Democratic Party's commitment to veterans and ensuring that the Chesapeake Bay be named as a "national treasure". Brown was a "Party Leader/Elected Official" delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, in late August 2008 and cast his vote for then-Senator Obama, along with 98 members of the Maryland delegation. Brown was named co-chair of the Obama/Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the Department of Veterans Affairs on November 14, 2008. 2014 gubernatorial candidacy Anthony Brown announced his candidacy for governor of Maryland in the 2014 election on May 10, 2013, at Prince George's County Community College. He chose Ken Ulman, county executive of Howard County, Maryland, as his running mate in June 2013. Brown was endorsed by Governor Martin O'Malley, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr., and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Brown faced Attorney General Doug Gansler and Delegate Heather Mizeur in the Democratic primary. Brown won the June 2014 Democratic primary and became the Democratic nominee for governor but was defeated by Republican nominee Larry Hogan in the general election on November 4, 2014. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2016 On March 12, 2015, The Baltimore Sun reported that Brown would run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for Maryland's 4th district, which was being vacated by Donna Edwards, who was running for the US Senate. He won a crowded six-way Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district—with 41 percent of the vote. Brown won the seat in the general election, taking over 73 percent of the vote. Committee assignments Committee on Armed Services (Vice Chair, 2017–2021) Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Committee on Ethics Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Caucus memberships Congressional Black Caucus New Democrat Coalition Medicare for All Caucus Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus U.S.-Japan Caucus Blue Collar Caucus Attorney General of Maryland Elections 2022 Brown said that he would not seek re-election to the House of Representatives on October 25, 2021, instead announcing that he would run for Attorney General of Maryland. During the primary, Brown received endorsements from U.S.