Angela Alsobrooks makes a bid for Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat

She went on to become the first woman and youngest person ever elected state’s attorney in the county. Under her tenure as top law enforcement officer, violent crime dropped. She also established a first-of-its-kind unit to investigate and prosecute police and official misconduct.

Her political star continued to rise when she became the first woman elected to her present role as county executive for Prince George’s County, a suburban enclave outside of Washington, D.C., and one of the wealthiest majority-Black communities in the country. During her tenure, she has focused on job creation and economic opportunity; youth investment and education. She has also prioritized health care access, and providing mental health and addiction treatment.

Now, she says she is ready to take her experience to Capitol Hill.

She is one of the speakers slated to address the nation on Tuesday night from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited Prince George’s County, Maryland last Thursday, Alsobrooks was among the officials who welcomed them.

Biden referred to her as “soon-to-be senator,” while Harris, a former senator herself who has endorsed Alsobrooks’ bid, told the audience, “I have worked with her over the years. … you’re going to do a great thing when you send her to the United States Senate.”

Back on the Eastern Shore, Alsobrooks shed her suit jacket. As seagulls soared overhead and boats bobbed in the waters, she took the opportunity to speak to yet another group of Marylanders about a range of issues, from protecting the environment and the Chesapeake Bay, to reproductive freedoms for women.

Jessica Mackler, president of Emily’s List, a PAC that backs Democratic, pro-choice women candidates, told NBC News, “We came out quickly and strongly with our support for her.” 

Via its independent expenditure arm, Women Vote, the PAC has invested $2.6 million in the Alsobrooks campaign, Mackler said, some of which will underwrite ads highlighting the stakes of this race.