Again, tonight we got a congressman.
We have a County Executive,
and now a governor all wanting to be your next
senator.
Today, former Governor Larry Hogan entered the race hours before
the filing deadline.
Hogan, of course, served two terms as the popular Republican
governor in a very blue state.
The announcement comes despite Hogan repeatedly saying he would not
run for the seat.
Ben Cardin currently holds the office.
He's retiring at the end of the term.
Now Hogan's going to have little competition on the Republican
primary,
the biggest name being retired Brigadier General John Taker.
Now, if Larry Hogan wins the primary,
he'll likely face either Congressman David Trone or Prince George's
County Executive Angela also Brooks in the general election,
the last governor to become Senator Herbert O'Connor back in
the late 1940s.
Hogan's dad, Larry Senior, ran for the Senate seat but
lost to Paul Sarbanes back in 1982.
Again, the primary election is coming up in May.
The general is set for November.