Franchot seeking fourth term as state of Maryland’s comptroller

(AP) – Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is seeking his fourth term as the state's chief tax collector.

Franchot filed his re-election papers Thursday at the Board of Elections in Annapolis. He was first elected in 2006 and is already the third longest-serving comptroller in the state's history.

Franchot is the first Democrat to file papers for comptroller. One Republican – Anjali Reed Phukan of Worcester County – has filed election papers.