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Larry Hogan

Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Hogan, Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician. A Republican, he was the 62nd Governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023.[1] He was inaugurated on January 21, 2015.

Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan (2021) (cropped).jpg
Hogan in 2021
62nd Governor of Maryland
In office
January 21, 2015 – January 18, 2023
LieutenantBoyd Rutherford
Preceded byMartin O'Malley
Succeeded byWes Moore
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 26, 2019 – August 5, 2020
DeputyAndrew Cuomo
Preceded bySteve Bullock
Succeeded byAndrew Cuomo
Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 21, 2018 – July 26, 2019
Preceded bySteve Bullock
Succeeded byAndrew Cuomo
Secretary of Appointments of Maryland
In office
January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007
GovernorBob Ehrlich
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJeanne Hitchcock
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr.

(1956-05-25) May 25, 1956 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Yumi Kim (m. 2004)
ParentsLawrence Hogan
Nora Maguire
RelativesPatrick N. Hogan (half-brother)
ResidenceGovernment House
EducationFlorida State University (BA)
Signature
WebsiteGovernment website

On June 22, 2015, Hogan announced to the press that he has been diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of lymph node cancer.[2]

Hogan won his re-election beating Democrat Benjamin Jealous.[3]

Career

Hogan is a very moderate Republican. Related to this, he enjoyed a very high approval rating and popularity rating from Marylanders, being one of the most popular US governors at the moment.

For the 2020 presidential election, Hogan wrote-in deceased and former President Ronald Reagan for president over incumbent Republican president Donald Trump.[4]

Personal life

Hogan was the son of former U.S. Representative Lawrence Hogan.

Larry Hogan Media

  • Hogan with Governor-elect Wes Moore, November 2022

  • Hogan meets with White House officials on the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020

  • COVID-19 tests imported from South Korea through Operation Enduring Friendship, April 2020

  • Hogan as he signs an executive order requiring schools to start after Labor Day, August 2016

  • Hogan at the Annual Oyster Roast And Sock Burning in 2016

  • Hogan meeting resettled Afghan interpreters in 2021

  • A Maryland National Guard soldier in front of Baltimore City Hall, April 28, 2015

  • Hogan signs a bill adopting new congressional districts for Maryland on April 4, 2022

  • The Baltimore Red Line light rail project (pictured in map) was canceled by Governor Hogan in June 2015.

  • Governor Christie of New Jersey and Hogan at the 2015 Preakness Stakes

References

  1. ↑ Wagner, John; Johnson, Jenna (November 5, 2014). "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor’s race in stunning upset". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/republican-larry-hogan-wins-md-governors-race-in-stunning-upset/2014/11/05/9eb8bf46-60ac-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html?tid=pm_pop. Retrieved November 5, 2014. 
  2. ↑ Wiggins, Ovetta (June 22, 2015). "Md. Gov. Hogan announces he has ‘advanced’ cancer". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-gov-larry-hogan-announces-that-he-has-cancer/2015/06/22/6b00eae2-1917-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-poltics%252Blocalpolitics. Retrieved June 22, 2015. 
  3. ↑ Maryland Primary Election Results. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/us/elections/results-maryland-primary-elections.html. Retrieved June 26, 2018. 
  4. ↑ Robert, Erin (October 16, 2020). "Turned off by President Trump, Maryland's GOP governor Larry Hogan casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan". The Washington Post.

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