Wade Kach


A. Wade Kach is an American politician and member of the Baltimore County Council.

Background

Wade Kach is a member of the Baltimore County Council, representing the Third District. He won with over 60% of the vote in both the primary and general elections in 2014, unseating incumbent Councilman Todd Huff and defeating Laurie Taylor-Mitchell. In 2018, Kach was re-elected to the Council.
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 5B, which is part of Baltimore County, MD for 40 years up to 2014. He won 98.9% of the vote in 2006 while running unopposed. In 2002 he defeated Democrat Stephen C. Kirsh and Independent William T. Newton with 71.2% of the vote in the new 5B District.
From 1994 to 2002, his district was 9A, which he represented with fellow Republican Martha Scanlan Klima. Again, they both defeated Stephen C. Kirsch.
Prior to 1994, Kach represented District 10 in Baltimore County along with former governor Robert Ehrlich.
Before the 1994 election, District 10 was represented by Kach, Ehrlich, and former gubernatorial candidate Ellen Sauerbrey.

Education

Growing up, Kach attended public schools in Baltimore City, including Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He began college at Towson University beforing settling at Western Maryland College, where he received his B.A. in 1970. Early on, Kach began to work for his conservative principles, chairing the Maryland Federation of College Republicans in 1970.

Career

Kach started his career as a middle school math teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools. After 22 years in the classroom, he transitioned into the Audit Office of the school system, reviewing the spending of all schools in the County.
He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee in Baltimore City from 1970-73.
He was first elected as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1975. Since then, he was elected as a delegate to the Republican Party National Convention in 1988 and 2000.
Active in his community, Kach is a member of the Timonium Optimists, the North Baltimore County Republican and Civic Organization, and the Ashland Community Organization. Kach is also a past member Parents Anonymous of Maryland, the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Coordinating Council, and the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce.
He has received many honors including an award from the Maryland Society of Accountants in 1999 and the Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Founder's Award, from the House of Delegates in 2006 and, in 2017, The Thomas Kennedy Award for personal courage and dedication.
In elected office for over 45 years, Wade is the longest serving Republican elected official in Maryland History.
On May 21, 2020, Wade voted against the extension of the Baltimore County Executive's state of emergency order in order to push the opening of businesses and without regard for the health of his constituents and their families.

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