Earl F. "Buddy" Hance (born July 17, 1955), is an American politician who served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Governor Martin O'Malley from May 2009 to January 2015, after serving as Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture beginning in February 2007.[1][2]
Earl F. Hance | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture | |
| In office May 2009 – January 2015 | |
| Governor | Martin O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bartenfelder |
Early life edit
Hance was born in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He graduated from Calvert High School.[3] In 1973, he joined the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department.[4]
Career edit
From 2003 to 2007, Hance served as the President of the Maryland Farm Bureau.[2][5] From 2004 to 2007, he served on the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation.[2][5] In February 2007, Hance was appointed Maryland's Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.[2] In May 2009, Hance became Secretary of Agriculture of Maryland.[3] He held this post in the Cabinet of Governor Martin O'Malley until 2015.[3][6]
In 2018, Hance was elected to a seat on the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners.[3][7]
Personal life edit
A fourth-generation family farmer, he owns a 600-acre farm in Port Republic, Maryland, growing corn and soybean crops, and previously tobacco.[1][2] He is married with three children.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Secretary Earl F. Hance". Maryland Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Rucker, Philip (2007-02-22). "The Cultivated Approach To a Political Appointment". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ a b c d Ward, Tamara (3 January 2018). "Farmer, former ag secretary Hance runs for Calvert commissioner". Southern Maryland News. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ McCaffrey, Raymond (11 June 2000). "Buehler Backs Former State Comptroller". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28.
- ^ a b "Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Secretary of Agriculture". Maryland Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013.
- ^ "All Three Delmarva Agriculture Secretaries to Talk Future of Agriculture". WBOC. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "2018 county election results in Maryland". WTOP. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
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