| has gloss | eng: The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the states National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution. Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the Governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful Governors in the United States. The current Governor is Martin OMalley, a Democrat and a former Mayor of Baltimore who defeated the Republican incumbent Robert Ehrlich in the November 2006 election. |
