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
GovernorWes Moore
Preceded byGeorge W. Owings III
Succeeded byRoss Cohen (acting)
Personal details
Born
Anthony Christopher Woods

(1980-07-20) July 20, 1980
Fairfield, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPP)
University of Maryland, College Park (MBA)
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Army
Years of service2003–2008 (active)
2014–present (reserves)
RankMajor
UnitU.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.