Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan never gave much consideration to running for U.S. Congress — until a bipartisan immigration deal broke down last week on the Senate floor. “I made this decision a week ago,” Hogan, a Republican, told CNN’s Dana Bash on Wednesday in his first interview since announcing a surprise campaign for Maryland’s open Senate seat. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, who has held the seat since 2007, is retiring.
