Today on Midday on Politics, guest host Matt Bush and three local reporters spotlight the competitive campaigns for three Maryland county executive offices that are up for grabs this election year.
In the first segment, Matt and WYPR reporter John Lee focus on the crowded race to replace outgoing Baltimore County Executive Katherine Krausmeier, who foreswore running for re-election as a condition of her appointment to fill the office vacated in 2024 by now-US Congressman Johnny Olszewski:
In the second part of the show, Baltimore Banner reporter Lillian Reed talks with Matt about the campaigns to fill Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's chair:
And in our final segment, Matt talks with The Capital Gazette's deputy news editor Jacob Baumgart (formerly with Patch News) about the race for Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman's office:
The county executive is the highest elected office in local government.
Like a president or a governor, they wield powers to direct budgets, make bureaucratic appointments, and meet the day-to-day needs of their constituents.
Voters in Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, as they vote for new county executives in 2026, will be choosing from among an array of candidates as diverse as the counties they seek to represent: a volunteer firefighter, a first-term county councilman, and a local business leader, among others.
It’s all up to the voters come Primary Election balloting in June, and on Election Day, Tuesday November 3rd — just 301 days from today.
