A new poll provides more proof that Governor Hogan’s common sense, unifying, and effective brand leadership is overwhelmingly popular with every demographic group. According to an independent poll from Gonzales Research & Media Services, with one year remaining in his second term, Governor Hogan’s approval rating is at 74%, 20 points higher than President Biden’s approval in the most deep-blue state in America. Governor Hogan’s support remains near or above 70% for every demographic group with his approval on the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic remains even higher at 76%.
As he continues to fight to re-fund the police and to crack down on violent crime, Governor Hogan holds an 80% approval rating with black voters, an astonishing feat for a Republican.
With the cost of living rising across the country, Governor Hogan is fighting for historic levels of tax relief for Marylanders. Before Governor Hogan took office, Maryland had a $5.1 billion structural deficit after raising taxes 43 consecutive times. Now, after seven years in a row of fiscal discipline and cutting taxes, Maryland has a record $2.5 billion surplus.
At a press conference this week, Governor Hogan outlined his plan to return this surplus back to Marylanders by eliminating the state’s retirement taxes, cutting income taxes on working families, and expanding tax incentives for manufacturers.
This new proposal would cut taxes even more than last year, when Governor Hogan successfully passed the largest tax cut in Maryland history with near unanimous support from his overwhelmingly Democratic legislature. Governor Hogan continues to set a national model for how to deliver common sense conservative results in a hyper-polarized age.
Governor Hogan personally submitted fair maps drawn by the independent and non-partisan citizens commission to the Maryland legislature. While the Citizens commission has proposed maps that do not favor either party, the Maryland legislature’s partisan political panel has proposed maps that are even more gerrymandered than what are already among the most gerrymandered maps in America.
This comes as former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has written to Governor Hogan, praising the fair maps and urging the Maryland legislature to stop their “ugly” gerrymandering and instead “listen to their constituents and pass fair maps, and serve as public servants instead of party servants.” Schwarzenegger has long been a national leader on ending gerrymandering in both red and blue states. 
Governor Hogan held a press conference to announce the expansion of his re-fund the police initiative to a $500 million program, including historic salary increases and bonuses for law enforcement officers. Governor Hogan also once again introduced common sense bills to hold repeat violent criminals accountable, urging legislative leaders to “put politics aside and pass these emergency crime bills.” Governor Hogan’s crime bills have passed through the State Senate for two years in a row, but the House of Delegates has refused to act each time.
As Fox News has reported, An America United has been advocating for greater support and resources for police across the country by spotlighting the re-fund the police initiative in Maryland. According to Governor Hogan, “even in the most progressive cities all across the country, leaders are now following our lead and admitting that instead of defunding, they need more investment in public safety.”
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