page_title: Maryland Republican Party
section_title: Current notable Maryland Republicans
hierarchical_section_title: Maryland Republican Party / Current notable Maryland Republicans
caption_attribution_description: English: Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich at 2nd National Steps to a HealthierUS Summit.
context_page_description: The Maryland Republican Party is the branch of the United States Republican Party located in the state of Maryland, headquartered in Annapolis.
context_section_description: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. was the first Republican governor of Maryland since the 1960s, serving as governor from 2003 to 2007. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich's wife, Kendel Ehrlich, is a notable state Republican who hosts, along with her husband, a conservative talk radio show on WBAL 1090-AM in Baltimore.  Andy Harris was one of the few bright spots for Maryland Republicans in the 2010 election as he won a congressional seat back from the Democrats.
  Nicholaus R. Kipke became the House Minority Leader in 2013, by unseating Anthony J. O'Donnell.
  Larry Hogan is current governor, he defeated Democratic candidate Anthony G. Brown in November 2014. Boyd Rutherford was Hogan's running mate and is the current Lt. Governor of Maryland.
  In 2018, Hogan won re-election as Governor against Democrat challenger, Ben Jealous. This makes him the first two-term Republican governor of Maryland since Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin.
caption: Former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. speaking at Healthier US summit.
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