Elected official
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] [ 2] governor of Maryland .[ 3]
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] Dutch Ruppersberger , who went on to represent Maryland's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives .[ 5]
The incumbent Baltimore County executive is Katherine A. Klausmeier .
List of Baltimore County Executives
#
Portrait
Executive
Term start
Term end
Terms
Party
Notes
1
Michael J. Birmingham
1956
December 1958
1
Democratic
Did not seek reelection
2
Christian H. Kahl
December 1958
December 1962
1
Democratic
Lost Reelection
3
Spiro T. Agnew
December 1962
December 1966
1
Republican
Did not seek reelection. Ran successfully for Governor of Maryland
4
N. Dale Anderson
December 1966
March 1974
1 1 ⁄2
Democratic
Convicted on federal charges and resigned from office
5
Frederick L. Dewberry (Acting) 1 March 1974
December 1974
Partial
Democratic
Succeeded the County Executive seat as County Administrative Officer following Anderson's resignation
6
Theodore G. "Ted" Venetoulis
December 1974
December 1978
1
Democratic
Did not seek reelection. Ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland
7
Donald P. Hutchinson
December 1978
December 4, 1986
2
Democratic
Term limited
8
Dennis F. Rasmussen
December 4, 1986
December 3, 1990
1
Democratic
Lost reelection
9
Roger B. Hayden
December 3, 1990
December 2, 1994
1
Republican
Lost reelection
10
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, III
December 2, 1994
December 2, 2002
2
Democratic
Term limited. Ran successfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives
11
James T. Smith, Jr.
December 2, 2002
December 6, 2010
2
Democratic
Term limited
12
Kevin B. Kamenetz
December 6, 2010
May 10, 2018
1 1 ⁄2
Democratic
Died in office
Acting
Frederick J. Homan (Acting) 2
May 10, 2018
May 29, 2018
Partial
Democratic
Succeeded the County Executive seat as County Administrative Officer following the death of Kamenetz
13
Donald I. Mohler, III (ad interim ) 3 May 29, 2018
December 3, 2018
Partial
Democratic
Appointed by the Baltimore County Council to fill the remainder of Kamenetz's term
14
Dr. John A. "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr.
December 3, 2018
January 3, 2025
1 1 ⁄2
Democratic
Ran successfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives
Acting
D'Andrea Walker (Acting) 4 January 3, 2025
January 7, 2025
Partial
Democratic
Succeeded the County Executive seat as County Administrative Officer following the resignation of Olszewski.
15
Katherine A. Klausmeier
January 7, 2025
Incumbent
1 ⁄2
Democratic
Appointed by the Baltimore County Council to fill the remainder of Olszewski's term
[ 6]
Notes
^1 ^2 ^3 ^4
References
^ "Charter: Charter of Baltimore County, Maryland" . Municode Library. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .^ "Baltimore County, Maryland: Executive Branch" . Maryland Manual On-Line. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Baltimore County" . Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .^ "Spiro Agnew: vice president of the United States" . Encyclopaedia Britannica. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .^ "Dutch Ruppersberger" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .^ "Baltimore County, Maryland: Executive Branch: County Executives" . Maryland Manual On-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2020 .
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