Yumi Hogan sex or gender female
Yumi Hogan (Korean: 유미 호건, née Kim; born December 25, 1959) is a Korean–American artist. She served as the first lady of Maryland as wife of Governor Larry Hogan from 2015 to 2023, and is the first Korean American first lady of a U.S. state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland.First Lady of Maryland
Yumi Hogan became First Lady of Maryland on January 21, 2015, when Larry Hogan was inaugurated as Governor of Maryland. She is the first Korean American first lady of a U.S. state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland. Five months into her husband's term, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hogan served as her husband's caregiver and unofficial nurse. Her public initiatives shifted upon his recovery, and she began advocating the benefits of art therapy, especially for cancer patients.In 2016, Hogan received the International Leadership Foundation's Inspirational Leader Award.  She is also a 2017 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.In September 2018, Hogan received the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award for her advocacy and work to benefit victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.In April 2020, Hogan worked with her husband and South Korean Ambassador to the United States Lee Soo-hyuck to obtain 500,000 testing kits for $9.46 million during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Maryland. However they turned out to be flawed and were never used. The Hogan administration quietly paid the same South Korean company another $2.5 million for 500,000 replacement tests.
According to the findings of a state audit released in April 2021, the purchase of them was based on a flawed agreement and most of the replacement tests were likely never used.
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