Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan | |
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Hogan in 2021 | |
| 62nd Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 21, 2015 – January 18, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant | Boyd Rutherford |
| Preceded by | Martin O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Wes Moore |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 26, 2019 – August 5, 2020 | |
| Deputy | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Steve Bullock |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Vice Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 21, 2018 – July 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Bullock |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Cuomo |
| Secretary of Appointments of Maryland | |
| In office January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007 | |
| Governor | Bob Ehrlich |
| Preceded by | Erin Castleberry |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Hitchcock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. May 25, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Yumi Kim (m. 2004) |
| Relatives | Lawrence Hogan (father) Patrick N. Hogan (half-brother) |
| Education | Florida State University (BA) |
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three-term U.S. representative Lawrence Hogan, he served as co-chair of the centrist organization No Labels from 2020 to 2023. As of 2025, Hogan and Boyd Rutherford, his lieutenant governor, are the last Republicans to have won or held statewide office in Maryland.
Hogan unsuccessfully campaigned for his father's old district, Maryland's 5th congressional district in 1981 and 1992, the latter of which was incumbent Steny Hoyer's closest race.[1] He then served in the cabinet of governor Bob Ehrlich from 2003 to 2007 as Maryland Secretary of Appointments.[2] In 2011, Hogan founded the Change Maryland organization, which he used to promote his 2014 gubernatorial campaign. He campaigned as a moderate Republican[3] and defeated Democrat Anthony Brown in the general election in what was considered an upset.[4] Hogan was reelected in 2018, defeating Democrat Ben Jealous, to become Maryland's first two-term Republican governor since Theodore McKeldin won re-election in 1954. He was term limited from running for a third term in 2022, though refused to endorse Republican candidate Dan Cox. Hogan was succeeded by Democrat Wes Moore and left office as one of the most popular governors in the country.[5]
After leaving office, Hogan was initially seen as a likely contender for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, but he declined to run and later endorsed Nikki Haley instead of the eventual nominee, Donald Trump.[6][7] On February 9, 2024, Hogan filed and launched a campaign for the 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland, seeking to succeed retiring incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin.[8] He won the Republican primary election on May 14, 2024,[9] but was defeated by Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in the general election on November 5, 2024.[10]
- ^ Shutt, Hennifer; Kurtz, Josh (November 17, 2022). "Pelosi, Hoyer prepare to exit Democratic leadership posts". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
His toughest race, in fact, came in 1992, when Republican Larry Hogan [...] held him to 55% of the vote
- ^ "Maryland Governor". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Cole, Devan (February 13, 2022). "Moderate GOP governor tears into party's direction: 'I think they're focused on the wrong things'". CNN. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Wagner, John; Johnson, Jenna (November 5, 2014). "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor's race in stunning upset". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Philippe-Auguste, Dominick (January 17, 2023). "Governor Larry Hogan leaves office with a 77% approval rating, Gonzales Maryland Poll says". WMAR-TV. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ White, Brian; Kinnard, Meg (March 5, 2023). "Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024". AP News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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- ^ Bidgood, Jess (May 14, 2024). "Larry Hogan, Maryland's Former Governor, Wins G.O.P. Senate Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Larry Hogan's winning streak comes to an end". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.