Complex sentence: Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25,1957) is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in the 2002 election.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25,1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he was first elected after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in the 2002 election.