Brian Schwalb
Democratic · DC · Attorney General of the District of Columbia
Brian Schwalb is the Democratic Attorney General of the District of Columbia, sworn in January 2023 as the District's second independently elected attorney general, and is running for a second term in 2026. He previously was a partner and office managing partner at the law firm Venable LLP.
Track record
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Schwalb sued to end the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, DC, alleging the Trump administration was illegally using the military for local law enforcement.
September 4, 2025For
Source: axios.com · researched July 15, 2026
As DC Attorney General, Schwalb sued the Trump administration in August 2025 over its takeover of the city's police force, arguing that installing a federal official as 'emergency police commissioner' exceeded the emergency authority in the DC Home Rule Act.
August 15, 2025For
Source: thehill.com · researched July 15, 2026
Elections
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · District of Columbia · incumbent
Profile last researched July 15, 2026.