Angela Alsobrooks
American politician & lawyer
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| March 2025 | Introduced her first bill, the Tariff Transparency Act, requiring the U.S. International Trade Commission to study the consequences of tariffs on consumers and businesses. |
| February 2025 | Opposed the U.S. federal deferred resignation program and the Trump administration's efforts to fire and reclassify federal workers, noting potential negative impacts on Maryland's approximately 160,000 federal workers. |
| February 2025 | Criticized President Donald Trump for blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator, describing Trump's statement as 'asinine'. |
| January 3 2025 | Scheduled to be sworn in as the junior United States senator from Maryland. |
| January 3 2025 | Angela Alsobrooks is scheduled to be sworn in as a U.S. Senator, marking her entry into federal legislative service. |
| 2024 | Launched U.S. Senate campaign with a platform focused on healthcare policy, including capping insulin prices at $35, protecting Social Security, and expanding the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid for universal health coverage. |
| 2024 | During her U.S. Senate campaign, Alsobrooks publicly supported legislation to provide foreign aid to Ukraine and expressed interest in allowing Ukraine to join NATO. |
| 2024 | Won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate by defeating David Trone and subsequently won the general election against Larry Hogan, becoming Maryland's first African-American senator. |
| 2024 | Angela Alsobrooks launched her U.S. Senate campaign, positioning herself as a center-left political candidate and highlighting her connections to mentors Jack B. Johnson and Kamala Harris. |
| 2024 | Served as a delegate pledged to Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. |
| December 2 2024 | Resigned as Prince George's County Executive following her election to the U.S. Senate, with Tara Jackson becoming acting county executive. |
| November 5 2024 | Alsobrooks defeated former governor Larry Hogan in the general election, receiving 54.6% of the vote and successfully securing the U.S. Senate seat from Maryland. |
| October 2024 | Blamed Trump for 'a lot of' antisemitism in the United States following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, citing his comments after the Unite the Right rally. |
| October 2024 | Announced support for the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act during her Senate campaign. |
| October 2024 | Praised the passage of a bill to cap rent increases at 6 percent per year or the consumer price index plus three percent, whichever is lower. |
| October 2024 | Publicly supported granting statehood to Washington, D.C. |
| September 2024 | CNN reported tax exemption irregularities involving properties in Washington D.C. and Prince George's County, revealing potential improper tax break claims |
| May 2024 | Expressed support for the U.S. justice system following the jury's guilty verdict in the Trump hush money trial. |
| May 2024 | Signed the Maryland Healthcare for All pledge, committing to support legislation to extend Inflation Reduction Act healthcare benefits beyond 2025 during her U.S. Senate campaign. |
| May 14 2024 | Alsobrooks won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat, defeating David Trone with 54% of the vote, primarily supported by voters in Maryland's most populous and urban counties, especially Prince George's County. |
| April 2024 | Expressed concerns with proposals to ban TikTok in the United States during her Senate campaign. |
| April 2024 | Following a large teen brawl at National Harbor, Alsobrooks declared a state of emergency and reinstated the youth curfew. |
| April 2024 | Distanced herself from U.S. senator Chris Van Hollen's calls to suspend U.S. arms transfers to Israel and criticized opponents of Israel within the Democratic Party. |
| March 2024 | Supported federal and state response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and President Biden's pledge to cover 90 percent of bridge replacement costs during her U.S. Senate campaign. |
| January 2024 | Condemned Trump and other lawmakers for their role in inciting the January 6 United States Capitol attack. |
| November 2023 | Noted the General Services Administration's announcement to locate the new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland. |
| October 2023 | Expressed support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war and spoke out against hate crimes targeting Jewish and Muslim people. |
| October 2023 | Expressed concerns with a proposal to limit new building permits annually until 2029. |
| September 2023 | Expressed support for giving counties increased oversight over education spending during the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. |
| July 2023 | Expressed support for restarting the Red Line transit project in Baltimore. |
| June 2023 | Hired the county's first government liaison to the LGBTQ community and became the first county executive to fly the Progress Pride flag over county government buildings. |
| June 2023 | Alsobrooks issued her first-ever veto to an amendment to the county's budget, blocking a $250,000 increase for the Emerging Adults Program. |
| June 2023 | Opposed a bill to place a two-year moratorium on new townhouse developments in commercial areas and around Metro stations. |
| May 9 2023 | Angela Alsobrooks announced her candidacy for the 2024 U.S. Senate election from Maryland, with the potential to become the first Black senator from Maryland and the first woman to represent Maryland in Congress since Barbara Mikulski's and Donna Edwards's retirements in 2017. |
| April 2023 | Agreed with proposals to create a $2 million universal basic income pilot program in Prince George's County, which was later unanimously passed and launched in November. |
| April 2023 | Expressed concerns with a bill providing rental assistance to low-income residents, preferring to wait for long-term recommendations from a housing work group. |
| March 2023 | Co-signed a letter with Maryland's Democratic congressional delegation and Governor Wes Moore to President Joe Biden, requesting involvement in the FBI headquarters selection process. |
| February 2023 | Signed into law a bill to temporarily cap rent increases at 3 percent. |
| 2022 | Re-elected as Prince George's County Executive, solidifying her leadership role. |
| November 2022 | Criticized General Services Administration criteria for FBI headquarters selection, arguing the process favored Springfield, Virginia over Prince George's County. |
| November 2022 | Following Wes Moore's win in the gubernatorial election, Alsobrooks was named as a co-chair on the transition teams of both Moore and Comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman. |
| September 2022 | Alsobrooks announced a 30-day juvenile curfew with civil penalties and fines for violators. |
| June 2022 | Criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization regarding abortion rights. |
| June 2022 | Asked Juanita Miller to resign from the school board after the Maryland State Board of Education made public two charges against her. |
| April 2022 | Supported a bill providing $400 million for developing an entertainment venue, which was signed into law by Governor Hogan. |
| March 2022 | After crime reached a 15-year high, Alsobrooks proposed a $57 million increase in police funding and created a task force to prevent juvenile violent crimes. |
| March 5 2022 | Alsobrooks endorsed Wes Moore in the Maryland gubernatorial Democratic primary, an endorsement later described as 'the most vital' for Moore's campaign. |
| February 2022 | Requested the Maryland General Assembly pass legislation to allow the Prince George's County school board to return to an all-elected format with nine district-elected members and one student member. |
| February 28 2022 | Lifted the county's mask mandate. |
| 2021 | Launched programs to preserve and construct mixed-use development around the Blue Line and Purple Line transit projects. |
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