Bob Ehrlich

Bob Ehrlich
Ehrlich in 2024
60th Governor of Maryland
In office
January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007
LieutenantMichael Steele
Preceded byParris Glendening
Succeeded byMartin O'Malley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byHelen Bentley
Succeeded byDutch Ruppersberger
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 10th district
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995
Preceded byThomas W. Chamberlain, Sr.[1]
Succeeded byEmmett C. Burns Jr.
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Joan Neverdon Parker[2]
Personal details
Born
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr.

(1957-11-25) November 25, 1957 (age 66)
Arbutus, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1993)
Children2
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Wake Forest University (JD)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website (archived)

Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. (born November 25, 1957)[3] 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.[4]

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.

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns – MD State House 10 Race – Nov 04, 1986".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns – MD State House 10 Race – Nov 06, 1990".
  3. ^ 2001-2002 Official Congressional Directory: 107th Congress
  4. ^ "Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Biographical Series; Governor of Maryland, 2003–2007 (Republican)". Archives of Maryland, MSA SC 3520-12125. Maryland State Government. June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2018.