Aisha N. Braveboy


Aisha Nazapa Braveboy is an American politician and attorney, who represented district 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015. In 2018, she was elected as Prince George's County State's Attorney.

Background

Aisha is the daughter of Cuthbert and Norma Braveboy.
Born in Washington, D.C., Delegate Braveboy attended Melwood Elementary school, Kettering Middle school and graduated from Largo High School in 1992. She went on to the University of Maryland, College Park, and earned her B.A. in government & politics in 1997. Three years later she graduated from the Howard University School of Law with a J.D. and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2000. She is currently a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.

In the legislature

In 2006, Braveboy was elected to represent the 25th Legislative District in the Maryland General Assembly, succeeding Delegate Anthony Brown, who vacated his seat to run for lieutenant governor. She served on the House Economic Matters Committee, and chaired the Consumer Protection subcommittee. She was the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and a member of the Maryland's Women's Caucus.
She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. She serves as the National Chair of Legislative Action.

States attorney

Receiving 98.7 percent of the vote, Braveboy was elected in November 2018 to succeed Angela D. Alsobrooks as Prince George's County state's attorney.