Tag Archives: Larry Hogan

Politico reports: A new robocall targeting Maryland voters attacks Larry Hogan for acknowledging Joe Biden won the 2020 election. The recording knocks Hogan, the GOP nominee for Senate, for not being MAGA enough and urges support for Libertarian Party candidate Mike Scott, who is “pro-pardoning President Trump” and “the only true conservative on the ballot.” “Lockdown Larry said Biden won …

CBS News reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has earned his vote in the presidential election. “Neither one of the two candidates has earned my vote, and the voters in the country are going to be able to make that decision,” Hogan said. The popular Republican governor, …

The Washington Post reports: Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) has pulled ahead of former governor Larry Hogan (R) in Maryland’s competitive Senate race, showing a five-point lead among registered voters just over two months before the November election, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30 by Gonzales Research & …

The Washington Post reports: Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan is running a new ad describing himself as one of the few Republicans who “never caved” to Donald Trump and touting his record sending National Guard troops to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Scenes of the rioting that day have littered ads for Democratic candidates over the years, …

Politico reports: The Maryland Senate race is tied, despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ massive lead in the state’s presidential contest, according to an AARP poll released Tuesday. The race to succeed Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who is not running for reelection after three terms, is essential for Democrats to retain their imperiled majority in the chamber. Maryland hasn’t had a …

Semafor reports: Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan heaped praise on Donald Trump for his Supreme Court nominees at a speech in November 2022, months after all three joined a majority ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The remarks came in an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition that was otherwise devoted to urging the GOP to move on from Trump, who …

Axios reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said on WTOP on Thursday that “he didn’t seek” former President Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race and that he has “no interest in it.” Hogan said that he was “surprised” by Trump’s endorsement last week, especially after the ex-president’s campaign had slammed Hogan after he said to “respect the verdict” in …

Politico reports: Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, dodged answering whether the RNC will support Maryland Republican Larry Hogan’s run for Senate after Hogan called for Americans to respect the verdict. “I don’t support what he just said there. I think it’s ridiculous,” Lara Trump said when asked by CNN’s Kasie Hunt …

The Hill reports: GOP Maryland Senate candidate and former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) has launched a new advertisement in which he says he will codify Roe v. Wade, “so every woman can make her own choice.” “As governor, I promised to uphold Maryland law on abortion, while providing over-the-counter birth control covered by insurance,” Hogan says in the ad. “And …

Politico reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is launching a Senate bid, according to a person familiar with the matter. The anti-Trump Republican is expected to file for the open Senate seat on Friday, the last day of the filing deadline. Hogan is popular in Maryland and his entrance in the race is a huge recruiting coup for Republicans, but …

The Messenger reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Sunday, calling the former U.N. ambassador the Republican party’s “strongest chance” to win the 2024 presidential election. During an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” the moderate Republican said he thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is “headed in the wrong direction,” while Haley has …

The Associated Press reports: Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels, a move that could signal his preparations to run for president using the group’s ballot line. Hogan did not address his own future in a …

Axios reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) takes aim at Democrats and Republicans in a new ad on foreign policy — a signal that Hogan, a co-chair of the No Labels organization, is moving toward a third-party presidential bid. As polls suggest voters want an alternative to a likely Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, No Labels is laying the groundwork …

Bloomberg News reports: Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he hasn’t ruled out running for president in 2024, noting that the vast majority of Americans want an alternative to President Joe Biden or GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. “However I can serve, I’m still trying to figure that out, but I’m not walking away,” Hogan said at an event at Bloomberg’s …

The Hill reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) ruled out a 2024 Senate bid Tuesday, depriving Republicans of a candidate with a proven record of winning statewide elections in the Old Line State. Hogan was at the top of the GOP’s list of preferred candidates after Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) announced on Monday that he would not be seeking …

The Washington Post reports: Roy C. McGrath, a fugitive who had been a top aide to Larry Hogan when he was Maryland’s governor, died Monday as the result of a confrontation with the FBI in the area of Knoxville, Tenn., his lawyer said. He had been the subject of a 21-day manhunt launched after he failed to show up to …

Baltimore’s CBS affiliate reports: The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Roy McGrath, the ex-chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is considered a fugitive after failing to appear at his federal trial on March 13. McGrath was indicted on in October 2021, and faces a maximum of 100 years in federal prison for charges …

NBC News reports: Federal authorities began a manhunt Tuesday for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s onetime chief of staff after he failed to appear in court in connection with a series of fraud and other charges. The U.S. Marshals Service tweeted that it had launched an interstate fugitive investigation into Roy McGrath and that its Baltimore office “is now seeking …

The Associated Press reports: Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party’s fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP’s White House nomination in 2024. “I would never run for president to sell books or position myself for a Cabinet role,” the 66-year-old Hogan …

The Hill reports: “If you thought your candidacy was gonna contribute to inadvertently helping Donald Trump, would that be a reason not to run?” NBC News anchor Chuck Todd asked former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Meet the Press. “That would be a pretty good reason to consider not running, absolutely,” Hogan replied. “I don’t care that much about my …