
Maryland Republican Governor nominee?
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleGovernor
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyModerate Republican
Age70 years old (May 25, 1956)
GenderMale
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LocationMaryland
BackgroundPolitician
EducationFlorida State University (B.A., Government)
Notable personal detailsLawrence Joseph (Larry) Hogan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd Governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. He previously led Change Maryland, a citizen advocacy organization. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from Florida State University. He is married to artist and educator Yumi Hogan, and they have three daughters.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Larry Hogan has supported and signed multiple large tax-relief packages as governor, emphasizing tax cuts for retirees, small businesses, and consumer exemptions and proposing lower corporate tax rates and business-friendly tax policies. His public materials and actions emphasize reducing the tax burden and providing targeted tax relief rather than expanding taxes or large-scale redistribution.
Healthcare
Supports state-led efforts to expand access and control costs through programs like Maryland’s All-Payer/Total Cost of Care model, has signed laws and initiatives to improve enrollment and maternal/child health, and has publicly opposed large-scale ACA repeal proposals that would cut Medicaid funding. He has also resisted certain abortion-expansion funding decisions while supporting targeted public-health investments.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the southern border and tougher enforcement measures (more Border Patrol agents, more immigration judges, fixing the asylum process) while opposing sanctuary policies and vetoing state measures that would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Has also criticized family-separation policies and expressed support for protections for certain groups (e.g., DACA recipients) in specific instances, indicating some limits on enforcement-first approaches.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate describes himself as pro-choice and has said he would support federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion access; he also has said he would not support a national abortion ban. As governor he vetoed at least one bill to expand who may perform abortions while stating he would uphold Maryland’s existing abortion laws and protect reproductive decisions for women in the state.
Climate & Energy
Larry Hogan supported and implemented statewide greenhouse-gas reduction goals and state-level clean-energy and resiliency programs while opposing some increases to renewable-energy mandates on cost grounds. His administration issued executive orders and funded energy-efficiency, bay-restoration, electric-vehicle incentives, and a statewide greenhouse-gas reduction plan. He vetoed a stronger renewable portfolio standard increase in 2016 citing costs to ratepayers.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has a mixed record on gun policy: he signed bipartisan measures such as a red-flag law, a bump-stock ban, and rules to require convicted domestic abusers to surrender firearms, while also vetoing bills that would expand background checks for private sales, impose security requirements on gun shops, and ban ghost guns. His actions combine support for some targeted restrictions and law-enforcement measures with opposition to broader regulatory expansions.
Latest News
Larry Hogan is in the news mainly because Maryland’s gubernatorial primary is approaching, with election officials correcting mail-in ballots after a vendor error affected some voters. The race is moving toward the June 23 primary, and recent reporting has focused on the state’s election setup and Republican primary activity. Broader Maryland political coverage has also centered on issues Hogan and other Republicans are criticizing, including police funding tied to immigration policy and tax debates.
Latest Polls
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Campaign Fundraising
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