Bob Ehrlich
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 10th legislative district in the House of Delegates from 1987 to 1995 and Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Bob Ehrlich | |
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| 60th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007 | |
| Lieutenant | Michael Steele |
| Preceded by | Parris Glendening |
| Succeeded by | Martin O'Malley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Helen Bentley |
| Succeeded by | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district | |
| In office January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Chamberlain, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Emmett C. Burns Jr. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Joan Neverdon Parker |
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| Born | Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. November 25, 1957 Arbutus, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
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| Website | Official website (archived) |
Ehrlich was the first Republican to serve as governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew left office in 1969. He served one term before being defeated in his 2006 re-election bid by Democrat Martin O'Malley. In 2010, Ehrlich sought an unsuccessful rematch against O'Malley. Ehrlich then announced, via his website, that he would "return to private life." In October 2011, he was named chair of Mitt Romney's Maryland campaign for the 2012 Republican nomination for President.