Larry Hogan (politician)

Lawrence Hogan (2013)

Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Hogan Jr. (* 25. May 1956 in Washington, DC ) is an American politician of the Republican Party and, since January 21, 2015, the 62nd Governor of the State of Maryland . He has also been chairman of the National Governors Association since July 2019 . From 2003 to 2007 he was Secretary of Appointments under Governor Bob Ehrlich .

In 1981 and 1992 he ran unsuccessfully for Maryland's 5th constituency. 1992 was the closest victory for incumbent Steny Hoyer . In 2011, Hogan founded the Change Maryland Organization, which criticized his predecessor and formed the platform for his 2014 governor campaign.

As governor, Hogan has very high approval ratings of over 70 percent, which are cross-party, cross-gender and cross-ethnic. He is consistently the second most popular governor in polls.

Childhood, adolescence, education and career in business

Hogan was born in Washington, DC in 1956 and grew up in Landover, Maryland . He is the son of Nora (Maguire) and Lawrence Hogan Sr., who was Congressman for Maryland's 5th constituency from 1969 to 1975. His father, Hogan Sr., came to prominence as the first Republican Congressman to demand the impeachment of Richard Nixon . His parents are both Irish. Hogan attended Saint Ambrose Catholic School and DeMatha Catholic High School . After his parents separated in 1972, he moved to Florida with his mother and completed his school career at Father Lopez Catholic High School .

He studied political science from 1974 to 1978 at Florida State University in Tallahassee and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts . As a student, Hogan worked for the Florida Parliament and began working in the Capitol after graduating . In 1978 Hogan supported his father's campaign for the position of Prince George County Executive. He later worked for his father as a low-paid intergovernmental liasion . In this position he was responsible for maintaining relations with other politicians.

In 1985 he founded his own company, the Hogan Companies . Hogan Companies is a brokerage, advisory, investment and construction development company. He worked primarily in business for 18 years.

Political career from 1981–2014

As the son of a congressman, Hogan was in contact with politics from childhood and gained a lot of political experience, particularly in relation to election campaigns and referendums .

Congress election campaign 1981

In 1981, at the age of 24, Hogan ran for the vacated seat of Gladys Noon Spellmann in Maryland's fifth constituency. Spellmann had followed Hogan's father as a congressman. In the Republican primary, he finished second out of 12 applicants with 22.38% of the vote, well behind Howie Mayor Audrey Scott, who received 63.3% of all votes.

Congress election campaign 1992

In 1992, Hogan ran as a Republican candidate for the seat of Congress in Maryland's fifth constituency against Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer . As an incumbent, Hoyer had a great financial advantage, spending $ 6 for every $ 1 Hoyer spent. Despite this advantage, it was the closest election win in Hoyer's tenure. Although 1992 was a tough year for the Democrats in the presidential and Senate elections in Maryland, Hogan won four of the five counties and received 43% of the vote. Hoyer received 53% of the vote. Independent candidate William Johnston received 3% of the vote. No other candidate ever achieved a better result against Hoyer.

Secretary of Appointment, 2003-2007

Hogan left his company on hold for four years to serve as Maryland's Secretary of Appointment under the Bob Ehrlich administration from 2003 to 2007. During his tenure, he hired over 7,000 people for the Maryland government.

Change Maryland

In 2011, Hoyers founded the impartial grassroots movement Change Maryland . The organization criticized the tax increases in Maryland under Governor Martin O'Malley and served as a platform for Hogan's election campaign for the governor's seat.

Gubernatorial elections

2014 gubernatorial elections

Hogan announced his candidacy for Maryland governor on January 21, 2014. On January 29, 2014, he named Maryland's Secretary of General Services, Boyd Rutherford , as a running mate. Hogan and Rutherford won the Republican nomination with 44% of the vote.

In the 2014 gubernatorial elections , Hogan beat the Democratic candidate Anthony G. Brown with 51 against 47 percent of the vote. His victory was accompanied by high media interest nationally, as he was behind his opponent in most of the polls before the election. On January 21, 2015, he was sworn in to succeed Martin O'Malley as the new governor of Maryland.

Political positions

In the Republican Party, Hogan is considered a representative of the moderate wing and a pragmatist. With regard to climate policy, Hogan repeatedly spoke out against the political line of his party colleague and President Donald Trump for continued support of the Paris Climate Agreement and ensured that his state joined the United States Climate Alliance .

Private

Larry Hogan is married with three children. He lives with his family in Edgewater , Maryland.

Web links

• Hogan in the National Governors Association
• Official website of Larry Hogan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Josh Kurtz: Hogan's Hero. Retrieved February 18, 2020 (UK English). 
2. ^ One-On-One With Governor Larry Hogan. In: Feature Stories. January 19, 2015, accessed February 18, 2020 (American English). 
3. ↑ About Us - HOGAN - Land | Commercial | Residential | Brokerage | Consulting | Investment | Development. Retrieved February 18, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Our Campaigns - MD District 5 - Special R Primary Race - Apr 07, 1981. Retrieved February 18, 2020 . 
5. ↑ 1992 Presidential Election. Retrieved February 18, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Maryland Governor. Retrieved February 18, 2020 . 
7. ^ John Wagner: Hogan's campaign manager among recipients of Change Maryland spending. The Washington Post, August 12, 2014, accessed February 18, 2020 . 
8. ^ Robert Frank: In Maryland, Higher Taxes Chase Out Rich: Study. July 9, 2012, accessed February 18, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Bizjournals: Hogan's win got boost from low voter turnout
10. ↑ Alexander Burns: Larry Hogan, Maryland Governor, Urges Republicans to Look Beyond 'Shrinking Base'. The New York Times, February 23, 2019, accessed February 17, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Martin Oyster Muhle: Socially Blue, Red Fiscally: How Mary Landers Elected 'Purple' Governor Larry Hogan. WAMU , November 8, 2018, accessed February 17, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Editorial Board: Here are the bills Gov. Hogan still might veto - and why he should sign them instead. The Baltimore Sun, May 22, 2019, accessed May 22, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Gov. Hogan Joins Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Withdrawal From Paris Agreement On Climate Change. CBS Baltimore, November 5, 2019, accessed February 17, 2020 .