Earl F. Hance Explained
Earl F. Hance |
Term Start: | May 2009 |
Term End: | January 2015 |
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]
Early life
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
From 2003 to 2007, Hance served as the President of the Maryland Farm Bureau.[5] From 2004 to 2007, he served on the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation. In February 2007, Hance was appointed Maryland's Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. In May 2009, Hance became Secretary of Agriculture of Maryland. He held this post in the Cabinet of Governor Martin O'Malley until 2015.[6]
In 2018, Hance was elected to a seat on the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners.[7]
Personal life
A fourth-generation family farmer, he owns a 600-acre farm in Port Republic, Maryland, growing corn and soybean crops, and previously tobacco. He is married with three children.
References
- Web site: Secretary Earl F. Hance. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221204/http://mda.maryland.gov/about_mda/Pages/Secretary.aspx. 1 February 2014. 2020-09-01. Maryland Department of Agriculture.
- News: Rucker. Philip. 2007-02-22. The Cultivated Approach To a Political Appointment. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-09-01. 0190-8286.
- Web site: Ward. Tamara. 3 January 2018. Farmer, former ag secretary Hance runs for Calvert commissioner. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013952/http://www.somdnews.com/recorder/news/local/farmer-former-ag-secretary-hance-runs-for-calvert-commissioner/article_3a151a1b-5e4b-5820-b29e-1b5650a466db.html . 2018-01-04 . 2020-09-01. Southern Maryland News. en.
- Web site: McCaffrey. Raymond. 11 June 2000. Buehler Backs Former State Comptroller. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828202601/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/06/11/buehler-backs-former-state-comptroller/8850ebc8-09d9-4d58-8b00-b9794589f8c4/ . 2017-08-28 . The Washington Post.
- Web site: Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Secretary of Agriculture. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104191733/http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/10dag/html/msa15161.html. 4 January 2013. Maryland Department of Agriculture.
- Web site: 24 October 2014. All Three Delmarva Agriculture Secretaries to Talk Future of Agriculture. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024184710/http://www.wboc.com/story/26884351/all-three-delmarva-agriculture-secretaries-to-talk-future-of-agriculture . 2014-10-24 . 2020-09-01. WBOC. en.
- Web site: 2018-11-07. 2018 county election results in Maryland. 2020-09-01. WTOP. en.