ROCKVILLE, MD (November 2, 2016) – The Maryland Public Policy Institute today announced that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is the 2016 recipient of the Charles Carroll of Carrollton Award.  The award is given to those who most embody the virtues of Charles Carroll, a Maryland farmer, member of the Continental Congress and signatory to the Declaration of Independence.

The Institute’s president, Christopher B. Summers, will present Governor Hogan with the award this Thursday evening at the Institute’s 15^th anniversary reception and dinner.  To register for the event, click here.

“Like Charles Carroll, Governor Hogan was a successful businessman who entered public service because he believed government had lost touch with the people,” said Summers.  “Governor Hogan is an excellent choice for this award due to his unwavering commitment to making government more accountable to the governed.”

Carroll was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and one of Maryland’s first U.S. senators. He also served 19 years in the Maryland Senate and helped establish the state’s government. Carroll was a great champion of individual freedoms, particularly religious tolerance.

About the Maryland Public Policy Institute: Founded in 2001, the Maryland Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy research and education organization that focuses on state policy issues. The Institute’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies at all levels of government based on principles of free enterprise, limited government, and civil society.  Learn more at mdpolicy.org.

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