Life In Brief Governor of Maryland, 2015-present
Current Title: Governor Quick Summary Political Party: Republican Party Highly popular Republican governor in a blue Born: May 25, 1956 state who juxtaposes pro-business, anti-tax message with across-the-aisle work on climate Birthplace: Landover, MD and infrastructure Son of a U.S. Congressman and native Religion: Catholic Marylander with early interest in politics Ethnicity: White/Caucasian Founded a real estate business; frustration with state tax environment spurred him to create Marital Status: Married Change Maryland, an anti-tax advocacy non- profit, which fueled his gubernatorial campaign Education Summary: Focused time in office on providing financial Florida State University, BA, 1978 relief to the state taxpayers, including through tax breaks, lowering toll prices, and removing Family: regulations that hinder business Champions Chesapeake Bay restoration and 3 children ; 2 grandchildren has joined national coalitions to address climate Work History: change Pursues public-private partnerships to fund Staff Assistant, Office of the County Executive, state infrastructure such as the Purple Line Prince George's County (MD) expansion Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Well respected in his state and amongst fellow The Hogan Companies, 1985-2003 governors; second Republican governor in the Secretary of Appointments, Office of MD state’s history to be re-elected and was Governor Bob Ehrlich, 2003-2007 unanimously elected by his peers to chair the Ex Officio Trustee, Board of Trustees, The National Governors Association Baltimore Museum of Art Economic Development and Commerce Approach and Motivations Committee Chair, National Governors Association, 2015-2016 Results-oriented Republican whose moderate Executive Committee Member, Executive stances help him achieve bipartisan goals Committee, Republican Governors Association Says he seeks the best solutions, regardless of Vice Chair, National Governors Association, the side of the political aisle they come from 2018-2019 Considers his father his biggest political Chair, National Governors Association, 2019- inspiration, citing Hogan Sr.’s dedication to 2020 bipartisanship; Hogan Sr. was the first Republican to vote for President Nixon’s
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impeachment, and the only Republican to vote Introduced Traffic Relief Plan to widen the for all three articles of impeachment Capital Beltway, I-270, and the Baltimore- In his capacity as chair of the National Washington Parkway through America’s largest Governors Association, he has worked with transportation public-private partnership Democratic state leaders on national As chair of the National Governors Association, infrastructure policies; active member in launched Foundation for Success initiative to bipartisan U.S. Climate Alliance rebuild and repair infrastructure in ways that will Has given mixed messages on President grow the economy Trump, balancing strong criticism with praise on Climate: Active in regional and national climate economic matters; supported the House frameworks; mixed record on fracking impeachment inquiry Chairs the six-state Chesapeake Executive Council, which leads the restoration of the Policy Position and Areas of Chesapeake Bay; established the Governor’s Focus Task Force on Renewable Energy Development and Siting to grow state solar and wind projects Prioritizes growing economy, infrastructure, and Opposed the U.S. exit from the Paris protecting the environment Agreement; joined bipartisan coalition of states in the U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold the Economic Growth: Fostering a strong economy commitments of the Paris Agreement through tax breaks and deregulation Signed law banning fracking in the state but Prioritizes tax relief, including through breaks for supported pipelines in Maryland that transport families, small businesses, and retirees; signed out-of-state natural gas obtained by fracking bill to repeal stormwater remediation taxes Announced cost reductions at all major toll Core Communities facilities to save taxpayer money Focused on deregulating rules for businesses; Bipartisan network of governors and state created Regulatory Reform Commission, bureaucrats; active in business community eliminating or reforming 850 regulations, including continuing education requirements for Governors: Collaborates with bipartisan professional licensing gubernatorial allies, especially on infrastructure and climate
Worked as Secretary of Appointments in the Infrastructure: Extends and modernizes administration of Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) transportation infrastructure through public- before entering politics private partnerships Chair the National Governors Association Under his leadership, MDOT broke ground on alongside Vice Chair Andrew Cuomo (D), where the Purple Line light rail public-private he has focused on issues of infrastructure partnership to extend metro lines from Bethesda Member of bipartisan coalitions of governors to New Carrollton that address climate change, including the U.S.
