Peter Franchot
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Peter V. R. Franchot (November 25, 1947–) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 20th legislative district in Montgomery County, Maryland. On November 7, 2006, Franchot was elected to be the next Comptroller of Maryland.[1]
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[edit] Early life and career
Franchot was born in New Haven, Connecticut. As a youth, he attended Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts. From 1968 to 1970, Franchot served in the United States Army. In 1973, he graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's degree in english, and later graduated from the Northeastern University School of Law with a juris doctor degree in 1978. Franchot became an attorney and was a self-employed business development consultant. He has been a member of the District of Columbia Bar since 1989.
From 1980 to 1986, Franchot served as the staff director for Congressman Edward J. Markey. He has also served as special counsel to chair of Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce (1985–1986), a member of the Sound Barrier Review Panel (1995–1996), as a member of the Committee on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System (1999), as a member of the State Information Technology Board (1999-2004), as a member of the Transit Policy Panel (2000), and as a member of the Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation (2000-2003).
Franchot has also served as Legislative counsel to the Union of Concerned Scientists from 1978-1980, as president and treasurer of the Longbranch Sligo Citizens Association, and as a coach for the Takoma Park Youth Soccer League and the Montgomery County Youth Hockey League.
Franchot is married to Anne Maher and has two children. He resides in Takoma Park, Maryland.
[edit] Comptroller of Maryland
A candidate for Comptroller of Maryland, Franchot defeated incumbent William Donald Schaefer and fellow challenger Janet S. Owens in a close Democratic primary election on September 12, 2006.[2] He defeated the Republican nominee Anne McCarthy in the General Election on November 7, 2006. Franchot will be sworn-in in January 2007.
