David Reel

Is a run for U.S. Senate Gov. Hogan’s next stop? Probably not, but here’s why it might succeed

Is a run for U.S. Senate Gov. Hogan’s next stop? Probably not, but here’s why it might succeed

With the candidate filing deadline for the 2022 election cycle in Maryland coming up Feb. 22, speculation continues over whether Larry Hogan will challenge incumbent Democrat U. S Senator Chris Van Hollen in a bid to be the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland since 1980. Hogan has steadfastly denied interest serving in the Senate. Going from being  chief executive to being just one of 100 senators neither fits his ambition nor his governing style, though he did run for Congress twice in the last century.