Accountability file

Record & events

• charge: James, was shot and killed by police officer Charles Lee while resisting arrest. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: Lee was not charged in James's death after a coroner's jury found that he had acted in self-defense after the two began to scuffle as Lee attempted to arrest James for creating a disturbance. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Alsobrooks has said that her surname is of West African or Native American origin. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Alsobrooks also increased prosecutions for car break-ins, vandalism, and burglaries, and personally prosecuted Richmond Phillips, who was sentenced to life without parole for killing his mistress and their daughter; and Daron Boswell-Joh… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Alsobrooks sought and secured funding to increase the number of attorneys in the office and increased conviction rates. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In statements to The Washington Post, she acknowledged that more could be done to include Latinos in her government, and members of her office said that the administration often does not receive Latino applicants for appointable positions. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.620Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: Senate, Alsobrooks resigned as county executive on December 2, 2024. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: The county's chief administrative officer, Tara Jackson, became the acting county executive upon her resignation. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: She also sought harsh sentences for juveniles who committed violent crimes and supported increasing minimum sentences for people convicted of illegal gun possession, but also supported programs to make it easier to get convictions expung… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: As county executive, Alsobrooks defended the Prince George's County Police Department from a racial discrimination lawsuit in which the county spent at least $17 million and settled for $5.8 million in July 2021. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: After Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill banning the death penalty into law in 2013, she withdrew her death penalty notice and instead sought a sentence of life without parole. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Alsobrooks did not say whether she supported attempts to place a ballot initiative on the 2014 ballot to overturn the death penalty repeal, but said that she would consider seeking the death penalty if it were available. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Bellard was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to four consecutive life sentences on June 27, 2014. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In 2012, Alsobrooks said she opposed the Maryland Court of Appeals's ruling in Maryland v. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: King, which held that collecting cheek swabs from arrested individuals violates their Fourth Amendment rights. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: When asked by The Intercept if she still supported collecting DNA information from arrestees, a spokesperson for Alsobrooks said that collecting these records is a "valuable tool" in prosecuting violent criminals. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: During the 2023 legislative session, Alsobrooks testified against a bill that would increase privacy restrictions on police collection of biometric data. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: During the 2013 legislative session, Alsobrooks testified for a bill to make mass violence threats a felony, which was introduced after threats were sent to Laurel High School and the University of Maryland, College Park, and another bil… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: She also supported a bill to increase sentences for crimes committed around minors. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: As state's attorney, she advocated for drug diversion programs that would provide treatment services to individuals charged with low-level marijuana offenses, including a program that allowed low-level drug offenders to attend Prince Geo… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: A spokesperson for Alsobrooks later said that her comments were "only theories that have not yet been proven by crime statistics". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In February 2019, after her political committee conducted a poll asking voters about legalizing recreational marijuana for adults, Alsobrooks said on The Kojo Nnamdi Show that while she did not care how adults used marijuana, she had con… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Senate campaign, Alsobrooks said she would vote to legalize recreational marijuana on the federal level. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: During the 2015 legislative session, Alsobrooks said she supported the Second Chance Act, which allowed for the expungement of certain nonviolent misdemeanor convictions, including disorderly conduct, trespassing, and theft of less than … (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: During her 2018 county executive campaign, Alsobrooks said she supported abolishing cash bail. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: During the 2018 legislative session, Alsobrooks testified in support of bills to make mandatory reporters liable for unreported child neglect, to make contract killing a felony, and to require domestic violence offenders to surrender the… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She also condemned a video showing county police officers throwing down and kicking an individual at a Langley Park gas station as "disgusting" and said the officers involved should be fired, and called for reform of Maryland's Law Enfor… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: In September 2022, she announced a 30-day juvenile curfew that charged violators with civil penalties and fines. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She said her decision to veto the youth program funding was "strictly a budget decision", explaining that she had to optimize spending while not raising taxes as the county dealt with a potential $60 million budget shortfall. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Development initiatives In November 2018, Alsobrooks said she would work with Hogan and the owners of the Washington Redskins to keep the football team in Prince George's County. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Alsobrooks supports relocating the Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters to Prince George's County. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In November 2022, she criticized General Services Administration criteria that she said "clearly favored Springfield, Virginia" over Prince George's County. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: In March 2023, Alsobrooks joined Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation and Governor Wes Moore in co-signing a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to get involved in the FBI's headquarters selection process. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: In November 2023, the General Services Administration announced that it would locate the FBI's new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: In July 2025, after Trump said that he wanted the new FBI headquarters to be the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Alsobrooks signed on to a letter saying that she and other Maryland lawmakers wou… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In June 2023, Alsobrooks said she opposed a bill to place a two-year moratorium on new townhouse developments in commercial areas and areas surrounding Metro stations, which she claimed would "discourage investment from businesses". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Education During her county executive campaign, Alsobrooks said her administration would increase investment in pre-K education, career and technology education, and infrastructure improvement projects within the county's schools, with t… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In 2020, Alsobrooks testified in favor of legislation that would allow the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $2.2 billion in bonds to pay for school construction projects. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: During the 2020 legislative session, Alsobrooks said that she supported the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, but expressed concerns with the education reform bill's funding requirements—which would have required Prince George's County to… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She also said she would not raise taxes to fund the Blueprint. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In September 2023, she said she would support giving counties increased oversight over education spending amid the Blueprint's implementation. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: After ethics charges were filed against almost all members of the Prince George's Board of Education in August 2021, Alsobrooks asked the state's top school officials to "immediately" investigate the allegations. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: The Maryland State Board of Education said it was unable to review the ethics allegations made against the school board members, saying that the report is confidential "until accepted by the local board of education". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: In June 2022, Alsobrooks asked Miller to resign from the school board after the Maryland State Board of Education made public two charges against her. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Senate campaign, Alsobrooks supported expanding the federal Pell Grant program and said she would work with the Biden administration to provide student loan relief. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Johnson pleaded guilty to accepting $1 million in bribes from real estate developers. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: arms transfers to Israel amid the war and said that opponents of Israel in the Democratic Party were "more interested in talking about problems than in fixing them". (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In December 2025, Alsobrooks said she supported the Gaza peace plan. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Ukraine Alsobrooks supports Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said during her 2024 U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In February 2025, Alsobrooks criticized President Donald Trump for blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator, calling it an "asinine statement that makes it clear this president … (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Gun control Alsobrooks testified in support of the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, a bill restricting firearm purchases and magazine capacity in semi-automatic rifles. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: Alsobrooks voted against his confirmation, after which she held "Sick Of It" rallies protesting his tenure and filed a resolution calling for his resignation. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In June 2019, Alsobrooks and other Democratic county executives released a joint statement condemning planned nationwide immigration enforcement raids and signed into law a bill prohibiting the Prince George's County Police Department fr… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: During the 2024 election, Alsobrooks said she would support comprehensive immigration reform, including proposals to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and DREAM… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In January 2026, after footage from inside the Baltimore ICE detention facility went viral on social media, Alsobrooks said the video was further evidence that funding for ICE under Trump must be stopped. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: federal deferred resignation program and the Trump administration's efforts to fire and reclassify thousands of federal workers at various agencies, noting that the layoffs would affect Maryland, which is home to about 160,000 federal wo… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Senate campaign, Alsobrooks promised to immediately cosponsor the Women's Health Protection Act, which would overturn the Dobbs decision, said she would not support any judicial nominee who opposes abortion rights, and supported a 2024 r… (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation-call: She later called on Lisanti to resign from the Maryland House of Delegates. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In July 2023, Alsobrooks said she supported restarting the Red Line in Baltimore. (as of 2026-07-18T01:50:44.621Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]