Allan H. Kittleman

Allan H. Kittleman (born October 20, 1958) is an American Republican politician who was the ninth county executive for Howard County, Maryland from 2014 to 2018. Kittleman previously served as a Maryland State Senator from 2004 to 2014, representing the 9th district covering Howard and Carroll Counties, and was Senate Minority Leader from 2008 to 2011. He also previously served on the Howard County Council from 1998 to 2004.^[2]

Allan H. Kittleman
9th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland
In office December 1, 2014 – December 3, 2018
Preceded by	Kenneth Ulman
Succeeded by	Calvin Ball III
Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate
In office September 16, 2008 – January 18, 2011
Preceded by	David R. Brinkley
Succeeded by	E. J. Pipkin
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 9th district
In office October 21, 2004 – December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Robert Kittleman
Succeeded by	Gail Bates
Constituency	Howard and Carroll counties
Member of the Howard County Council from the 5th district
In office December 1998 – October 20, 2004
Preceded by	Charles C. Feaga
Succeeded by	Charles C. Feaga
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-20) October 20, 1958 (age 66) Olney, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Robin Kittleman
Children	4
Parent	Robert H. Kittleman
Relatives	Trent Kittleman (stepmother)
Residence	West Friendship, Maryland[1]
Alma mater	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BS) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)[1]
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Education

Born on October 20, 1958, in Olney, Maryland, Kittleman attended Atholton High School in Howard County, Maryland. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), in 1981 and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law with a J.D.Tooltip Juris Doctor in 1988.^[2]

Career

Kittleman was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1988 and was an associate with Smith, Somerville & Case, 1988–1991 (legal assistant, 1984–1988) and a partner with Herwig & Humphreys, LLP from 1996 to 2003 (associate, 1991–1996). Kittleman has worked for the law firm Godwin, Erlandson, MacLaughlin, Vernon & Daney since 2008.^[2][3]

Maryland Senate

He is the son of the late Robert H. Kittleman and was appointed by Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) to fill his seat in the Maryland Senate. In 2006, Kittleman won re-election against Democrat Richard Corkran. He has a reputation as a social libertarian.^[4] In 2010, Senator Kittleman defeated Jim Adams by a wide margin in the general election after facing no primary opposition. On September 16, 2008, Kittleman was elected Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate.^[5] On January 30, 2010, the Senate Republican Caucus again chose him to serve as Minority Leader with Senator David R. Brinkley as Minority Whip, who defeated Senator Nancy Jacobs.

Senator Kittleman resigned as Minority Leader on January 18, 2011. During the 2011 General Assembly session, he was the only Republican in the Maryland State senate to speak in favor of or vote for a failed bill seeking to legalize same sex marriage.^[6][7]

County Executive

Kittleman was elected County Executive of Howard County, defeating Councilwoman Courtney Watson in the 2014 election. Kittleman's declared priorities as executive included improving the delivery of human services, closing the education gap and rebuilding infrastructure throughout Howard County.^[8]

Kittleman spent $1.1 million on school site security, including $800,000 for hiring three school resource officers and a supervisor for them.^[9]

He created and later expanded the "Achieve 24/7 initiative" which provided small grants to support mental health support and racial equity resources in schools.^[8]

Kittleman helped develop a draft proposal which suggested making zoning changes and architectural updates to the Long Reach Village Center.^[10][11]

Kittleman increased the county operating budget by 15.5% from about $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion over the course of his term, and his budgets passed unanimously each year in the 4–1 majority Democratic County Council.^[12] Kittleman brought many projects to completion that had been discussed for decades but never addressed, including a new Howard County Circuit Courthouse,^[13] expansion of MD Rt 32,^[14] establishment of a Community Resources Campus,^[15] improvements to a pedestrian bridge over Route 29,^[16] and purchase of a $23.1 million plot of land intended for a new high school.^[17]

Controversial measures undertaken by his administration include reassessing the sustainable growth tier structure of the county in order to change which farmland was required to be in an agricultural preservation program. The structure was put in place in 2012 by County Executive Ken Ulman in 2013.^[18] On February 9, 2017, Kittleman vetoed a bill passed three days earlier by the County Council on a 3–2 vote to declare Howard County a sanctuary jurisdiction for illegal immigrants.^[19] He said that the bill was unnecessary because he knew of no complaints of unfair treatment due to immigration status.

