the Trump administration from suspending higher penalties on automobile manufacturers that fail to comply with federal fuel efficiency standards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20180921/OEM11/180929919/california-other-states-set-to-challenge-trump-over-relaxed-emissions-rules|title=California, other states set to challenge Trump over relaxed emissions rules|author=|date=September 21, 2018|website=Automotive News|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> He also is part of a multistate coalition challenging EPA's decision to roll back greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-emissions-lawsuit-20180501-story.html|title=Maryland joins 16 states and D.C. to sue EPA over vehicle emissions standards|first=Scott|last=Dance|date=|website=baltimoresun.com|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> Frosh negotiated a $33.5 million settlement agreement with Volkswagen AG and its affiliates, Audi AG and Porsche AG. The agreement settles an enforcement action for the auto manufacturers' use of “defeat devices" in certain models of their vehicles in violation of Maryland's air quality control laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/maryland-claws-33-5m-more-from-volkswagen/|title=Maryland Claws $33.5M More From Volkswagen|first=Edward Ericson|last=Jr|date=April 26, 2018|website=courthousenews.com|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> Frosh reached a settlement with VietNow National Headquarters, Inc., resulting in the organization’s dissolution. VietNow, which also used the name VeteransNow, had been raising money using deceptive telemarketing solicitation scripts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmar2news.com/business/consumer/deceptive-vietnam-veterans-charity-dissolved|title=Deceptive veterans charity dissolved|author=|date=November 9, 2017|website=WMAR|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> In August 2017, Frosh issued a cease and desist order against We Can Cer-Vive! The investigation found violations of the Maryland Solicitations Act by the organization and its owner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-charity-state-20170802-story.html|title=State accuses Maryland charity of fraud|first=Carrie|last=Wells|date=|website=baltimoresun.com|accessdate=March 13, 2019}}</ref> ===Lawsuits against the Trump Administration=== As Maryland Attorney General, Frosh has joined lawsuits against the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]]. Frosh joined a Washington State lawsuit against President [[Donald Trump]]'s immigration executive order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbaltv.com/article/ag-maryland-will-join-lawsuit-opposing-new-immigration-ban/9118122|title=AG: Maryland will join lawsuit opposing new immigration ban}}</ref> He joined a coalition of high-tax states suing the Trump Administration over the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017|2017 tax reform law]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-maryland-attorney-general-to-sue-trump-20180201-story.html|title=Maryland Attorney General to sue Trump administration over federal tax plan|author=Josh Hicks|date=February 1, 2018|work=Washington Post}}</ref> He has also joined lawsuits against Trump over a citizenship question on the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], the [[Domestic Emoluments Clause|Emoluments Clause]], greenhouse gasses, regulatory rollbacks, vehicle emissions standards, airplane noise, [[Contraceptive mandate|contraception coverage in health insurance]], regulation of [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit colleges]], [[offshore drilling]], Obamacare subsidies, what he described as Trump's "attempts to sabotage" Obamacare, air pollution, his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, and pesticide labelling.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/11/brian-frosh-maryland-attorney-general-sues-trump-t/|title=Democratic attorneys general who combined to target Exxon now pounce on Trump|author=Valerie Richardson|work=The Washington Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/06/28/maryland-challenges-the-faa-over-flight-paths-at-national-and-bwi-airports/|title=Maryland challenges the FAA over flight paths at National and BWI airports|work=Washington Post|author=Lori Aratani|date=June 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-frosh-census-suit-20180403-story.html|title=Maryland attorney general joins suit against Trump administration over Census citizenship question|author=Jean Marbella|date=April 3, 2018|work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-marlyand-emoluments-20180328-story.html|title=Judge allows Maryland, DC to sue Trump over president's businesses|date=March 28, 2018|work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-attorney-generals-frosh-20180508-story.html|title=Democratic attorneys general, including Maryland's Frosh, pushing on after New York scandal|work=Baltimore Sun|date=May 8, 2018|author=Doug Donovan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-education-loans/us-states-sue-trump-administration-over-for-profit-college-rule-idUSL2N1MS1RE|title=US States sue Trump Administration over for-profit college rule|author=Lisa Lambert|date=October 