Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three-term U.S. representative Lawrence Hogan, he also served as chair of the bipartisan National Governors Association from 2019 to 2020.
Hogan in 2021
Hogan giving the State of the State address in 2016
Hogan in 2013
Hogan with Governor-elect Wes Moore, November 2022
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on May 19, 1981. As of 2023, he is in his 22nd House term. His district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House.
Steny Hoyer
Congressional portrait of Hoyer, circa 1981
Hoyer in 2007 as House Majority Leader
Hoyer speaks during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.