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January 9th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot announced plans to run for governor this week, telling a crowd of supporters at Denizens Brewing Company in Silver Spring.  Susan O’Brien, Franchot’s director of communications, confirmed his plans to file for candidacy in a statement on Tuesday. She said that while he has not officially filed or made a formal announcement of his candidacy, those will occur in the near future. Franchot, a Democrat, is the first candidate to publicly confirm plans to campaign for the seat as incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, completes his second term in office. Maryland governors are limited to two consecutive terms. He’s long billed himself as an outsider within Maryland politics- and says that those people who have been encouraging him to run for governor is a true cross section…