Cox introduced a resolution in the House with articles of impeachment against Hogan, accusing the governor of “malfeasance in office.”
Two cabinet nominations put forward by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. were approved by a Senate panel on Monday — and one key nominee faces a delay.
Analysts said the results are yet another sign that the disgraced former president retains broad support among rank-and-file Republicans.
Posturing over the State of the State serves as a reminder that while Democrats control the General Assembly, Hogan has the bully pulpit, a flair for the dramatic, and superior political skills.
The tech entrepreneur is paying for a poll to determine his potential strength in both the June Republican primary and as an independent.
A weekly look-in at endorsements for candidates running to be Maryland’s next governor.
“It is an assessment, a tax, and not a small one,” a leading Democratic lawmaker said. “But I think it was the right kind of policy.”
Though money isn’t determinative in elections, these fundraising reports, five months before the primary, are key early metrics of the campaign season.
Also on Tuesday, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, Republican candidate for comptroller, announced a nearly half-million-dollar account balance.
The Gonzales poll indirectly carries good numbers for outgoing state Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz, Hogan’s choice to replace him.