Sep 23, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Mystery Hogan super PAC enters Maryland Senate race

Stef W. Kight

Maryland Senate Candidate Larry Hogan arrives to speak to the media after visiting Paint Branch Elementary School — Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) now has serious super PAC money flooding his race to flip a Senate seat in the deep blue state of Maryland.

Why it matters: The super PAC Maryland's Future has been silent all year, but as of Monday, the group has booked $18.3 million worth of ads in the state to bolster Hogan.

They're set to spend nearly $3 million a week between now and the week of Oct. 22, according to AdImpact.
Hogan supporter Matt McDaniel is involved in the PAC, sources familiar tell Axios. Billionaire financier Ken Griffin, a major GOP donor, has given $10 million to the PAC.
Griffin reportedly has not yet given to former President Trump.

Between the lines: Public polling has repeatedly shown Prince George's County executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) up by solid margins over Hogan.

But Republicans have touted internal numbers behind closed doors, showing the race a lot closer, Axios has learned.
Democrats significantly upped their spending in September versus August.

The other side: "Mitch McConnell is obsessed with flipping Maryland red and taking back the Senate majority for Republicans," Alsobrooks senior adviser Connor Lounsbury told Axios.

"That's why these Republican megadonors are flooding the airwaves here in Maryland."

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Mystery Hogan super PAC enters Maryland Senate race

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