Erek Barron
Erek Barron | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Attorney for the District of Maryland | |
| In office October 7, 2021 – February 12, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jonathan F. Lenzner |
| Succeeded by | Phil Selden (acting) |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 24th district | |
| In office January 14, 2015 – October 7, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Darren Swain |
| Succeeded by | Faye Martin Howell |
| Constituency | Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) George Washington University (JD) Georgetown University (LLM) |
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Erek Lawrence Barron (born 1974) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2021 to 2025. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2021, representing District 24 in Prince George's County, while practicing law as a private attorney. Barron was the first African American to serve as U.S. Attorney in Maryland. Prior to elected office, he served as a prosecutor at the state and federal levels and worked as a policy advisor in the U.S. Senate.