Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Sr.
| Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Sr. | |||
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| Former 3rd Executive of Prince George's County From: March 9, 1978 – April 6, 1982 | |||
| Predecessor | Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. | ||
| Successor | Parris Glendening | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Maryland's 5th Congressional District From: January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 | |||
| Predecessor | Harvey Machen | ||
| Successor | Gladys Spellman | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Nora Maguire (div. 1972) Ilona Modly | ||
Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Sr. (September 30, 1928 – April 20, 2017) was a Maryland Republican who represented the state's fifth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. He was notably pro-life unlike his son Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Hogan, Jr., the incumbent Maryland governor who is pro-abortion[1][2] and poorly handled the coronavirus pandemic in his state.[3][4] The younger Hogan also attempted to prevent the public from finding out about his incompetence,[5] similar to the obstructions made by Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal that led the elder Hogan in the 1970s to advocate all three articles of impeachment against the president.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives
Eight days after the United States Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, Hogan sponsored the Human Life Amendment which declared:[7]
| “ | Section 1. Neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being, from the moment of conception, of life without due process of law; nor deny to any human being, from the moment of conception, within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2. Neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being of life on account of illness, age, or incapacity. Section 3. Congress and the several States shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. |
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In response to Watergate in 1974, Hogan advocated the impeachment of President Richard Milhous Nixon, saying:[6]
| I doesn't make any difference whether [Nixon] got in at the beginning or the middle or the end. He was a conspirator. |
Legacy
The pro-life efforts by Hogan have remained in the hearts of principled Maryland citizens; during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, protesters in the state called for Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. to act on the issue of abortion as his father would have.[8]
References
- ↑ Quinton, Jeff (December 5, 2013). Likely Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Hogan Strongly Pro-Abortion. LifeNews.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ Gisondi, Victoria (November 20, 2020). Maryland’s pro-abortion Republican gov: President Trump should concede. LifeSiteNews. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ Moore, Mark (November 22, 2020). Trump mocks Gov. Hogan for spending millions on faulty COVID-19 tests. New York Post. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ Bonchie (November 22, 2020). Larry Hogan Snipes at Trump, Ends Up Absolutely Owned by Facts. RedState. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ Baumann, Beth (November 22, 2020). Maryland Gov. Hogan to Trump: We Wouldn't Have Botched COVID Tests If It Wasn't for You. Townhall. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kelly, Jacques (April 20, 2017). Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., former congressman and father of governor, dies. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ H.J.Res.261 - Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life to the unborn, the ill, the aged, or the incapacitated.. congress.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ Mainwaring, Doug (April 29, 2020). US bishop defies lockdown, attends rally calling on governor to close abortion centers. LifeSiteNews. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
