Peter Franchot, Democratic candidate for Maryland Governor

In the present day, it’s one other installment in Noon‘s sequence of Conversations with the Candidates: 2022. Tom’s visitor for the hour is Peter Franchot. He was first elected to the Normal Meeting in 1986. He represented a part of Montgomery County within the Home of Delegates for 20 years. In 2006, he was elected Comptroller of MD. In 2018, he received the race for his fourth time period in that workplace by the most important margin of any statewide candidate in MD historical past.

He has determined to not stand for election to a fifth time period as Comptroller. As a substitute, he’s operating within the Democratic main for Governor.

Mr. Franchot has usually been at odds with Democratic leaders throughout his 35 years in Annapolis. He opposed slot machines when laws to legalize them was launched in 2008. He joined Gov. Larry Hogan after which Treasurer Nancy Copp to finish the contract to develop the State heart complicated in Baltimore. And in 2019, in a dispute with Democratic leaders, the legislature stripped the Comptroller’s workplace of a few of its regulatory function over alcohol and tobacco.

Mr. Franchot is one among 10 contenders in Maryland’s gubernatorial main, and inside polls from his marketing campaign and the marketing campaign of Rushern Baker present him within the lead, with 71 days left till early voting begins.

Earlier than getting into elective politics, Mr. Franchot served within the Military in the course of the Vietnam Struggle, and later labored for Ralph Nader, the Union of Involved Scientists, and as a workers director for then-Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts.

Peter Franchot is 74 years outdated. He holds a bachelor’s diploma from Amherst Faculty and a legislation diploma from Northeastern College. He and his spouse, Anne Maher, are the dad and mom of two grown kids, and three grandchildren. They’re longtime residents of Takoma Park.

Mr. Franchot has chosen former Prince George’s County Councilwoman Monique Anderson-Walker as his operating mate for Lt. Governor.

Peter Franchot joins us in the present day on Zoom from Takoma Park.