Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Hogan, Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician. A Republican, He is the 62nd Governor of Maryland. He was inaugurated on January 21, 2015.
On June 22, 2015, Hogan announced to the press that he has been diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of lymph node cancer.
Hogan won his re-election beating Democrat Benjamin Jealous.