Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announces run for US Senate

Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of the heavily blue state of Maryland, has launched a bid for senate, saying that he’ll “stand up to both parties”.

“I am running for the United States Senate – not to serve one party – but to stand up to both parties, fight for Maryland, and fix our nation’s broken politics. It’s what I did as Maryland’s governor, and it’s exactly how I’ll serve Maryland in the Senate. Let’s get back to work,” Mr Hogan wrote on X as he shared his intention to run.

Politico initially reported the news.

“We desperately need leaders willing to stand up to both parties — leaders that appreciate that no one of us has all the answers or all the power, because this is not just about the differences between the right and the left. This is about the difference between right and wrong,” the popular former governor said in his announcement video.

Mr Hogan is set to file the paperwork ahead of the state’s deadline on Friday. The recruitment of the former two-term state executive will give the Republicans an unexpected gain in their already strong chances to take back the Senate.

Mr Hogan’s announcement comes after extensive persuasion efforts by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the panel’s chair Montana Senator Steve Daines, The Hill noted.

The 67-year-old has also recently spoken to South Dakota Senator John Thune about a possible run.

Mr Hogan left the governor’s mansion in Maryland last year after having served two terms, starting in 2015.

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