The story did not give a party affiliation, so I assume he is a Dim, which should be a safe bet anyway given the makeup of Maryland these days.
Not necessarily. The current guv is a second term R (mostly in name, only). The last time we had an R guv, Bob Ehrlich, a lot of higher positions in the state gov were re-stocked with R’s. This guy is white so I assume he was not a hold-over from the last D state administration. It sure is a local mystery and I, for one, am curious. Odds are its gambling, sex, drugs, racial no-no’s on that pesky social media, or kiddie porn on his harddrive.
The article notes that he started in January 2017 so he was appointed by Republican Governor Hogan (unless the board appoints him).
The article also notes that he looks to save Marylanders money:
“Under Reigrut’s leadership, the authority eliminated a $7.50 fee imposed on new customers of the state’s E-ZPass program.
Reigrut said it was meant to boost electronic payments as Maryland explored a cashless system.”
A cashless toll system is bad. It encourages foreign truckers to drive through without paying. There is no reciprocal recourse to obtain thier information to send them bills, etc. The head of the Maine Turnpike opposes open road tolling because of this.