Hogan’s Change Maryland Movement Surges to 60,000

ANNAPOLIS - Change Maryland, the state's largest and fastest-growing, grass-roots movement has swelled to more than 60,000 members, from every single jurisdiction in Maryland. Founded in 2011 by successful business leader Larry Hogan, the group's primary mission is to bring reform, fiscal responsibility and common sense to Annapolis.

Change Maryland is an independent, non-partisan organization. Nearly half of their members are independents and Democrats. "The only way to bring about real change in Maryland is to find a way to bring Republicans, Independents and fiscally conservative Democrats together. That is what our Change Maryland campaign has been so effective at accomplishing over the past couple of years," said Larry Hogan, Chairman of Change Maryland.

"A clear majority of Marylanders are completely fed-up with politics-as-usual in Annapolis and want to see a change in the direction that our state is heading," Hogan continued. "This isn't just another fight between Democrats and Republicans, it's more important than that. This is a fight for Maryland's future and it's a fight worth fighting."

Change Maryland has emerged as the leading voice of opposition to the powers-that-be in Annapolis, aggressively challenging the O'Malley–Brown Administration, particularly on economic and fiscal policy. "Sadly, this administration has a failed record of lost businesses, lost jobs, higher spending, record tax increases and broken promises. The people of Maryland deserve better and that is why we have been working so hard for change," Hogan said. 

In 2013, Change Maryland brought together federal, state, and local government officials, think tanks, economists and over 400 business leaders from across the state for a summit on improving Maryland's economic competitiveness, in order to identify comprehensive solutions to the state's serious economic problems. The group also produced numerous economic studies which have shown the impact of the 40 consecutive O'Malley-Brown tax increases on Maryland's economy: a mass exodus of businesses, jobs and taxpayers fleeing the state at an alarming rate and taking billions out of our economy.

Larry Hogan has been active in the Maryland business community for over 25 years. He is the founder and President of the Hogan Companies, leaders in economic development, who have brought hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs to Maryland. He took a hiatus from the private sector to serve as a Cabinet Secretary in the Ehrlich Administration. He has led citizen referendums to limit taxes and to reform government and spent decades working to change Maryland for the better.