Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Expresses Interest in 2024 Presidential Elections

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has said that he is looking at a possible bid in the 2024 presidential elections after he announced that he will not be running for a Senate position.

The GOP had urged him to campaign for a seat in the Senate, according to a The Hill report.

Co-anchor Jake Tapper of CNN's "State of the Union" asked Hogan if he is eyeing the presidential election bid. Hogan said that he is focused on completing his term as governor, which would end in January 2023.

He added that he is concerned about the "direction of the party and the country." He noted that he will make a decision about 2024 about he finishes his job as governor.

Hogan was then pressed to answer the question about the presidential bid. The Republican governor said that they are "certainly going to take a look at it" after his gubernatorial job.

Hogan said that he is going to try to be "the very best governor" that he can be.

Gov. Larry Hogan Refusing a Senate Bid

Hogan noted that part of his decision not to run for senator included lack of productivity in Washington.

In addition, he slammed Congress' ability to perform the basic functions of the legislative branch, saying that there seems to be a lot of divisiveness and dysfunction in Washington, according to an Independent News report.

If Hogan chose to run for president in 2024, he would likely be the most credible and viable anti-Donald Trump Republican in the GOP primary field.

Hogan has been a vocal anti-Trump. He supported the former president's impeachment after the attack on the Capitol last January 6.

The Maryland governor also said that he believes that there is a pretty "large lane of sane Republicans" and that those groups were looking for a voice.

Hogan also said that he believes the Republican party is slowly pulling itself from Trump's grip, according to a U.S. News report.

Last week, Hogan announced at a press conference that he will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate, adding that he does not aspire to be a senator and that it has not changed.

Some Republicans were hoping that Hogan could give the GOP a chance to pick up a seat that Democrats are otherwise expected to hold in the midterm elections, according to a CBS News report.

Hogan was a popular Republican governor in a blue state.

Hogan told reporters that he believes he would have won the race if he entered. However, he noted that he did not have the desire to be a senator.

The Republican governor said that just because one can win a race, it does not mean that it is the job that one should do if their heart is not in it.

Larry Hogan is the second GOP governor to pass on a Senate opportunity for 2022. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced in November that he would seek reelection than run for the Senate.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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