18 Facts About Kevin Kamenetz

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Kevin B Kamenetz was an American politician who was the 12th County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, serving between 2010 and May 10,2018, when he died suddenly while in office.

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Kevin Kamenetz previously served as a four-term County Councilman representing the Second District of Baltimore County.

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On September 18,2017, Kamenetz declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the 2018 Maryland Gubernatorial Election.

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Kevin Kamenetz was born on November 26,1957, in Lochearn, Maryland, to Miriam and Irvin Kevin Kamenetz, a pharmacist who owned an Overlea pharmacy.

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Kevin Kamenetz attended and graduated from the Gilman School, a private preparatory school for boys.

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Kevin Kamenetz earned a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1979, he graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1982, and he passed the Maryland Bar that same year.

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Kevin Kamenetz worked as a prosecutor in the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City from 1982 to 1987, and practiced law for over 30 years.

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Kevin Kamenetz was admitted to practice before the Bars of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Kevin Kamenetz was elected to the Democratic State Central Committee for terms in 1982,1990,1994, and served as Baltimore County Chair from 1993 to 1994.

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Kevin Kamenetz was elected to the Baltimore County Council in 1994 and was re-elected in 1998,2002, and 2006, serving a total of 16 years.

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Kevin Kamenetz served as Chair of the Council's Spending and Affordability Committee.

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On November 2,2010, Kamenetz was elected as the 12th Baltimore County Executive, succeeding James T Smith, Jr.

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In 2016, Kevin Kamenetz was elected President of the Maryland Association of Counties, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that serves Maryland's counties by articulating the needs of local government to the Maryland General Assembly.

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Kevin Kamenetz served on the board of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, the Board of Visitors, and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

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On September 18,2017, Kevin Kamenetz announced his candidacy for Governor of Maryland in the 2018 election, running against incumbent Larry Hogan.

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Kevin Kamenetz resided in Owings Mills with his wife, Jill Kevin Kamenetz, and their two sons.

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In 2010, Kevin Kamenetz received the Valleys Planning Council's McHarg award for his efforts to reduce density, protect environmentally sensitive land and watersheds, and secure Baltimore County's rural heritage.

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In 2013, Kevin Kamenetz received the Outstanding Performance and Community Service Award from the Baltimore County Branch of the NAACP in recognition of his outstanding leadership of Baltimore County government and the significant increases in diversity among County employees.