State Sen. Kathy Klausmeier named Baltimore County Executive

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier, a Baltimore County Democrat, in the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House last year.

Source: Ulysses Muñoz / The Baltimore Banner

The Baltimore County Council has selected state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier as the new County Executive to serve the remaining two years of Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s term, the council said in a news release Tuesday.

Klausmeier, 74, the dean of the Maryland Senate, has represented eastern Baltimore County there for 28 years. She is vice chair of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee, which considers legislation that deals with banks, consumer protection, health care, substance abuse, and workers’ compensation, among other matters.

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