Anthony Brown

DENVER - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D-Prince George's County) says the final outcome of the Democratic Party’s 2008 platform met his expectations and effectively tackled the issues

Brown is a member of the Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee: a sub-committee of the platform committee, which is in charge of drafting the text for the Democratic Party’s platform.

“It was a pleasant surprise to see how much compromise and collegiality went into the drafting and the redrafting and the editing of the document and by that meaning having to merge the diverse voices in the Democratic Party around common themes, common principles and common values and it’s a real collaborative effort on the part of so many,” said Brown in an interview with PolitickerMD.com.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D): FlickrOn the dawn of the start of the Democratic National Convention, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown will be returning home in light of a personal tragedy involving the death of his cousin, Cathy Brown.

"Shortly after arriving in Denver yesterday afternoon, I learned that my first cousin, Cathy Brown, was killed at her home in Gaithersburg," Brown said in a statement. "I will be traveling back to Maryland immediately to be with my family during this difficult time. I leave my fellow delegates with a heavy heart and I ask that everyone keep my family in their prayers."

According to WTOP, Montgomery County police say that when they arrived at Ms. Brown's Gaithersburg home, she was being threatened by an armed Michael Keith Wilson, a 44 year-old man who she worked with at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

"Officers were speaking with Wilson to calm the situation when shots went off. Wilson and Brown died at the scene," the WTOP report says.

The officers involved were placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) and Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) are off to Denver -- and so is their website: Campaign PhotoIn preparation for the 2008 Democratic National Committee Convention, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore) has completely revamped his website, martinomalley.com, to offer Maryland Democrats an opportunity to experience the event from a V.I.P.'s standpoint.

The site will employ the latest web-applications and host daily updates, with videos and the delegation's daily caucus and reception schedules, along with blog posts from O'Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown (D-Prince George's County).

Lt. Gov. Anthony BrownLt. Gov. Anthony Brown travels to Cleveland, Ohio tomorrow to attend the Democratic Party's first public Platform Drafting Committee meeting. Brown was named to DNC's Platform Drafting Committee in early July. Gov. Janet Napolitano (D- Ariz.) will be chairing the committee.

"Our Democratic Party has long been the party that stands with and for our veterans. Our Party won two world wars. Our Party envisioned a free and democratic Europe and made it possible with the Marshall Plan. Our Party passed the GI Bill which sent more Americans to college than had ever dreamed it possible," said Brown in a statement. "And when John McCain, George Bush and the Republican Party stood in the way of a new GI Bill for a new generation of heroes, our Party stood up for veterans and their families. I look forward to engaging in this dialogue in Cleveland about the direction our Party will take in Denver and I will work to ensure that we, as Democrats, continue to be the party that stands with and for our veterans."

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) was elected Friday as treasurer of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.

“NLGA is an important fraternity of bipartisan public servants and I am proud that my colleagues from across the country have trusted me with this new responsibility. I am excited to work with Lieutenant Governor Lawton and the entire NLGA executive committee to ensure that this organization remains the vibrant and influential body it is,” Brown said in a statement. “I look forward to welcoming all my fellow lieutenant governors to Maryland next summer when we can again share our thoughts and learn from each others’ accomplishments.”

Brown officially took over as treasurer on Friday and will hold the position for a full year. Prior to this new role, Brown was the regional chair of the NLGA South Executive Committee.

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ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Thursday the appointment of former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti to chair the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment. O’Malley and Civiletti were joined by Lt. Gov Anthony Brown (D) and state House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Annapolis).

Lt. Gov Anthony Brown has been named to the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee. The committee, which will be lead by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-Ariz.), is in charge of drafting the party’s platform in advance of the Democratic National Convention.

“I am excited to be a member of the team that will develop and articulate a platform not just for the Democratic Party but for the entire nation. I look forward to working with all the committee members to ensure that we put forth a progressive and pragmatic platform that benefits every working American,” Lt. Gov. Brown said in a statement. “After eight years of failed, divisive leadership in the White House, Senator Obama has inspired a new style of engaging leadership that will help reunite America.”

Nancy Lineman, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown's press secretary, will be leaving the lieutenant governor's office next week for a position at the Maryland Department of Human Recourses. The departure was announced last month. 

In an interview with PolitickerMD.com, Deputy Press Secretary Michael Raia said the lieutenant governor's office was in the process of determining what direction they wanted to go with the position and that applications had been submitted.