Larry Hogan is an American politician and businessman who has served as the 62nd governor of Maryland. Discover Larry Hogan’s wife.

Larry Hogan Biography

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

Hogan attended Florida State University from 1974 to 1978 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and political science.

 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 unsuccessfully campaigned 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. He became governor in 2015 and was reelected in 2018.

As the son of a U.S. representative, Hogan was exposed to politics at a young age and worked in many aspects of politics, including political campaigns and citizen referendums.

While in college, Hogan worked in the Florida legislature. ^Upon graduation, he worked on Capitol Hill. Hogan helped his father run a successful campaign in 1978 for Prince George’s County executive and later worked for him as a low-paid “intergovernmental liaison”.

In 2018, they rescued two dogs, Anna and Chessie, from the BARCS animal shelter in Baltimore City. They have three daughters, Julie, Jaymi, and Kim; four grandchildren, Daniella, Cam, Ada, and Nora; and four grandchildren.

Hogan is the stepfather of Yumi’s three adult daughters from her first marriage^: Kim Velez, Jaymi Sterling, and Julie Kim

In 2021, Hogan purchased a home and estate for $1.1 million in Davidsonville, Maryland.

He moved to Florida with his mother after his parents divorced in 1972 and graduated from Father Lopez Catholic High School in 1974. 

Hogan is the son of Nora (Maguire) and Lawrence Hogan Sr., who served as U.S. Representative from Maryland’s 5th congressional district from 1969 to 1975 and as Prince George’s County executive from 1978 to 1982.

Hogan Sr. was the first Republican member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to call for Richard Nixon’s impeachment. His parents were both of Irish descent.

Hogan’s half-brother, Patrick N. Hogan, represented a district in Frederick County, Maryland in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015.

Gov. Larry Hogan released three years of tax returns Friday, showing he’s made about $2.4 million while governor of Maryland.

Hogan was paid $175,000 last year as governor, but most of his household income came from his private real estate business. After becoming governor in 2015, Hogan entered a trust agreement in which three trustees managed his dozens of real estate holdings. 

Who is Larry Hogan’s Wife, Meet Yumi Hogan

During his governorship, Hogan resided in Government House in Annapolis with his wife Yumi Hogan, a Korean-origin U.S. citizen who is an artist and adjunct instructor at Maryland Institute College of Art. 

The couple met in 2001 and married in 2004. Hogan and his wife are Roman Catholic.