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Climate Alliance, American Flood Coalition, and Relevant Financial Information Chesapeake Executive Council Top donors in previous election cycle include Pro-Business Community: Longstanding ties to Maryland-based companies, business executives, state business arena; involves business and unions community in policy process Founded a successful real estate company now Biggest Industry Donors (2018) run by brother Timothy Hogan Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate: $1.8 million Founder of Change Maryland, a nonprofit anti- Construction: $1.4 million tax advocacy organization, which he used to promote his own 2014 gubernatorial campaign; General Business: $1.3 million co-founder Thomas Kelso is President of Matrix Party: $1.2 million Capital Markets Group Health: $700,000 Named Maryland business executives including business law attorney Abba David Poliakoff and Biggest Group Donors (2018) Soltesz CEO Jim Soltesz to his Regulatory Maryland Building Industry Association (Fulton, Reform Commission PA), $40,000 Maryland Bureaucrats: Personal bipartisan Associated Builders & Contractors, Baltimore relationships in state government Metro Washington Chapter (Beltsville, MD), $23,000 Familial ties to state government including father Lawrence Hogan Sr., who served as a Maryland Asphalt Association (Glen Burnie, U.S. Congressman and as Prince George's MD), $22,000 County Executive; brother Patrick N. Hogan BSC America (Belcamp, MD), $21,000 was a representative in the Maryland House CUA Opco LLC (Owings Mills, Maryland), Tapped friend and former Maryland Secretary of $20,000 General Services Boyd Rutherford as his NRG Energy (Houston, TX), $18,000 gubernatorial running mate Fostered close ties with powerful state Biggest Individual Donors (2018) Democrats, including former Governor and Dorothy S. Bishop, Self-employed CPA mentor and friend Marvin Mandel and former (Baltimore, MD), $18,000 President of the Maryland Senate Mike Miller Alan L Meltzer, Founder of the Meltzer Group (Boca Raton, FL), $17,000 Political History Anne W. Kinsley, President of the Kinsley Special Elections Candidate, U.S. House of Family Foundation (Seven Valleys, PA), Representatives, 1981 $16,000 Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives, Michael Epstein, Gastroenterologist (Annapolis, 1992 MD), $14,000 Founder, Chair, Change Maryland, 2011 George S. Rich, Managing Partner at the GRI Fund (Baltimore, MD), $13,000
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Joel S. Meisel, Managing Partner at Meisel Favorite Subjects: Workforce development, Holdings (Washington, DC), $12,000 state of business, U.S.-Korea and U.S.-Canada trade Political Donations Preferred Audience: Business groups including O’Donnell (R-NY) for Congress, 2012, $2,500 Maryland Municipal, the Chesapeake Gateway Nancy Jacobs (R-MD) for Congress, 2012, Chamber of Commerce, and the Korea-U.S. $1,000 Investment Forum Republican National Committee, 2012, $1,000 Professional Affiliations Publications, Media and Speaking Delegate, Republican National Convention Member, Reagan Bush Inaugural Committee Discusses bipartisanship and climate on the Chair, National Governors Association national stage; engages with state business Chair, Citizens for America groups Chair, Chesapeake Executive Council Publications: Authors op-eds in national Co-Chair, Bipartisan Citizen Referendum to newspapers to criticize hyper-partisanship and Reform County Government promote environmental protection Founder, Change Maryland, 2011-present Favorite Subjects: Gerrymandering, partisan compromise, and clean air Family and Personal Background Preferred Outlets: National newspapers including USA Today, the Washington Post, and Family background in politics; married to a first- CNBC generation Korean American and is a cancer Media: Cultivates national platform for views on survivor bipartisan policymaking, climate, and Roots in Florida and the DC metro area; early infrastructure exposure to politics Favorite Subjects: Bipartisanship, criticism of Born in Washington, D.C. and grew up President Trump, climate policy, and in Landover, Maryland infrastructure projects Moved to Florida with his mother after his Preferred Outlets: National outlets including parents divorced NBC News, MSNBC, FOX News; late night shows including Late Night with Seth Meyers While in college, worked in the Florida State Legislature and then on Capitol Hill Social Media Habits: Active on Twitter Helped his father run a successful campaign for Speaking: Frequents local business conferences Prince George's County Executive and later to speak on state economic development and worked for his father as a legislative liaison trade Wife Yuki is a first-generation Korean American
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Yuki Hogan works as an artist and teacher at the Maryland Institute College of Art She is the first Asian first lady in Maryland history and the first Korean-American first lady in U.S. history They have three daughters, four grandchildren, and two shih tzu dogs
Cancer survivor Diagnosed in 2015 with stage three non- Hodgkin lymphoma Completed 18 weeks of chemotherapy and announced the cancer was in remission Underwent his final chemotherapy treatment in 2016 and was deemed to be cancer-free
Criticisms and Controversies
No notable controversies
Contact Information
Main Office Address: State Capitol, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401-1925
Phone: (410) 445-2701
Contact: http://governor.maryland.gov/contact-the- governor
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