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. He was inaugurated on January 21, 2015. Hogan won his re-election beating Democrat Benjamin Jealous. Hogan was a candidate for the United States Senate in the 2024 election.

 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.

On February 9, 2024, Hogan filed and launched a campaign for U.S. Senate, seeking to succeed retiring incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin. He won the Republican primary election in May 2024. He lost the election in November 2024 to Angela Alsobrooks.

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

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

References

Other websites
Office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan 
Campaign website 

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