Larry Hogan

Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan
	Hogan in 2021
62nd Governor of Maryland
	In office; January 21, 2015 – January 18, 2023
Lieutenant	Boyd Rutherford
Preceded by	Martin O'Malley
Succeeded by	Wes Moore
Chair of the National Governors Association
	In office; July 26, 2019 – August 5, 2020
Deputy	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Steve Bullock
Succeeded by	Andrew Cuomo
Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
	In office; July 21, 2018 – July 26, 2019
Preceded by	Steve Bullock
Succeeded by	Andrew Cuomo
Secretary of Appointments of Maryland
	In office; January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007
Governor	Bob Ehrlich
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jeanne Hitchcock
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr.; May 25, 1956; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Yumi Kim (m. 2004)
Parents	Lawrence Hogan; Nora Maguire
Relatives	Patrick N. Hogan (half-brother)
Residence	Government House
Education	Florida State University (BA)
Signature
Website	Government website

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.[1] He was inaugurated on January 21, 2015.

On June 22, 2015, Hogan announced to the press that he has been diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of lymph node cancer.[2]

Hogan won his re-election beating Democrat Benjamin Jealous.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

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

References

Wagner, John; Johnson, Jenna (November 5, 2014). "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor's race in stunning upset". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
Wiggins, Ovetta (June 22, 2015). "Md. Gov. Hogan announces he has 'advanced' cancer". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
"Maryland Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
Robert, Erin (October 16, 2020). "Turned off by President Trump, Maryland's GOP governor Larry Hogan casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan". The Washington Post.

Other websites

Office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
Campaign website Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Wagner, John; Johnson, Jenna (November 5, 2014). "Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor's race in stunning upset". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

[wp062215-2] Wiggins, Ovetta (June 22, 2015). "Md. Gov. Hogan announces he has 'advanced' cancer". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[3] "Maryland Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

[4] Robert, Erin (October 16, 2020). "Turned off by President Trump, Maryland's GOP governor Larry Hogan casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan". The Washington Post.