In a voice vote Thursday night, state Del. Erek L. Barron (D-Prince George’s) won U.S. Senate confirmation to become U.S. attorney for Maryland, two months after he was nominated by President Biden.
Barron will become the first Black U.S. attorney in state history.
Barron is a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, and has represented District 24 in the House of Delegates since 2015.
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