Bob Ehrlich
Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. (born November 25, 1957) is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he was elected while defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections. Prior to serving as governor, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives and also had served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. In the November 2006 elections, Ehrlich lost to Democrat Martin O'Malley. He was the only incumbent governor to be defeated that year. In 2010, Ehrlich ran again against O'Malley but was unable to unseat him. Ehrlich then announced via his web site that he "will return to private life". In October 2011 he was named as Chairman of Mitt Romney's Maryland campaign for the 2012 Republican nomination for President.