Democratic County Councilman Calvin Ball III defeated Kittleman in the November 2018 election for County Executive. Kittleman said he was disappointed though he accepted the voters' decision and would seek to help Ball's transition.^[20]

Later career

Following his election defeat in 2018, Kittleman was appointed to the Maryland Worker's Compensation Commission by Governor Larry Hogan.^[21]

In September 2021, Kittleman announced he would run for County Executive of Howard County in the 2022 election. He cited community division and taxes as key issues for his campaign.^[22]

Kittleman sought and received campaign contributions from the Citizen's Election Fund, a tax-funded government program that provides money to candidates and bars them from accepting donations from businesses, PACs, or special interest groups.^[23][24] 2022 is the first year a local public campaign finance program was available. Kittleman had previously opposed the creation of the Citizen's Election Fund.^[22]

Kittleman lost to incumbent county executive Calvin Ball III in the general election on November 8, 2022, and conceded to Ball the following day.^[25]

Election results

Protestors gathering in support of sanctuary legislation, which Kittleman vetoed

• 2022 race for Howard County Executive^[26]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Allan H. Kittleman, Rep.	53,162	40.81%	Lost
Calvin Ball III, Dem.	76,947	59.07%	Won
Other write-ins	162	0.12%	Lost

• 2018 race for Howard County Executive^[27]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Allan H. Kittleman, Rep.	67,457	47.1%	Lost
Calvin Ball III, Dem.	75,566	52.8%	Won
Other write-ins	124	0.1%	Lost

• 2014 race for Howard County Executive^[28]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Allan H. Kittleman, Rep.	53,207	51.2%	Won
Courtney Watson, Dem.	50,543	48.7%	Lost
Other write-ins	101	0.1%	Lost

• 2010 race for Maryland State Senate – District 9^[29]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Allan H. Kittleman, Rep.	36,641	67%	Won
Jim Adams, Dem.	18,198	33%	Lost
Other write-ins	60	0.11%	Lost

• 2006 race for Maryland State Senate – District 9^[30]

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Allan H. Kittleman, Rep.	33,317	62.2%	Won
Rich Corkran, Dem.	20,232	37.8%	Lost
Other write-ins	33	0.1%	Lost

References

1. "Howard County General Assembly Members". The Washington Post. November 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Allan H. Kittleman, County Executive, Howard County, Maryland". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. May 5, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
3. "About Our Attorneys". Godwin, Erlandson, Vernon & Daney. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
4. Yeager, Amanda (October 23, 2014). "Howard executive candidates have similar backgrounds, different philosophies". The Howard County Times. Retrieved May 15, 2017. Kittleman has developed a reputation as a social libertarian
5. Goodman, Brian (September 16, 2008). "Harford Republican Sen. Nancy Jacobs Elected Minority Whip Of State Senate". The Dagger. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
6. Marshall, Ryan (February 11, 2011). "Kittleman backs same-sex marriage bill". Carroll County Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
7. Hill, David (August 9, 2011). "GOP's Kittleman all alone supporting gay marriage". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
8. Smith, Mark (November 8, 2018). "Kittleman Announces Grant Program". The Business Monthly. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
9. Cairns, Kathleen (March 27, 2018). "Howard County schools to get $1.1M for security upgrades". Fox 45 News. Retrieved September 6, 2022. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman is including $1.1 million in his budget to enhance the security of school buildings
10. "Draft Plan Unveiled For Long Reach Village Center". The Business Monthly. December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
11. "ReImagine Long Reach Village Center Plan" (PDF). Howard County Maryland.
12. "Budget Publications". Howard County Maryland. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
13. Brennan, Leah (July 30, 2018). "Howard County Council supports landmark courthouse contract". Howard County Times. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
14. Magill, Kate (August 31, 2017). "Hogan and Kittleman break ground on Route 32 expansion project". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
15. Magill, Kate (July 2, 2018). "County's Community Resources Campus getting more tenants". Howard County Times.
16. "Bridge Columbia". Gohoward.org. November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2022. County Executive Kittleman announces completion of new and improved 'Bridge Columbia'
17. Titus, Rhea (May 5, 2016). "Executive OKs purchase for 13th high school in Howard County". Fox 45 News. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
18. Waseem, Fatimah (April 8, 2016). "Howard plan to 'restore development rights' divides farming community". The Howard County Times. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
19. Orman, Shelley (February 9, 2017). "Howard County executive vetoes "sanctuary county" bill Thursday". Fox45 News. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
20. Logan, Erin B. (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Ball defeats incumbent Howard County executive Kittleman". The Howard County Times. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
21. Logan, Erin B. (November 28, 2018). "Hogan appoints outgoing Howard County executive to Workers' Compensation Commission". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
22. Reed, Lillian (September 5, 2021). "Allan Kittleman announces campaign to regain position as Howard County executive". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
23. "Howard County Government, Frequently Asked Questions, Revised 9/6/2022, Citizens' Election Fund" (PDF). Howard County, Maryland. Citizens' Election Fund Commission. September 6, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
24. "Kittleman certified for public campaign finance in Howard". The Business Monthly. February 8, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
25. Greenfield, Sherry (November 9, 2022). "Republican Allan Kittleman concedes Howard County executive race to incumbent Democrat Calvin Ball". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
26. "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
27. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
28. "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
29. "2010 General Election Official Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
30. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

External links

• Allan Kittleman for Howard County Executive Archived September 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine (official website)

Maryland Senate
Preceded by Robert Kittleman	Member of the Maryland Senate from the 9th district 2004–2014	Succeeded by Gail Bates
Preceded by David Brinkley	Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate 2008–2011	Succeeded by E. J. Pipkin
Political offices
Preceded by Kenneth Ulman	Executive of Howard County 2014–2018	Succeeded by Calvin Ball III