Dennis R. Schrader, second from right, has been nominated by Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) once again to be state Health secretary. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Hours before the General Assembly gaveled in for its 442nd session Wednesday, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced a round of appointments that could prove controversial in the Democratic legislature. Among the appointments, which included filling two legislative vacancies, Hogan announced that he was re-nominating Dennis R. Schrader to be secretary of Health and re-nominating former Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge Bryon S. Bereano to fill a District Court vacancy.