Kathy Klausmeier | |
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.jpg) Klausmeier in 2025 | |
| 15th Baltimore County Executive | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | D'Andrea Walker (acting) |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office January 10, 2003 – January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph T. Ferraracci |
| Succeeded by | Carl W. Jackson (nominee) |
| President pro tempore of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel J. McFadden |
| Succeeded by | Melony G. Griffith |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 8th district | |
| In office January 12, 1995 – January 10, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bartenfelder |
| Succeeded by | Eric M. Bromwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katherine Nossel February 22, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John Klausmeier |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | The Catholic High School of Baltimore, Community College of Baltimore County (AA) |
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Katherine A. Klausmeier (née Nossel; born February 22, 1950) is an American politician who is the 15th and current county executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, serving since 2025. She is the first woman to serve as Baltimore County Executive.
Born and raised in Maryland, Klausmeier graduated from the Community College of Baltimore County before working at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center for thirty years and later serving as the president of the Gunpowder Elementary School parent-teacher association. A member of the Democratic Party, Klausmeier served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 8th district from 1995 to 2003. The district covered most of the eastern portion of Baltimore County, including the towns of Parkville and Perry Hall. She then represented the district in the Maryland Senate from 2003 to 2025, including as the president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate from 2019 to 2020. At the time of her resignation in 2025, Klausmeier was the dean of the Maryland Senate.[1]