
Former DNC Chair Tom Perez jumps into 2022 Maryland governor race
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Former Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez on Wednesday announced a campaign for Maryland governor in the 2022 race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
Pointing to his years leading the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department under President Obama and later as his labor secretary, Perez highlighted that "we did get a lot done, but there is so much more to do." And Perez, the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic who became the first Latino elected to Maryland's Montgomery County Council and later served as the state’s secretary of labor, stressed that his "entire life has been about making government work and helping people and that is exactly what I will do as your governor."More Related News