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-trump-offshore-drilling-20170428-story.html|title=Trump signs order to restart exploration of Atlantic, Arctic fuel drilling|author=Scott Dance|work=Baltimore Sun|date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-health-subsidies-20171013-story.html|work=Baltimore Sun|title=End of Obamacare subsidies creates an uproar|date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-aca-lawsuit-20180914-story.html|work=Baltimore Sun|date=September 14, 2018|title=Maryland lawsuit seeks to protect Affordable Care Act from 'sabotage'|author=David McFadden}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-maryland-clean-air-appeal-20180917-story.html|title=Maryland is taking the EPA to court over air pollution coming from upwind states|author=Scott Dance|date=September 17, 2018|work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> The Maryland legislature appropriated $1 million for Frosh to hire five additional attorneys to handle the anti-Trump lawsuits, but Maryland Governor [[Larry Hogan]] withheld the funds, saying that it wasn't a good use of the state's money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-consumer-protection-trump-lawsuits-20180122-story.html|title=Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan withholds money to sue Trump administration|author=Erin Cox|work=Baltimore Sun|date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-frosh-lawsuit-state-emergency-20190218-story.html|title=Attorney General Frosh sues President Trump over national emergency, says Maryland would lose millions|author=Christina Tkacik|work=Baltimore Sun|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> ===First Amendment lawsuit=== In January 2019, a former Maryland Delegate filed a lawsuit against Governor Hogan and Frosh relating to a violation of First Amendment rights. Specifically, through an executive order, Maryland has banned citizens who support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign from bidding on state contracts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Lillian |title=Maryland man sues Hogan, Frosh for executive order forbidding contracts with those who boycott Israel |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-first-amendment-lawsuit-20190109-story.html |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> ==Attorney General race of 2018== {{main|2018 Maryland Attorney General election}} On November 6, 2018, Frosh was elected for another term in office, having defeated Republican challenger Craig Wolf. Frosh campaigned on progressive policies including reduced bail for poor defendants and litigating against the Trump Administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/former-county-resident-running-for-attorney-general/article_f7d62059-fd8f-5942-9a62-b0f22d969e2f.html|title=Former county resident running for attorney general|author=Greg Larry|work=Cumberland Times-News|date=March 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-attorney-generals-race-is-a-referendum-on-trump/2018/09/23/3b763a6a-b83e-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?noredirect=on|title=Maryland attorney general’s race is a referendum on Trump|author=Rachel Chason|work=Washington Post|date=September 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite Web|url=https://foxbaltimore.com/features/operation-crime-justice/september-violence-becomes-issue-in-ag-race|title=September Violence Becomes Issue in AG Race|author=Joy Lepola & Paul McGrew|date=October 1, 2018|work=Fox News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-attorney-general-election-20181011-story.html|title=Fight Trump or Baltimore's violence? Question is at heart of Maryland attorney general's race.|work=Baltimore Sun|author=Ian Duncan|date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> ===Debate=== Frosh and opponent Craig Wolf debated at the [[University of Maryland]] Law School after Frosh declined an invitation to a televised debate. Wolf attacked Frosh for focusing on national issues instead of Maryland crime, particularly [[crime in Baltimore]]. Frosh said he had convicted hundreds of the most dangerous people in Maryland, including drug traffickers and gang members. Wolf also took aim at Frosh's lawsuits against Trump, saying that Frosh was taking resources which should be used to promote public safety in Maryland, and instead using them to sue the Federal Government. Frosh said that he was defending affordable health care and protecting endangered species from offshore drilling.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wtop.com/local-politics-elections-news/2018/10/frosh-wolf-get-personal-in-highly-charged-law-school-debate/|title=Frosh, Wolf get personal in highly-charged law school debate|author=Bruce DePuyt|date=October 18, 2018|work=WTOP news}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-ag-debates-20180914-story.html|title=In Maryland attorney general race, a debate over debates|author=Luke Broadwater|work=Baltimore Sun|date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> ==Task force, boards, and commissions== In 2012, Frosh was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to chair a task force to study the impact of a [[Maryland Court of Appeals]] ruling regarding the [[legal liability|liability]] of owners of [[pit bull]]s and landlords that rent to them.