Tom Perez launches bid for Maryland governor [View all]

Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday that he was running for governor of Maryland, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Perez, who previously led the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and served as Labor Secretary for then-President Barack Obama, made the announcement in a video that touts his biography, his roots in Montgomery County, Maryland, and features him pledging to take on a number of key Democratic priorities, ranging from education to protecting union jobs to tackling climate change.

"We did get a lot done," Perez said in the announcement video, referring to his time working for Obama, "but there is so much more to do."

He added: "My entire life has been about making government work and helping people and that is exactly what I will do as your governor."

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