Peter Franchot

Peter Franchot
Franchot in 2023
33rd Comptroller of Maryland
In office January 22, 2007 – January 16, 2023
Governor	Martin O'Malley Larry Hogan
Preceded by	William Donald Schaefer
Succeeded by	Brooke Lierman
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 20th district
In office January 14, 1987 – January 10, 2007
Preceded by	Ida G. Ruben
Succeeded by	Tom Hucker Heather Mizeur
Personal details
Born	Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot (1947-11-25) November 25, 1947 (age 76) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anne Maher ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Education	Amherst College (BA) Northeastern University (JD)
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1970

Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot (born November 25, 1947) is an American politician who was the 33rd comptroller of Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Franchot served for 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates representing Takoma Park and Silver Spring. He was elected comptroller in 2006, and was subsequently re-elected three times. Franchot unsuccessfully ran for governor of Maryland in 2022, placing third in the Democratic primary behind Tom Perez and Wes Moore.^[1]