Erek Barron

Erek Barron
Official portrait, 2021
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
In office
October 7, 2021  February 12, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byJonathan F. Lenzner
Succeeded byPhil Selden (acting)
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 24th district
In office
January 14, 2015  October 7, 2021
Preceded byDarren Swain
Succeeded byFaye Martin Howell
ConstituencyPrince George's County, Maryland
Personal details
Born1974 (age 5051)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
Georgetown University (LLM)
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Erek Lawrence Barron (born 1974) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2021 to 2025. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2021, representing District 24 in Prince George's County, while practicing law as a private attorney. Barron was the first African American to serve as U.S. Attorney in Maryland. Prior to elected office, he served as a prosecutor at the state and federal levels and worked as a policy advisor in the U.S. Senate.