Larry Hogan: Difference between revisions

Hogan unsuccessfully campaigned for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] in [[1981 United States House of Representatives elections#Maryland|1981]] and [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections#Maryland|1992]], the latter of which was incumbent [[Steny Hoyer]]'s closest race. He then served in the cabinet of governor [[Bob Ehrlich]] from 2003 to 2007 as Maryland Secretary of Appointments. In 2011, Hogan founded the Change Maryland organization, which he used to promote his [[2014 Maryland gubernatorial election|2014 gubernatorial campaign]]. He campaigned as a [[Moderate Republicans (modern United States)|moderate Republican]]<ref>{{Cite web |first=Devan |last=Cole |title=Moderate GOP governor tears into party's direction: 'I think they're focused on the wrong things' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/politics/larry-hogan-republican-party-criticism-cnntv/index.html |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=CNN |date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> and defeated Democrat [[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]] in the 2014 general election. He was reelected in [[2018 Maryland gubernatorial election|2018]], defeating Democrat [[Ben Jealous]], to become Maryland's first two-term Republican governor since [[Theodore McKeldin]]. He was [[term limit]]ed from running for a third term in [[2022 Maryland gubernatorial election|2022]] and was succeeded as governor by Democrat [[Wes Moore]]. Hogan left office as one of the most popular governors in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Dominick |last=Philippe-Auguste |title=Governor Larry Hogan leaves office with a 77% approval rating, Gonzales Maryland Poll says |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/governor-larry-hogan-leaves-office-with-a-77-approval-rating-gonzales-maryland-poll-says |access-date=May 31, 2023 |work=[[WMAR-TV]] |date=January 17, 2023}}</ref>

 

 

==Early life, family, and education==

[[File:Governor-Elect Wes Moore - 52491071413.jpg|thumb|alt=Larry Hogan shaking hands with Governor-elect Wes Moore|Hogan with Governor-elect [[Wes Moore]], November 2022]]

As Hogan was term-limited, he did not run in the [[2022 Maryland gubernatorial election|2022 gubernatorial election]]. In November 2021, he endorsed the campaign of his commerce secretary, [[Kelly M. Schulz|Kelly Schulz]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hogan will support Schulz in governor race, calls Trump-endorsed Cox 'a QAnon whack job' |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/larry-hogan-donald-trump-kelly-schulz-daniel-cox-qanon-whack-job-maryland-governor-race |access-date=November 23, 2021 |work=[[WJLA-TV]] |date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> After Schulz lost the Republican primary to state delegate [[Dan Cox]], who was much farther to the right than the generally centrist Hogan, he said that he would not support Cox in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Sarakshi |title=Hogan won't support Trump-backed Maryland governor candidate |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3567264-hogan-wont-support-trump-backed-maryland-governor-candidate/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref> Hogan blamed "collusion" between the [[Democratic Governors Association]] (DGA) and former president [[Donald Trump]] for Cox's primary win.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mueller |first1=Julia |title=Hogan blames 'collusion' between Trump and Democrats for Dan Cox winning GOP primary |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3572082-hogan-blames-collusion-between-trump-and-democrats-for-dan-cox-winning-gop-primary/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |publisher=Nexstar Inc. |date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', the DGA spent over $1.16 million on television advertisements promoting Cox, who was endorsed by Trump.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |title=How a Trump-backed 'QAnon whack job' won with Democratic 'collusion' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/25/hogan-trump-maryland-democratic-collusion-dan-cox-qanon-wes-moore |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> Hogan also criticized Democrats for "emboldening" Cox, who Hogan called a "[[QAnon]] conspiracy theorist", and likened their efforts to "play[ing] [[Russian roulette]] with the Maryland statehouse".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montellaro |first1=Zach |title=Dems meddle in Trump-Hogan proxy war in Maryland |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/02/dems-trump-hogan-maryland-00043837 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=[[Politico]] |date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> Hogan declined to say who he voted for in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Banner political notes: Get the moving vans ready; who got Gov. Hogan's vote? |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/banner-political-notes-get-the-moving-vans-ready-who-got-gov-hogans-vote-AUMRW3BYHBBOTPME6ZXZDWTHLI/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |work=[[Baltimore Banner]] |date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> After the election, he congratulated governor-elect [[Wes Moore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=M. C. S. |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Governor Larry Hogan Congratulates Wes Moore on Being Elected Maryland's Next Governor |url=https://mocoshow.com/blog/governor-larry-hogan-congratulates-wes-moore-on-being-elected-marylands-next-governor/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=The MoCo Show |language=en-US}}</ref> Hogan delivered his [[farewell address]] as governor on January 10, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Gov. Larry Hogan says goodbye with farewell remarks |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/gov-larry-hogan-says-goodbye-with-farewell-remarks |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=WMAR 2 News Baltimore |language=en}}</ref> His term expired on January 18.

 

===Education===