Baltimore county executive

The Baltimore county executive is the highest elected official representing the government of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The office was established with the implementation of the county charter for Baltimore County on November 6, 1956.[1] The county executive is elected to post every four years,[2] coinciding with the elections for the county council and governor of Maryland.[3]

County executive of Baltimore County, Maryland
Incumbent
John A. Olszewski Jr.
since 2018
FormationDecember 6, 1956
First holderMichael J. Birmingham

The current Baltimore county executive is Johnny A. Olzewski Jr. Two Baltimore county executives have later achieved prominence after leaving office: Spiro T. Agnew, who went on to become governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon, resigned in 1973 due to scandal while serving in that office;[4] and Dutch Ruppersberger, who currently represents Maryland's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[5]

List of Baltimore county executives
Name Took office Left office Party
1 Michael J. Birmingham 1956 1958 Democratic
2 Christian H. Kahl 1958 1962 Democratic
3 Spiro T. Agnew 1962 1966 Republican
4 N. Dale Anderson 1966 1974 Democratic
5 Frederick L. Dewberry (Acting)1 1974 1974 Democratic
6 Theodore G. "Ted" Venetoulis 1974 1978 Democratic
7 Donald P. Hutchinson December 1978 December 4, 1986 Democratic
8 Dennis F. Rasmussen December 4, 1986 December 3, 1990 Democratic
9 Roger B. Hayden December 3, 1990 December 2, 1994 Republican
10 C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, III December 2, 1994 December 2, 2002 Democratic
11 James T. Smith, Jr. December 2, 2002 December 6, 2010 Democratic
12 Kevin B. Kamenetz December 6, 2010 May 10, 2018 Democratic
Frederick J. Homan (Acting)2 May 10, 2018 May 29, 2018 Democratic
13 Donald I. Mohler, III (ad interim)3 May 29, 2018 December 3, 2018 Democratic
14 John A. "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. December 3, 2018 Incumbent Democratic

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Notes
  • ^1 Acting county executive after the conviction and resignation of Anderson
  • ^2 Acting county executive after the death of Kamenetz
  • ^3 Appointed to fill remainder of Kamenetz's term

References
  1. "Charter: Charter of Baltimore County, Maryland". Municode Library. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. "Baltimore County, Maryland: Executive Branch". Maryland Manual On-Line. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Baltimore County". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. "Spiro Agnew: vice president of the United States". Encyclopaedia Britannica. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. "Dutch Ruppersberger". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. "Baltimore County, Maryland: Executive Branch: County Executives". Maryland Manual On-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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