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Senator Patrick J. Hogan Biography
Senator Patrick J. Hogan represented the 39th Legislative
District located in Northern Montgomery County from 1994 - 2007. The district
includes Montgomery Village,
Washington Grove,
Hadley Farms, Flower Hill and parts of Germantown, North
Potomac and Darnestown.
 Senator
Hogan was re-elected to his fourth term in 2006. His Senate committee assignments
included
Budget and Taxation where he served as Vice-Chairman and
Chairman of the
Education, Business and Administration Subcommittee, he was
also a member of the
Pensions Subcommittee and the
Capital Budget Subcommittee. Additionally, he served on the
following Joint Committees;
Spending Affordability,
Legislative Policy, the
Joint Committee on Pensions, the
Joint Audit Committee, and the
Joint Committee on Legislative Data Systems. Previously,
Senator Hogan served on the the
Joint Committee on Federal Relations, Task Force on State
Personnel, the Property Tax Task Force, the Pre Paid College
Tuition Task Force, Telecommunications Work Group, Maryland
Council on Management and Productivity, the Child Care
Administration Advisory Council, the Maryland Information
Technology Board, and as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on
Children Youth and Families, among others.
Senator Hogan has been active on
issues relative to high technology, business tax exemption for
computer software, transportation trust fund distribution
formula, funding for K-12 & higher education, and issues
relating to persons with developmental disabilities.
From 1990 to
1994, Senator Hogan served as Legislative Assistant to
Congresswoman Connie Morella. In this capacity he was
responsible for issues relating to budget and economy, housing,
Social Security, Medicare and Veterans Affairs. He also handled
constituent inquiries with federal agencies, and served as a
community liaison with local organizations. Prior to his
position with Congresswoman Morella, Senator Hogan owned and
operated a successful retail sporting goods business.
Senator Hogan
lives in Montgomery Village, Maryland. He is the owner of a
computer consulting firm. He is married to Jacqueline P. Hogan,
and has an fifteen year old daughter, Maura and a twelve year
old son, Connor. Senator Hogan was born in Pittsburgh, PA and
received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from
Indiana University
of Pennsylvania.
Senator Hogan
believes in streamlining state government in order to make it
more user friendly to the citizens of Maryland. He feels our
schools must encourage more parental and community involvement
in our children's education; the citizens of Maryland must be
guaranteed an effective criminal justice system; and Maryland
must foster a more business friendly climate in order to attract
much-needed jobs. He also believes that the highest standards of
community life can only be maintained by the active individual
participation and volunteer efforts of a concerned and committed
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