Kenneth Ulman

Ken Ulman

Ulman in 2010
7th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland
In office
December 4, 2006 – December 1, 2014
Preceded by James N. Robey
Succeeded by Allan Kittleman
Personal details
Born (1974-05-04) May 4, 1974
Columbia, Maryland
Political party Democratic Party

Ken Ulman (born May 4, 1974) was elected as County Executive of Howard County, Maryland in 2006.[1] He previously served as a County Council member representing District 4 of Howard County. He has served as Secretary of the Cabinet and Director, Board of Public Works in the Glendening administration. He lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and two daughters.

Early life and education

Ulman was born in Columbia, Maryland on May 4, 1974, and attended Centennial High School (Ellicott City, Maryland). Ulman interned at the White House and received a B.A. in Government & Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1997.[2] Four years later, he received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and was admitted to the Maryland Bar Association. Ulman joined his father, Louis Jay Ulman, who is part of the firm Offit Kurman at Howard County's Maple Lawn Development, and the former Chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission appointed by Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening. Prior to 2001 he served as director of the Maryland Board of Public Works determining state school construction allocations.[3][4] Ulman left his father's law firm partnership of Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, for which he worked on a contract basis, and subsequently started his own one-lawyer law firm in Columbia.[5]

Political activity

Ulman worked on campaigns to elect Bill Clinton in 1996, Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening in 1998, and Kathleen Kennedy Towsend in 2002.[2] Ulman first ran for political office in 2002, when he sought the District 4 County Council seat being vacated by former Council member Mary Lorsung. Ulman won the Democratic primary by 50 votes, and beat Republican opponent Joan Lancos in the general election.[6][7] Ulman served a four-year term as a Council member in Howard County. In 2006, Ulman ran for County Executive against Republican Party opponent Christopher J. Merdon and independent candidate C. Stephen Wallis. A major theme of his campaign was his claim he played a role in preventing the closure of Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion. Ulman won in the general election with 52 percent of the vote and was sworn in on December 4, 2006.

Ulman is Chair of the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board and Chair of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. He serves on the Maryland Association of Counties' Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the County Executives of America.

On June 3, 2013, Ulman announced that he would be running for Lt. Governor of Maryland as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown in 2014.[8] On November 4, 2014, Brown and Ulman were defeated by the Republican ticket of Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford.

Election history

Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2002 Howard County Council, District 4 General[9] Ken Ulman Democratic 11,602 58% Joan C. Lancos Republican 8,260 42%  
2006 Howard County Executive General[10][11] Ken Ulman Democratic 54,022 52.1% Christopher J. Merdon Republican 44,910 43.3% C. Stephen Wallis Independent 4,701 4.5%
2010 Howard County Executive General[12][13] Ken Ulman Democratic 66,121 62.8% Trent Kittleman Republican 39,066 37.1%  
2014 Lt. Governor Maryland Primary[14][15] Anthony G. Brown–Ken Ulman Democratic 249,398 51.4% Doug Gansler–Jolene Ivey Democratic 117,383 24.2% Heather Mizeur–Delman Coates Democratic 104,721 21.6%
2014 Lt. Governor Maryland General[16][17] Anthony G. Brown–Ken Ulman Democratic 818,890 47.2% Larry Hogan–Boyd Rutherford Republican 884,400 51.0% Shawn Quinn–Lorenzo Gaztanaga Libertarian 25,382 1.5%

References

  1. ↑ Stephen C. Schimpff, MD. The Future of Health-Care Delivery. p. 28.
  2. 1 2 Carson, Larry (17 September 2001). "Differences help define hopefuls for council post; Ulman, Sigaty seek west Columbia seat". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ↑ Carson, Larry (19 July 2001). "Colleagues say Lorsung won't seek a third term Councilwoman told executive Monday; Howard County". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. ↑ "Louis Jay Ulman, Principal". Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "For dad, there is pride in a son's achievement and new career turn Louis Jay Ulman". The Baltimore Sun. 8 April 2007.
  6. ↑ "Howard County Election Result Summary". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  7. ↑ Carson, Larry (19 August 2003). "Howard County, Md., Council Discloses Campaign Donors; Developers among Them". The Baltimore Sun.
  8. ↑ Cox, Erin (June 3, 2013). "Brown names Ulman as his running mate". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  9. ↑ "Howard County, Maryland - General Election Returns 2002". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
  10. ↑ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County". Maryland State Board of Elections. State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ "Howard County, Maryland - General Election Returns 2006". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
  12. ↑ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County". Maryland State Board of Elections. State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ "Howard County, Maryland - General Election Returns 2010". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
  14. ↑ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Governor / Lt. Governor". Maryland State Board of Elections. State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ "Maryland Primary Election, 2014 - Governor & Lt. Governor". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
  16. ↑ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Governor / Lt. Governor". Maryland State Board of Elections. State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ "Maryland General Election, 2014 - Governor & Lt. Governor". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.

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