27 Facts About Trent Kittleman

Trent M Kittleman is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2023.

Trent Kittleman was the wife of State Senator Robert H Kittleman until his death in 2004, and unsuccessfully ran alongside him for County Council in 1978.

Trent Kittleman is the stepmother of Allan H Kittleman, former state senator and Howard County executive.

Trent Kittleman was born on May 7,1945, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Trent Kittleman first got involved with politics by working as a coordinator for the Catonsville Republican Headquarters in 1968.

Trent Kittleman worked as a political columnist for Howard County Times from 1975 to 1976, after which she was elected to the Oakland Mills Village Board.

In 1998, Trent Kittleman worked on the gubernatorial campaign of Ellen Sauerbrey.

In January 2003, Governor Bob Ehrlich appointed Trent Kittleman to serve as Deputy Secretary for the Maryland Department of Transportation, where she worked until October 2004, after which she served as Executive Secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority until her resignation on January 22,2007.

In October 2009, Trent Kittleman said that she was "exploring" a run for Howard County Executive.

Trent Kittleman announced her candidacy for executive in February 2010.

Trent Kittleman ran unchallenged in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Ken Ulman in general election with 37.1 percent of the vote.

Since 2010, Trent Kittleman has been a member of various women's groups, including the Business Women's Network, the American Association of University Women, and the League of Women Voters.

In 2012, Trent Kittleman filed to run for delegate for the Republican National Convention, representing Newt Gingrich.

Trent Kittleman received 6.2 percent of the vote in the primary election.

In July 2013, Trent Kittleman announced her candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 9A, the seat once held by her late husband for 19 years.

Trent Kittleman won the Republican primary with 22.4 percent of the vote, coming in second place in a field of five candidates.

Trent Kittleman defeated Democratic candidates Walter E Carson and James Ward Marrow in the general election, receiving 37.5 percent of the vote.

Trent Kittleman was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14,2015.

Trent Kittleman introduced "Laura and Reid's Law" during the 2019 legislative session, which would allow prosecutors to seek convictions for the murders of the mother and fetus.

In 2015, Trent Kittleman co-sponsored legislation that would shift the burden of proof in due process hearings for children with disabilities to get IEPs from parents to school systems.

In 2019, Trent Kittleman voted against legislation that would allow the Howard County Council to set a fee for plastic bags.

Since 2013, Trent Kittleman has been a member of the National Rifle Association.

In 2017, Trent Kittleman co-sponsored legislation that would prevent a person from owning firearms if they received probation before judgment for a crime of violence or a crime that is domestically-related.

Trent Kittleman co-sponsored legislation that would allow select employees to carry firearms on school property to prevent the loss of life in a school shooting, and another that would give property owners the right to use any amount of force to protect their residence from an intruder.

Trent Kittleman supported legislation introduced in the 2019 legislative session that would allow doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives.

Trent Kittleman opposed legislation introduced in the 2022 legislative session that would allow hate crime victims to bring civil action against the person who committed the act, arguing that the bill would allow people to be sued "for thoughts".

Trent Kittleman co-sponsored legislation introduced during the 2015 legislative session that would provide tax relief to seniors and individuals that are totally disabled.