Doug Gansler

Doug Gansler
Douglas F. Gansler
Attorney General of Maryland
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2, 2007
Preceded by J. Joseph Curran
Personal details
Born October 30, 1962 (1962-10-30) (age 49)
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Laura Leedy Gansler
Children Samuel Gansler
William Gansler
Profession Attorney
Religion Jewish

Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler (born 1962) is a Maryland politician and Attorney General of Maryland. Gansler won the Democratic nomination in the primary election on September 12, 2006,[1] and beat Republican Scott Rolle in the general election on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected unopposed in the 2010 election.

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Background

Gansler spent some of his early years in New Jersey before moving to the Washington area in the mid-1970s.

Gansler attended Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school in Washington, D.C. in grades 6-12. From Sidwell Friends, Gansler went on to Yale University, where he played lacrosse with distinction, nurtured an interest in elective politics and graduated cum laude.

Gansler received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Gansler served as the State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland from January 1999 until January 2, 2007. While State's Attorney, he prosecuted several high-profile cases including the Beltway snipers: John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.[2] During this time he was sanctioned by the Maryland Court of Appeals for inappropriately speaking to the media about a high-profile case.[3] He was the first elected State's Attorney to be sanctioned by the court.[4]

Before working as a State's Attorney, Gansler was an assistant United States Attorney from 1992 to 1998, and a member of the law firms of Coburn & Schertler and Howrey & Simon.

Doug Gansler's father is Jacques Gansler, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park and former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

Attorney general

Doug Gansler took the oath of office as Attorney General on January 2, 2007. Since being sworn in, Gansler has made prosecution of environmental crimes a priority. In October 2009, Gansler successfully argued a case before the United States Supreme Court — arguing that a suspect's invocation of Miranda rights should have certain limits.[5] As Attorney General, he serves on the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.

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Preceded by
J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Attorney General of Maryland
2007–present
Incumbent



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