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Larry Hogan
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 62nd governor of Maryland since 2015. A moderate member of the Republican Party, he was secretary of appointments under Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich from 2003 to 2007. Hogan chaired the National Governors Association from 2019 to 2020. Hogan ran unsuccessful campaigns for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 1981 and 1992, the latter of which was incumbent Steny Hoyer's closest race. Hogan founded the Change Maryland organization in 2011, which he used to promote his 2014 gubernatorial campaign. Hogan became governor in 2015 and was reelected in 2018. Early life, family, and education Hogan was born in 1956 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Landover, Maryland, attending Saint Ambrose Catholic School and DeMatha Catholic High School. He moved to Florida with his mother after his parents divorced in 1972 and graduated from Father Lopez Catholic High School in 1974. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Maryland
The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution (1867, and revisions/amendments). Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the Governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful governors in the United States. The current Governor is Larry Hogan, a Republican who has been in office since 2015. He will be succeeded by Wes Moore, a Democrat who will take office on January 18, 2023. Selection and qualifications Like most state chief executives in the United States, the Governor is elected by the citizens of Maryland to serve a four-year term. Under the Constitution of Maryland, the Governor can run any number of times, but not more than twice in a row. This makes it possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Maryland
The governor of Maryland is the head of government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is commander-in-chief of the state's Maryland Military Department, military forces. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and the Governor of Maryland#Functions and responsibilities, constitutional powers of Maryland's governors make them among the most powerful governors in the United States. Since the American Revolution (1775–1783), Maryland has had four state Constitution of Maryland, constitutions that have specified different terms of office and methods of selection of its governors. Under the Maryland Constitution of 1776, constitution of 1776, governors were appointed by the General Assembly legislature to one-year terms and could be reelected for two additional terms.Dozer, Donald Marquand (1976). ''Portrait of the Free State: A History of Maryland''. Cambridge, Maryland: Tidewater Publishers. . An 1838 constitutional amendment allowed the direct election of governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His five years in the White House saw reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the first manned Moon landings, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early, when he became the only president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Nixon was born into a poor family of Quakers in a small town in Southern California. He graduated from Duke Law School in 1937, practiced law in California, then moved with his wife Pat to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. After active duty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince George's County
) , demonym = Prince Georgian , ZIP codes = 20607–20774 , area codes = 240, 301 , founded date = April 23 , founded year = 1696 , named for = Prince George of Denmark , leader_title = Executive , leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrooks ( D) , seat wl = Upper Marlboro , largest city wl = Bowie , area_total_sq_mi = 499 , area_land_sq_mi = 483 , area_water_sq_mi = 16 , area percentage = 3.2 , census yr = 2020 , pop = 967201 , pop_est_as_of = 2021 , population_est = , density_sq_mi = 1900 , district = 4th , district2 = 5th , time zone = Eastern , web = www.princegeorgescountymd.gov Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it the second-most populous county in Maryland, behind Montgomery County. The 2020 census counted an increase of nearly 104,000 in the previous ten years. Its co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Lopez Catholic High School
Father Lopez Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando. 413 students are enrolled. History Father Lopez Catholic High School was established in 1959 to meet the growing need for a central Catholic high school in the Daytona area. The school replaced several parish schools, including St. Paul Parish School, which was established in 1924 as the first Catholic high school in the area. It was built by the Diocese of St. Augustine at 960 Madison Avenue. The school was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1968 the school was transferred to the administration of the Diocese of Orlando. In 2001 the school paid $1.17 million for of land and two buildings as the first step in a planned $3 million expansion and renovation project. In 2004 Bishop Thomas Wenski signed a $2 million-plus agreement for the Orlando Diocese to buy on LPGA Boulevard for a replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Academics The United States Department of Education recognized DeMatha as a Blue Ribbon School in 1984 and 1991. Music program According to the school's website, the music program includes "five concert bands, three choruses, three percussion ensembles, three string orchestras, six levels of music theory, and a History of Rock and Roll class" plus "two jazz ensembles, a pep band for basketball games, a gospel choir, as well as numerous small ensembles." Athletics ''Sports Illustrated'' recognized DeMatha as the #2 high school athletic program in the United States in 2005, and again in 2007. Notable alumni Religious * Sister Susan Rose Francois (1990), known for tweeting a daily non-violent prayer for Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landover, Maryland
Landover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 25,998. Landover is contained between Sheriff Road and Central Avenue to the south, Hill Road, Cabin Branch Drive, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Orange Line tracks to the west, John Hanson Highway (U.S. Highway 50) to the north, and Washington D.C.'s Capital Beltway (Interstate 495/95) to the east. Landover borders the communities of New Carrollton, Landover Hills, Glenarden, Lanham, Ardmore, Kentland, Cheverly, Chapel Oaks, Fairmount Heights, Carmody Hills, Pepper Mill Village, Walker Mill, and Largo. History Landover was named after the town of Llandovery, Wales. The former CDPs of Landover, Dodge Park, Kentland, and Palmer Park, defined as such by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 1990 U.S. Census,"1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP"index map Prince George's County. U.S. Census Burea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Maryland Gubernatorial Election
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonly r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Maryland Gubernatorial Election
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Gubernatorial candidates pick their running mates, with the two then running together on the same ticket. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. The Democrats nominated incumbent lieutenant governor Anthony Brown and Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman, while the Republicans nominated former State Secretary of Appointments Larry Hogan and former State Secretary of General Services and former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Administration Boyd Rutherford. Brown predicted that winning the general election would be just "a little bit of a molehill", but he lost to Hogan by a margin of 65,510 votes in the Democratic-leaning state. ''The Washington Post'' called the result "a stunning upset" and Republican G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 1981. As of 2022, he is in his 21st term as a member of the House. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the United States congressional delegations from Maryland, Maryland congressional delegation and the most Seniority in the United States House of Representatives, senior Democrat in the House. Since 2003, Hoyer has been the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He is a two-time Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House majority leader, having previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011 under Speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 United States House Of Representatives Elections
The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections coincided with the 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 presidential election, in which Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Bill Clinton was elected as President of the United States, President, defeating Republican Party (United States), Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush. Despite this, however, the Democrats lost a net of nine seats in the House to the Republicans, in part due to redistricting following the 1990 United States Census, 1990 Census. This election was the first to use districts drawn on the basis of the 1990 Census. The redrawn districts were notable for the increase in majority-minority districts, drawn as mandated by the Voting Rights Act. The 1980 Census resulted in 17 majority-black districts and 10 majority-Hispanic districts, but 32 and 19 such districts, respectively, were drawn after 1990. This was the first time ever that the victorious presidential party lost seats in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 United States House Of Representatives Elections
There were five elections in 1981 to the United States House of Representatives: List of elections Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , David Stockman , , Republican , , , Incumbent resigned January 27, 1981, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.New member elected April 21, 1981.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Gladys Spellman , , Democratic , , , Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981.New member elected May 19, 1981.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Tennyson Guyer , , Republican , , , Incumbent died April 12, 1981.New member elected June 25, 1981. Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Jon Hinson , , Republican , , , Incumbent resigned April 13, 1981.New member elected July 7, 1981.Democratic gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Raymond F. Lederer , , Democratic , , , Incumbent resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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