National Republicans are continuing to rally behind Republican Larry Hogan in their pursuit for control of the U.S. Senate, new reporting from Maryland Matters shows.
Hogan is slated to hold fundraisers featuring Republican mega-donors and “current and former high-profile Republican politicians,” including former Republican House Leaders Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn, former Republican Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and former chair of the Republican National Committee Ed Gillespie.
Ryan and others are just the latest anti-abortion rights Republicans to rally behind Hogan because he could be the 51st seat Republicans need to retake control of the U.S. Senate. Hogan – who was personally recruited by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and promises to caucus with Republicans – recently held fundraisers with Republican Leadership candidate John Thune and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
“Republican Larry Hogan has made it crystal clear that he will caucus with Republicans, potentially delivering them the 51st seat they need to win control of the Senate and push forward an extreme agenda, including banning abortion nationwide. That’s why national Republicans are rallying behind Hogan – and why Marylanders will reject him in November,” said Maryland Democratic Party spokesperson Lindsay Reilly.
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Maryland Matters: Hogan Taking to the Road to Raise Money for his Senate Bid
By Josh Kurtz
August 16, 2024
- On Wednesday, Hogan will be in the swank Hamptons, on Long Island, for a $3,300-a-head event in Sagaponack, New York. Hosts include philanthropists Barry and Teri Volpert (he’s head of an investment firm), Gary Cohn, who served as director of the National Economic Council under former President Donald Trump, George Stamas, a partner in the investment firm Gibson Dunn, and his wife Georgia, an attorney.
- Two days later, Hogan will be in the resort town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for a fundraiser featuring former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as the headliner. Event hosts include Ronald Gidwitz, a former cosmetics company executive who served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and to the European Union under Trump.
- On Sept. 12, he’ll be in Nashville, at a fundraiser sponsored by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) and former Gov. Bill Haslam (R), along with former U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Bill Frist, the one-time Senate GOP leader. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is listed as the featured speaker.
- On Sept. 16, Hogan is scheduled to be in Phoenix, at a fundraiser with former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) as a featured guest. A night later, he’ll be in Boston, with former Massachusetts Govs. Charlie Baker (R) and Bill Weld (R) as speakers.
- One of the hosts of the Boston event is Christopher Egan, a real estate investor who was U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris under former President George W. Bush.
- Hogan winds up September with at least four more fundraisers in Maryland, including one in Frederick hosted by former state Sen. Michael Hough (R) and former Del. Kathy Afzali (R), both of whom lost races for Frederick County executive. Another of the four fundraisers, a bull roast, is hosted by seven Republican elected officials in Baltimore County.
- In between the Maryland fundraisers, Hogan is scheduled to cross the Potomac River on Sept. 26 for an event in Reston Station, Virginia, hosted by Dwight Schar, the founder of real estate builder NVR, Inc.; Eric Cantor, the former U.S. House majority leader; Ed Gillespie, a former chair of the Republican National Committee who twice ran unsuccessfully for statewide office in Virginia; former U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.); and Bobbie Kilberg, the president of the Northern Virginia Technology Council who served as an adviser to five Republican presidents.
See also: SHOT/CHASER: Republican Larry Hogan Claims He Isn’t “Beholden” to Washington While Fundraising With Republican Leader Focused on Securing GOP Majority
