Anthony Woods
Anthony Woods | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families | |
| In office March 2, 2023 – May 11, 2025 Acting: January 18, 2023 – March 2, 2023 | |
| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | George W. Owings III |
| Succeeded by | Ross Cohen (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Christopher Woods July 20, 1980 Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPP) University of Maryland, College Park (MBA) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 2003–2008 (active) 2014–present (reserves) |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | U.S. Army Reserve |
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.