Larry Hogan is a lifelong Marylander who loves this great state. He is a successful small businessman and former Maryland Cabinet Secretary, who has spent his entire life fighting for Maryland as a civic leader and a grassroots reformer. He co-chaired a bipartisan campaign to reform county government. He has been active in citizen referendums to limit taxes. He has fought against the special interests, and challenged the status quo. Larry has always stood up for working families, and small businesses.

Larry Hogan is not a professional politician. He has not spent his entire career in elective office. He does have a decade of public service experience, having held several important positions at the federal, state, and local level but, more importantly he has 25 years of real world experience in the private sector, founding and running several successful small businesses. Larry knows what it’s like to work hard every day, to struggle to meet a payroll, to balance a budget, and to create jobs.

Larry Hogan has never walked away from a tough challenge, he has always believed that nothing is impossible. Larry is no stranger to Maryland politics. His last campaign was an even tougher challenge against a more powerful opponent. In an overwhelmingly Democratic District, outspent 7 to 1 against a leader of Congress, Larry defeated Congressman Steny Hoyer in four out of five Counties in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District. Hoyer called it the toughest race of his entire political career.

Larry is the founder, President and CEO of the Hogan Companies. He lives in Annapolis with his wife Yumi, an artist and vocalist. They have three daughters and are active in many civic, community and charitable organizations. Larry’s father, Lawrence J. Hogan, Sr. is a former Prince George’s County Executive and Member of Congress who gave up his seat to run for Governor of Maryland in 1974.