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- Born: June 14, 1939 in New York, New York
- Assumed office: May 19, 1981
- Party: Democrat
- Spouse: Judith Hoyer (died in 1997)
- Alma mater: University of Maryland, Georgetown University
- Previous position held: Member, Maryland Board of Education
- First Senate Majority Leader from Maryland
- Has three daughters
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Early Life
Hoyer earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1963. Instead of practicing law, however, he immediately joined the Maryland State Senate in 1966 and kicked off his political career.


