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Baltimore’s NBC News affiliate reports:
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, rebuffing an aggressive recruitment push from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans who saw the term-limited governor as the GOP’s best chance to win in the deep-blue state.
Hogan announced his decision during an unrelated afternoon press conference in the governor’s mansion, explaining that he could not finish his term as governor effectively and run for the Senate at the same time.
There are no other high-profile Republican contenders in Maryland’s Senate contest. The filing deadline is Feb. 22. Hogan privately notified key Washington Republicans, including McConnell, of his decision ahead of the press conference.
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McConnell had pressured Hogan to run for months.
MD Gov. Larry Hogan won’t run for Senate next year, he just told reporters at a presser. Says he called Sen. Chris Van Hollen “to let him know that he can rest easy and get a good night’s sleep tonight.”
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) February 8, 2022
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) definitively ruled out running for Senate in 2022, extinguishing Republicans’ hope he would help the party gain an upper hand in Washington.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 8, 2022