Brian Schwalb | |
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Attorney General for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
Preceded by | Karl Racine |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mickie |
Children | 3 |
Education | Duke University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Brian Lawrence Schwalb (born 1967), is an American attorney and politician serving as the attorney general of the District of Columbia. Prior to becoming attorney general, Schwalb was the Partner-in-Charge of Venable LLP's D.C. office.[1][2] He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Schwalb was born to a Jewish family at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. in 1967.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Schwalb served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge John R. Hargrove in Baltimore. After completing service as a law clerk, Schwalb joined the Department of Justice Honor Program and became a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Tax Division.
After leaving the Department of Justice, Schwalb formed Schwalb, Donnenfeld & Schwalb, a boutique law firm.[3] In 2005 he joined Venable LLP, where he worked as the firm's vice chairman for four years and was subsequently partner-in-charge of the D.C. office.[3]
Schwalb ran in the 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election to succeed incumbent Karl Racine. Schwalb was endorsed by the two previous District of Columbia Attorneys General.[4] In the primary, Schwalb ran against Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones and won with 45% of the vote.[5] He was unopposed in the general election.[6]
In 2023, Schwalb began investigating the political funding networks of Leonard Leo and Arabella Advisors.[7]
Schwalb lives in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington D.C. He and his wife, Mickie, have three daughters. Schwalb is Jewish and is a member and trustee of Adas Israel Congregation.[1][2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Schwalb | 54,399 | 45.35 | |
Democratic | Bruce V. Spiva | 44,198 | 36.85 | |
Democratic | Ryan L. Jones | 20,518 | 17.11 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 827 | 0.69 | |
Total votes | 119,942 | 100 | ||
n/a | Overvotes | 123 | ||
n/a | Undervotes | 8,266 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Schwalb | 177,126 | 97.51% | |
Independent | Write-in | 4,516 | 2.49% | |
Total votes | 181,642 | 100% | ||
n/a | Overvotes | 123 | ||
n/a | Undervotes | 23,647 |