Baltimore businessman Ed Hale Sr., 78, a lifelong Democrat, announced his switch to the Republican Party to run for Maryland governor, citing pragmatism after polling showed he couldn’t beat incumbent Democrat Wes Moore in the primary.
Hale emphasized job creation, tax cuts, support for nuclear power, and tough crime policies, such as jailing 14-year-olds. The newly minted Republican joins a growing field that includes John Myrick, Carl Brunner Jr., Christopher Bouchat, and Kurt Wedekind, amid speculation about former governors Larry Hogan and Robert Ehrlich.
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