Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot plans to run for governor in 2022, he told supporters at an event in Silver Spring Tuesday.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot plans to run for governor in 2022, he told supporters at an event in Silver Spring Tuesday.

Franchot made the announcement at Denizens Brewing Co., according to political blog A Miner Detail. Bethesda Magazine confirmed the run with a spokesperson for Franchot.

Franchot is a Democrat, though he’s worked closely with Republican Gov. Larry Hogan during Hogan’s tenure. Hogan will be term-limited and thus not able to run for the office again.

The comptroller is the first Maryland politician to confirm he will run for governor in 2022.

Franchot has served as the comptroller, the elected official in charge of Maryland’s tax and revenue, since 2007. Prior to that, he served as a state delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates for 20 years.

The comptroller made headlines last week when he struck a deal with Hogan on the project to widen American Legion Bridge on the Capital Beltway. The deal allows the Board of Public Works to move forward with…