<ref>{{cite web | title = Pitbull Panel Looks to One Standard for All Breeds | publisher = Baltimore Sun | year = 2012 | url = http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-19/news/bal-pit-bull-panel-looks-to-one-standard-for-all-breeds-20120619_1_pit-bull-dog-owner-dog-bites | accessdate = 2012-06-20 }}</ref> == Electoral history == {{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2019}} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland House of Delegates 16th District Democratic Primary Election, 1986 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Nancy Kopp (inc.)''' |10,150 |25 |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |8,419 |20 |- |Democratic |'''Gilbert Genn''' |6,686 |16 |- |Democratic |Roberta Hochberg |5,931 |14 |- |Democratic |Kevin Dwyer |4,430 |11 |- |Democratic |Cathy Bernard |3,381 |8 |- |Democratic |Charles Chester |2,141 |5 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland House of Delegates 16th District Election, 1986 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Nancy Kopp (inc.)''' |20,823 |20 |- |Democratic |'''Gilbert Genn''' |20,570 |20 |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |20,145 |20 |- |Republican |Carol Trawick |13,730 |13 |- |Republican |William Colliton |13,727 |13 |- |Republican |John Whitney |13,476 |13 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland House of Delegates 16th District Democratic Primary Election, 1990 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Nancy Kopp (inc.)''' |11,027 |31 |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |10,773 |30 |- |Democratic |'''Gilbert Genn (inc.)''' |9,926 |28 |- |Democratic |Jonathan Cohen |3,968 |11 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland House of Delegates 16th District Election, 1990 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Nancy Kopp (inc.)''' |22,397 |23 |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |21,901 |22 |- |Democratic |'''Gilbert Genn (inc.)''' |21,022 |21 |- |Republican |Robert McCarthy |12,298 |12 |- |Republican |Nelson Rosenbaum |10,753 |11 |- |Republican |George Jenkins |10,602 |11 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Democratic Primary Election, 1994 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |11,589 |90 |- |Democratic |John Ward |991 |8 |- |Democratic |Isaac Babazadeh |353 |3 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Election, 1994 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |25,292 |64 |- |Republican |Daniel Cronin |14,377 |36 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Election, 1998 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |28,311 |69 |- |Republican |Augustus Alzona |12,564 |31 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Election, 2002 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |32,478 |72.06 |- |Republican |Tom Devor |12,563 |27.87 |- |Write-ins |Write-ins |30 |0.07 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Election, 2006 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |35,290 |75.7 |- |Republican |Robert Dyer, Jr. |11,317 |24.3 |- |Write-ins |Write-ins |28 |0.1 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland State Senate 16th District Election, 2010 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh (inc.)''' |30,762 |70.5 |- |Republican |Jerry Cave |12,815 |29.4 |- |Write-ins |Write-ins |39 |0.1 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland Attorney General Democratic Primary Election, 2014 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |228,360 |49.6 |- |Democratic |Jon Cardin |139,582 |30.3 |- |Democratic |Aisha Braveboy |92,664 |20.1 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland Attorney General Election, 2014 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |935,846 |55.8 |- |Republican |Jeffrey Pritzker |682,265 |40.7 |- |Libertarian |Leo Wayne Dymowski |57,069 |3.4 |- |Write-ins |Write-ins |2,089 |0.01 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Maryland Attorney General Election, 2018 |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Democratic |'''Brian Frosh''' |1,474,833 |64.81 |- |Republican |Craig Wolf |799,035 |35.11 |- |Write-ins |Write-ins |1,920 |0.8 |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ;Sources *{{cite web | title = Maryland Manual Online | publisher = Maryland State Archives | year = 2007 | url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/senal.html | doi = | accessdate = 2007-08-08 }} *{{cite web | title = www.brianfrosh.com | url = http://www.brianfrosh.com}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before=[[Doug Gansler]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Attorney General of Maryland]]|years=2015–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Current Maryland statewide political officials}} {{U.S. State Attorneys General}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Frosh, Brian}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:Columbia Law School alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Maryland Attorneys General]] [[Category:Maryland Democrats]] [[Category:Maryland lawyers]] [[Category:Maryland state senators]] [[Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates]] [[Category:Wesleyan University alumni]]'