What is Peter Franchot?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Peter Franchot | image = Peter Franchot (cropped).jpg | office = 33rd [[Comptroller of Maryland]] | governor = [[Martin O'Malley]]<br>[[Larry Hogan]] | term_start = January 22, 2007 | term_end = January 16, 2023 | predecessor = [[William Donald Schaefer|William Schaefer]] | successor = [[Brooke Lierman]] | state_delegate1 = Maryland | district1 = 20th | term_start1 = 1987 | term_end1 = 2007 | predecessor1 = Ida Ruben | successor1 = [[Tom Hucker]]<br>[[Heather Mizeur]] | birth_name = Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|25}} | birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Anne Maher | children = 2 | education = [[Amherst College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Northeastern University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | website = {{url|franchot.com|Official website}} | branch = {{flag|United States Army}} | serviceyears = 1968–1970 }} '''Peter Van Rensselaer Franchot''' (born November 25, 1947) is an American politician. He was the 33rd [[Comptroller of Maryland]] from 2007 to 2023. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from 1987 until 2007. In January 2020, Franchot announced his plans to run for the Democratic nomination for [[Governor of Maryland]] in the [[2022 Maryland gubernatorial election|2022 election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Witte |first1=Brian |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/first-read-dmv/maryland-comptroller-says-hes-running-for-governor/2198396/ |title=Maryland Comptroller Says He's Running for Governor |work=[[WRC-TV|NBC4 Washington]] |date=January 9, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref> He lost the Democratic nomination in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Bridget |title=Wes Moore wins Democratic primary for Maryland governor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/wes-moore-wins-democra