Monday, June 30, 2014

Political Power Couples Emerge after Maryland's Primary Election

On June 24th, history was made in the state of Maryland. The state's current Lt. Governor, Anthony G. Brown, named the Democratic nominee for Governor. If elected in November, Brown will be the state's first African-American Governor and the 3rd African-American to be elected Governor in the United States of America. 

A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Brown is also a member of the Army and served as a state representative before becoming the Lt. Governor. Brown is married to Karmen Walker Brown, a government relations liaison at Comcast. The couple has three children. 



In another highly contested Baltimore City primary race, Marilyn Mosby defeated her former boss Gregg Bernstein as she became the Democratic nominee for Baltimore City State's Attorney. Mosby is the wife of Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby (7th District). They have two young daughters. In spite of raising less money, Mosby won the race with a very strategic, hard working grassroots campaign. 

A native of Dover, Massachusetts, Marilyn Mosby is a first-generation college student and attended Tuskegee University at in Alabama as a Presidential Scholar. Mosby graduated with honors with a degree in Political Science. It was at Tuskegee that she met her future husband Nick Mosby. Marilyn went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School. 



November will definitely be an exciting month for the Browns and Mosbys.