Perez was the secretary of labor for a lot of former President Barack Obama’s second time period. He helmed the Maryland labor division underneath
Perez was the secretary of labor for a lot of former President Barack Obama’s second time period. He helmed the Maryland labor division underneath then-Gov. Martin O’Malley through the late 2000s and was beforehand elected to serve on the Montgomery County council, simply outdoors Washington.
The sphere in Maryland stays largely unsettled. On the Democratic facet, longtime state Comptroller Peter Franchot has already introduced he’s operating, with a subject of as many as a dozen different Democrats talked about as potential candidates.
Perez would seemingly deliver an in depth rolodex to a possible gubernatorial bid from his time as DNC chief and within the Obama administration that will assist him fundraise to assist a bid.
Perez’ former function as DNC chief might additionally tie again round to a possible gubernatorial bid. He oversaw ever-increasing qualifying guidelines the DNC set for its sanctioned debates, which pushed candidates to lift cash from grassroots supporters. These debate guidelines shortly pushed former Rep. John Delaney, a fellow Marylander, off the stage, after Delaney was unable to tally up the general public assist, both in polls or from donors, to qualify.
Delaney, who largely self-funded his presidential bid, has been talked about as a possible 2022 gubernatorial candidate, alongside Prince George’s County Govt Angela Alsobrooks, Baltimore County Govt John Olszewski and plenty of others.
Incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan can’t run once more in 2022, after his upset victory in 2014 and subsequently profitable reelection in 2018, regardless of the state’s blue tilt on the federal degree. Hogan has been mulling a presidential run.