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Maryland Republican Governor nominee?
$22.2K
JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer Governor
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyModerate Republican
Age70 years old (May 25, 1956)
GenderMale
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LocationMaryland
BackgroundPolitician
EducationFlorida State University — B.A., Government & Political Science (1978)
Notable personal detailsLawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd Governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. Before being elected governor, he spent more than 25 years in the private sector and founded Change Maryland in 2011. He earned a B.A. in government and political science from Florida State University. He is married to Yumi Hogan and has three daughters.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
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.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Larry Hogan is not a central focus in the latest report. The news centers on Maryland Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey deciding not to run for governor in 2026, which clarifies the likely Republican primary field. No specific new actions or statements involving Hogan are described in the provided summary.
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Articles
BSBaltimore Sun5 months ago
Marylanders deserve to have faith in their elections | GUEST COMMENTARY
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WWJLA5 months ago
Maryland election board unveils new systems to boost campaign finance transparency
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NNewsmax4 months ago
Maryland GOP State Sen. Hershey: Won't Be Running for Governor
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Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$12.2M
$9.2M
$6.1M
$3.1M
$0
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2024
$12.2M
$153.3K
$12.1M
$504.0K
Cycle 2026
$142.9K
$0.00
$296.3K
$19.8K
Source: FEC
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