Two years after he attempted to block the expansion of abortion access in his state, former Maryland governor and current Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan is rebranding himself as a pro-choice candidate in favor of codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law.

“As governor, I protected the rights of Maryland women to make their own reproductive health decisions,” Hogan wrote on X on Thursday. “I will do the same in the Senate by restoring Roe v. Wade as the law of the land. No one should come between a woman and her doctor.”

In February, Hogan penned an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring that he would never support a national abortion ban or undo abortion protections in his state.

“Most Marylanders and Americans don’t fit neatly into one box,” he wrote. “I sure don’t. Even many of the most ardent pro-lifers support common-sense exceptions, and even many of the most passionate pro-choice advocates do not support abortion on demand up to the point of birth.”

While serving as governor in 2022, Hogan vetoed a state law to expand access to abortion, but the legislature overrode his veto.

Earlier this week, Hogan handily won the GOP nomination without considerable opposition. A anti–Trump Republican and former two-term governor, Hogan has vowed to be a “voice of common sense” in the Senate and to “stop the partisan BS and get stuff done.”

In November, Hogan will face Angela Alsobrooks, who defeated businessman David Trone in Maryland’s Democratic primary. They are are vying for the seat held by Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat who is retiring when his term ends in January.

The most recent polling on the general-election race, an Emerson College survey, shows Alsobrooks leading Hogan 48 percent to 38 percent.

With control of the Senate up for grabs in November, Republicans are hoping that Hogan can put Maryland’s typically-safe Democratic seat in play this year. The last Republican to serve as one of the state’s two senators was Charles Mathias, who left office in 1987.