Larry Hogan Quotes
The problems we face aren't Democratic problems or Republican problems. These are Maryland's problems.
Hogan, Larry. "2015 Inaugural Address." State House, Annapolis, MD. 21 Jan. 2015. Address.
“Sectionalism” really referred to the North / South animosity which carried over from the Civil War. The South would hardly ever elect a Republican as it was the Republican Lincoln Government that ended slavery and put down their rebellion in the Civil War. There was a language difference that was much greater than modern times and the South was way behind most of the rest of the country in terms of education and standard of living. Every time the Federal Government would try and enforce the Constitution with respect to race, the sectional friction would break out again. The sectional issues carried into the 21st century but had gotten much better.
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician serving as the 62nd Governor of Maryland since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Hogan was previously the Secretary of Appointments under Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich from 2003 to 2007, and served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 2019 to 2020.