Quick Facts
Biography
Allan H. Kittleman (born October 20, 1958) was elected to serve as the ninth Howard County Executive on November 4, 2014. Previously, Allan had served a member of the Maryland Senate since 2004, representing Carroll County and Howard County and was elected by his peers to serve as the Senate's Minority Leader on September 16, 2008. Allan served on the Howard County Council from 1998 to 2004.
Education
Kittleman attended Atholton High School in Howard County. He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1981 and his J.D. with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1988.
Career
Kittleman was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1988 and was an associate with Smith, Somerville & Case, 1988–91 (legal assistant, 1984–88) and a partner with Herwig & Humphreys, LLP from 1996 to 2003 (associate, 1991–96). Kittleman currently works for the law firm Godwin, Erlandson, MacLaughlin, Vernon & Daney (Of Counsel).
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 in a landslide against Democrat Richard Corkran. Widely viewed as a moderate, Kittleman frequently mediates between the liberal and conservative factions in the party. In 2010 Senator Kittleman defeated Jim Adams by a wide margin in the general election after facing no primary opposition. On January 30, 2010, the Senate Republican Caucus again choose 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. Senator Kittleman declared his candidacy for Howard County Executive in 2014. During the 2011 General Assembly session, Kittleman broke ranks with his fellow Republicans and voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.
County Executive
Kittleman became County Executive, after defeating Councilwoman Courtney Watson in the 2014 election. Since taking office, Kittleman's top priorities as executive include improving the delivery of human services, closing the education gap and rebuilding infrastructure throughout Howard County.
Controversial measures undertaken by his administration include reassessing the sustainable growth tier structure of the county, put in place by Ken Ulman in 2013, as well as the intention of vetoing a sanctuary city legislation in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency.
Election results
- 2014 Race for Howard County Executive
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
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
Name Votes Percent Outcome Allan H. Kittleman, Rep. 33,317 62.2% Won Rich Corkran, Dem. 20,232 37.8% Lost Other Write-Ins 23 0.1% Lost