Democratic nominee Wes Moore. Personal life Franchot and his wife, Anne Maher, own two homes: one in Takoma Park, Maryland; and a second $800,000 home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Together, they have two children, Abbe (born 1982) and Nick (born 1985). Political positions In his run for House of Representatives in 1988, Franchot remarked, "I am a liberal, I am proud to be a Democrat who is in the progressive wing of the party." He represented liberal-leaning Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates and was regarded as one of Maryland's most liberal delegates, but took positions at odds with his district. After Franchot was elected Comptroller, he took a rightward turn on fiscal issues. Former Republican Governor of Maryland Bob Ehrlich takes note of this shift in his book Turn This Car Around, writing: "Business groups large and small joined in a historic campaign to repeal the new tax. Surprisingly, newly elected State Comptroller Peter Franchot, one of the legislature's most progressive votes during a twenty-year career in the Maryland House of Delegates, joined the pro-business, anti-tax chorus." Franchot identifies as an "independent Democrat", holding fiscally conservative and socially liberal views. In December 2014, before Governor-elect Larry Hogan was sworn in, Franchot pledged a bipartisan alliance with the incoming governor, and the two have worked together for various causes on the Maryland Board of Public Works. He has been described by progressive news outlet Maryland Matters as being "closer to Republican Governor Larry Hogan than he is to any elected Democrat." Abortion In 1991, Franchot sponsored legislation to provide access to abortion in Maryland while requiring physicians to inform minors' parents when their children seek an abortion. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor William Donald Schaefer on February 18, 1991. After the Alabama General Assembly passed the Human Life Protection Act in 2019, Franchot called for a boycott of Alabama-based business and proposed divesting state taxpayer from being spent in Alabama. He later backed down from this stance, voting for a foster care contract with Seraaj Family Homes, an Alabama-based child placement services company, in June 2019. Follow the leak of a draft majority opinion for the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Franchot signaled support for codifying reproductive rights into the Constitution of Maryland. In May 2022, Franchot sent a letter to Governor Larry Hogan, asking him to release $3.5