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- What does Larry Hogan do for a living?
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- What are Larry Hogan’s interests and hobbies?
- Is Larry Hogan married or does he have a girlfriend?
- Does Larry Hogan have any children?
- Where is Larry Hogan now?
- How tall is Larry Hogan?
- How much money does Larry Hogan earn?
- What is Larry Hogan’s net worth?
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Who is Larry Hogan?
Larry Hogan (Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr.) is an American politician currently, serving as the 62nd Governor of Maryland since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. In addition, prior to being a governor, he served as the Secretary of Appointment under Maryland governor Bo Ehrlich from 2003 to 2007.
Moreover, Larry has also served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2019 until 2020. In 1981 and 1992 he unsuccessfully attempted to run for Maryland’s 5th congressional district. However, both of the races were tight contests against incumbent Steny Hoyer. In addition, in 2011, Hogan launched the Change Maryland group, which he utilized to support his own governor candidacy in 2014. During his tenure as governor, Hogan has had high approval ratings, and he is regarded as one of the most popular governors.
Career
Political Career
He grew up in a political family as his father was US Representative. He was exposed to politics at a young age of which he came interested in. Moreover, he also participated in political campaigns and citizen referendums.
Rogan, run for office in 1981 for his first time, where he runs in a special election to fill in a vacancy left by Gladys Noon Spellman. At the time he was running for the seat he was only 24 years. However, he didn’t win in the primary and finished the second out of 12 participants. Bowie Mayor Audrey Scott was the one who won the Republican Party Ticket with 63.26% and Larry with 22.38%.
How Old Is Larry Hogan?
He was born on 25th, May 1956 and he is 65 years of age.
Larry Hogan Family
Who are His Parents?
He was born in Washington DC to Nora Maguire and Lawrence Hogan. His father served as a US Congressman from Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. In addition, she also served as Prince George’s County Executive from 1978 to 1982. His father was famous for being the first Republican member in the US House of Judiciary Committee to request for the impeachment of Richard Nixon. Moreover, Larry’s s parents divorced in 1972.
Does he Have Siblings?
He has two siblings Patrick N.Hogan and Terry Hogan
Larry Hogan Education
While in Landover, Maryland he attended Saint Ambrose Catholic School and DeMatha Catholic High School. After they relocated to Florida, he graduated from Father Lopez Catholic High School in 1974. After high school, he attended Florida State University where he earned a bachelor of art degree in government and political science.
Larry Hogan Wife
He is married to Yumi Hogan, a Korean-American artist and adjunct instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. The two met back in 2001 and tied the knot in 2004.
Larry Hogan Kids
He has three stepdaughters from Yumi’s first marriage.
1992 Campaigns
in 1992, Larry faced Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer in Maryland’s 5th congressional district as the Republican nominee. Moreover, Hoyer outspent Hogan 6-to-1 in campaign spending. Despite Hoyer’s financial edge, the election was the most competitive in his tenure. Larry managed to win four of the district’s five counties and received 44% of the vote to Hoyer’s 53%, with William Johnston (Independent) receiving 3%.
In 2003, he took a four-year leave to serve as Maryland’s Secretary of Appointments in the administration of Bob Ehrlich. He served in that position until 2007. As Secretary, he appointed over 7000 people to positions in the Maryland government.
Furthermore, Hogan founded Change Maryland, a non-profit anti-tax lobbying organization that was used to challenge Governor Martin O’Malley’s government. In addition, his gubernatorial campaign was sponsored by the organization, and his campaign subsequently bought the group’s assets.
However, Maryland Democratic Party claimed that Larry did not receive campaign benefits properly from the nonprofit. However, the State Board of Elections dismissed two of the complaints but discovered Hogan’s campaign was not properly disclosed the value of a poll done by the nonprofit before buying its assets.
Campaign
On January 21, 2014, he began his campaign for Governor of Maryland. Moreover, on January 29, 2014, Hogan announced Boyd Rutherford, the former Maryland Secretary of General Services, as his running mate. Hogan and Rutherford won the Republican primary on June 24, 2014, with 43% of the vote.
On November 4, 2014, they defeated Anthony G. Brown, the Democratic nominee, and incumbent Lieutenant Governor. In addition, Larry is the first governor elected from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in over a century.
During the 2018 gubernatorial election, he faced Democratic nominee Ben Jealous, who is a former NAACP president. Moreover, throughout the campaign, he enjoyed advantageous polling and fundraising leads over Jealous. In the general election, he defeated Jealous, with 55% to 43%. He’s the only Republican governor to be elected in the history of Maryland.
Serving as Maryland Governor
Media sources have termed him as a moderate Republican and a ” pragmatist”. According to The Washington Post’s editorial board wrote in 2015, they said Hogan was true to his promise to govern from the center in the first legislative session of his term.
From July 2018 to July 2019, Hogan served as vice chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA), then from July 2019 to July 2020 as chairman of the NGA.
Hogan explored running for president in 2020 in 2019 but ultimately opted not to run. Moreover, in June, Larry delivered a combative speech to the Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation. Which was a business advocacy organization, “skewering Democrats who control the state legislature and vowed to spend the balance of his tenure in ‘war’ with them.” Hogan promised to fight tax increases.
Hogan has received a lot of positive responses. In an April 2016 Washington Post-University of Maryland survey, Hogan had a 66% favorable rating. The state’s strengthening economy and Hogan’s decision to rule “focused on taxes. Moreover, it focused on other pocketbook matters while ignoring contentious social themes such as abortion or religious-objection legislation” were cited as reasons for Hogan’s performance.
Furthermore, Larry had one of the best approval ratings of any governor in the country by November 2017. In addition, Morning Consult surveys routinely show Hogan as America’s second-most popular governor. Furthermore, Hogan has the support of 77% of Republicans, 73% of Democrats, and 78% of independents. A Gonzales survey conducted in January 2020 found Hogan to have a 75 percent approval rating among Maryland voters.
Larry Hogan Height
He stands on an average height of 5feet 7inches and weighs 70kgs
Larry Hogan Net Worth
As a successful politician, he has earned a total net worth of $300 million.
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