Larry Hogan speaks with the Washington Blade
Republican former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in a written interview with the Washington Blade discussed his decision to run for the U.S.
Senate and defended his record on LGBTQ rights. “It’s more important than ever to have strong, independent leadership at every level of government bringing people together and fighting for the exhausted majority,” said Hogan in response to the Blade’s questions that his campaign sent on July 30. “Marylanders know me, and they know I was proud to represent all Marylanders as governor, and that’s exactly what I’ll do in the U.S.
Senate.” Hogan was Maryland’s governor from 2015-2023. He defeated then-Lieutenant Gov. Anthony Brown, who is now the state’s attorney general, by a 52-46 percent margin in 2014.
Hogan four years later defeated former NAACP President Ben Jealous by a 56-43 percent margin. Hogan in March 2023 said he would not run for president.
