Dan Cox

Republican · MD

Republican candidate for Governor of Maryland in the 2026 general election.

Corporate Accountability (1 record)

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Corporate Accountability · 1 support

Called for a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centres in Maryland at a candidates' forum on August 15, 2026, saying he would put it in place immediately so the state could study the effects. He criticised a data centre proposed for the retired Morgantown power plant in Charles County and noted that its developer's founder and his wife had each given $6,000 to the governor's campaign in 2025.
August 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: marylandmatters.org · researched September 5, 2026

General · 4 records

Saw his impeachment articles rejected in a unanimous vote by the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.
March 3, 2022
Source: marylandmatters.org · researched August 22, 2026
Submitted written testimony supporting the Maryland Parental Rights Act, arguing that parents, not schools, hold the right to direct their children's education and health care and to know what schools teach and what data the state collects on them (House Bill 618).
February 24, 2022
Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Filed written testimony on February 23, 2022 supporting a Maryland bill to let people with state handgun-carry permits carry handguns in state parks and forests (House Bill 590).
February 23, 2022
Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Filed articles of impeachment against Gov. Larry Hogan over pandemic restrictions, the first such attempt against a Maryland governor in modern times.
February 10, 2022
Source: marylandmatters.org · researched August 22, 2026

Profile last researched August 5, 2026.