Anthony Woods
American politician
Anthony Christopher Woods (born July 20, 1980) is an American politician who served as the secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families from 2023 to 2025. He was a U.S. Army officer deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Woods was discharged in 2008 for violating the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Early life and education
Born on July 20, 1980, at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, Woods was raised by a single mother who supported her family as a small business owner and housekeeper. As a child, Woods lived in both Fairfield and Vacaville in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated with honors from Vanden High School in 1999. Woods received a nomination from U.S. representative Vic Fazio (D CA-3) to attend the United States Military Academy. At West Point, he majored in economics and political science, and graduated in 2003 with a B.S. in Economics and American Politics with a minor in computer science. In 2008, Woods completed a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. He earned an executive Master of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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