On January 31st, Maryland  Governor Larry Hogan delivered his 4th State of the State speech where he addresses the state’s rise in jobs, investments in education, and rise in ranks of entrepreneurial business growth.

Throughout the speech he made a lot of claims, some more accurate than others. But throughout the entire 23 minute he speech manages to avoid mention of Trump.

The State of the State address, which goes under different name in certain states, is a speech given every year by the governors of every state in the US.

Throughout the speech he made a lot of claims, some more accurate than others. Here is a rough overview of some of the key points throughout the speech.

• “We went from losing 100,000 jobs to gaining more than 110,000 jobs.” – During previous Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s first three years (during the global recession) between January 2007 and December 2009 Maryland did lose 100,000 jobs but he did not bring up the bounce back of 75,000. But Hogan still comes out on top with 111,500 nonfarm jobs created in Maryland during his first three years in office, January 2015 to December 2017
• “We have been breaking records at the Port of Baltimore for three straight years.” – Technically untrue. 2015 showed a slight dip but 2016 The Port of Baltimore set a record for general cargo. Hogan’s spokesman, Doug Mayer says they’re expecting 2017’s figures soon that would show another record break but that’s still 2 for 3.
• “We are fourth among all 50 states for entrepreneurial business growth.” – Accurate, and this is good for Hogan as Maryland was ranked 13th just 2 years ago.
• “The day after I was sworn in we submitted the first balanced budget in a decade, which eliminated nearly all of the $5.1 billion structural deficit which we inherited.” – Maryland’s Constitution states, all governors must submit a balanced budget each year. So while Hogan made impressive strides toward eliminating the structural deficit during his first year and has continued to do so he did not submit the first balanced budget in a decade.
• “For three straight years we have delivered record investments in education. This year, let’s continue that historic trend. And do it for the fourth straight year.” – This is correct, Hogan has made record K-12 education spending each year and is proposing $6.5 billion for this year.

Senior Ndukwe Amoaji said he feels that “our governor is doing a good job from what i see” and even though he hasn’t “fully kept up with everything he’s done, it’s nice to see that there’s growth.”

Art Teacher Mrs. Smurna Vanik said she was ecstatic about everything the governor said even going as far to say if he ran she’d “vote him for president.”

Junior Kevin Jones said he feels that “even though [Hogan] may not represent my political party” Jones is happy “with the results that he’s making.”