Earl F. Hance

Earl F. Hance
Hance at Hamilton Elementary and Middle School in Baltimore, Md
Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture
In office
May 2009 – January 2015
GovernorMartin O'Malley
Succeeded byJoseph Bartenfelder
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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.