Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is set to become the chairman of the bipartisan National Governors Association on Friday — making him the first Maryland governor to hold the post since Parris Glendening.
Hogan, the organization’s current vice chairman, will be elevated to the top leadership position during an afternoon ceremony in Salt Lake City, where the association is holding its summer meeting.
The vice chairman automatically succeeds the chairman, so the Republican Hogan will take over for Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat who is running for president.
In his first address as chairman, Hogan planned to announce a yearlong initiative aimed at pushing for repairing and modernizing the nation’s aging infrastructure.
