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NAME — Doug Gansler.

AGE-BIRTHPLACE — 51, Summit, New Jersey.

EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science, Yale University, 1985. Law degree from University of Virginia, 1989.

EXPERIENCE — Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1992 to 1998. Montgomery County state’s attorney, 1999 to 2007. Maryland attorney general, 2007-present.

FAMILY — Married, two sons.

QUOTE — “There’s not a Marylander I come across that doesn’t talk about the tax structure and how we’re not competitive with other states.”

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