Senate Minority Leader Sen. Stephen S. Hershey Jr. (R-Upper Shore) said he has formed an exploratory committee and is considering running for the Republican nomination in the 2026 gubernatorial primary. (File photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
Senate Minority Leader Stephen S. Hershey (R-Upper Shore) has formed an exploratory committee to weigh a 2026 bid for governor, citing the need for “balance” in a state that has gone “so far to the left” under Democratic control.
Hershey said he expects to make a decision sometime before the end of the year on whether he’ll challenge incumbent Gov. Wes Moore (D), who is all but guaranteed to be the Democratic nomintee…