Perez Interview

Via Crablaw, a brief interview with Tom Perez. On why he's different from Doug Gansler or Stu Simms:

Many people perceive the office to be a Statewide "State's Attorney" but it's not. The bulk of the work is in the areas I described above -- consumer protection, health care, environmental protection.

To be sure, there is work done prosecuting environmental crimes, health care fraud, etc. -- but that is a different kind of prosecution altogether that requires some manner of subject area expertise which I bring.

Bruce Godfrey's points are good, too. It's also helpful to remember that the AG's office, like the Comptroller's office, has quite a bit of room to decide what its priorities are. So far, Perez and Peter Franchot have been the most expansive in imagining what their respective potential offices are capable of.

Tags: Maryland politics, Tom Perez, Attorney General