Complex sentence: Robert Leroy "Bob" 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 narrowly defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in the 2002 election.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Leroy "Bob" 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. He was elected by narrowly defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in the 2002 election.