Doug Gansler
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| Douglas F. Gansler | |
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| Assumed office January 2, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | J. Joseph Curran |
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| Born | 1962 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | 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.
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[edit] Background
Gansler spent some of his early years in New Jersey before moving to the Washington area in the mid-1970's.
Gansler attended Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school in Washington, D.C. in grades 6-12. Both of his children go to the school. From Sidwell Friends, Gansler went on to Yale University, where he played lacrosse with flash and 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. During this time he was sanctioned by the Maryland Court of Appeals for his unethical handling of a high profile case [2] . He was the first elected State's Attorney to be sanctioned by the court.[3]
Prior to 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.
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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. As Attorney General, he serves on the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.
Gansler has also taken an interest in opposing the merger between Sirius and XM for reasons that are not clear. [4]
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| Preceded by J. Joseph Curran, Jr. |
Attorney General of Maryland 2007–present |
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