{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{short description|American politician (born 1974)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Ken Ulman |image = Ken Ulman (53323414001).jpg |caption = Ulman in 2023 |office = Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party |term_start = November 18, 2023 |term_end = June 13, 2025 |predecessor = Everett Browning (acting) |successor = Charlene Dukes (acting) |office1 = 8th County Executive of Howard County |term_start1 = December 4, 2006 |term_end1 = December 1, 2014 |predecessor1 = James N. Robey |successor1 = Allan Kittleman |office2 = Member of the Howard County Council<br>from the 4th district |term_start2 = December 2002 |term_end2 = December 4, 2006 |predecessor2 = Mary Lorsung |successor2 = Mary Kay Sigaty |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|4}} |birth_place = Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = {{marriage|Jacqueline Harf|2000}} |children = 2 |party = Democratic |education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA)<br>Georgetown University (JD) }} '''Kenneth Samuel Ulman'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenneth Samuel Ulman |url=https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/kenneth-samuel-ulman-776803 |website=lawyers.justia.com |publisher=Justia |access-date=October 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> (born May 4, 1974) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party from 2023 to 2025. He was the county executive of Howard County, Maryland from 2006 to 2014, and represented the 4th district of the Howard County Council from 2002 to 2006.
Born and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Ulman graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and Georgetown University. He began his career working in the administration of Maryland governor Parris Glendening and as a campaign aide for the campaigns of Glendening and President Bill Clinton. Ulman was elected to the Howard County Council in 2002, serving for one term before being elected Howard County Executive. During his tenure as county executive, Ulman oversaw the implementation of the Healthy Howard program and supported efforts to spur new development in the county.
Ulman was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Maryland in the 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election, in which he and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown were defeated by Republican businessman Larry Hogan and Boyd Rutherford. Following his defeat, Ulman founded his own consulting company, Margrave Strategies, which oversaw redevelopment initiatives at state universities.
==Early life and education== Ulman was born in Columbia, Maryland, on May 4, 1974,<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Kenneth S. Ulman, County Executive, Howard County, Maryland |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/former/html/msa14606.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> to Diana and Louis Jay Ulman,<ref name="Lance">{{cite news |last1=Cassie |first1=Ron |title=Surviving Lance |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/surviving-lance/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=Baltimore Magazine |date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> an attorney who was the chair of the Maryland Racing Commission under Governor Parris Glendening.<ref name="Lorsung">{{cite news |title=Colleagues say Lorsung won't seek a third term |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/07/19/colleagues-say-lorsung-wont-seek-a-third-term/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 19, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=For dad, there is pride in a son's achievement and new career turn |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/04/08/for-dad-there-is-pride-in-a-sons-achievement-and-new-career-turn/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 8, 2007}}</ref> His brother, Doug Ulman, founded the {{LinkedLabel|Q30288868}} and was the CEO of the Livestrong Foundation from 2007 to 2015.<ref name="Lance" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyner |first1=Jim |title=Ulman fund founder leaving Livestrong to become CEO at Ohio-based cancer organization |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/09/23/ulman-fund-founder-leaving-livestrong-to-become-ceo-at-ohio-based-cancer-organization/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 23, 2014}}</ref>
Ulman graduated from Centennial High School and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and politics in 1997 and was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity; and Georgetown University, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2001.<ref name="msa" /> He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in June 2001.<ref name="Lorsung" /><ref name="Diamondback" />
==Career== ===Early career=== Ulman first became involved in politics while attending UMD, where he was a student government member<ref name="Diamondback" /> and later worked as a western Iowa and Wyoming field director for the Bill Clinton 1996 presidential campaign and Prince George's County executive Parris Glendening's campaign in the 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election.<ref name="msa" /><ref name="Lorsung" /> In 1994, he became an intern at the White House.<ref name="forward" /> After Glendening took office, Ulman joined his administration as a liaison to the Maryland Board of Public Works and secretary to the Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Campaigns elicit queries that beg for answers |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/10/22/campaigns-elicit-queries-that-beg-for-answers/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 22, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last1=Lazarick |first1=Len |title=The Shifting Weight of Columbia Political Power |work=Columbia at 50: A Memoir of a City |version=Part 5: Politics |url=https://bizmonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/columbiaat50nov2016.pdf |access-date=March 18, 2017 |via=The Business Monthly |date=November 2016 |pages=21–22 }}</ref>
In July 2001, after county councilmember Mary Lorsung announced that she would not run for re-election in 2002, Ulman told ''The Baltimore Sun'' that he would run to succeed her.<ref name="Lorsung" /> He faced Mary Kay Sigaty in the Democratic primary election, during which Ulman received endorsements from county councilmember Guy Guzzone and county labor unions, and enjoyed a large financial advantage over Sigaty,<ref>{{cite news |title=Two candidates for council differ in approaches |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/07/18/two-candidates-for-council-differ-in-approaches/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 18, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Howard Democrats earn endorsements of police, fire unions |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/08/01/howard-democrats-earn-endorsements-of-police-fire-unions/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 1, 2002}}</ref> whom he outspent 5-to-1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Republican Adler to run against Robey for executive |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/09/11/republican-adler-to-run-against-robey-for-executive/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 11, 2002}}</ref> Ulman narrowly defeated Sigaty in the primary election in September 2002, edging her out by 36 votes,<ref>{{cite news |title=2 council elections down to the wire |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/09/11/2-council-elections-down-to-the-wire/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 11, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ulman leads in Howard after absentees |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/09/13/ulman-leads-in-howard-after-absentees/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 13, 2002}}</ref> and defeated Republican nominee Joan Lancos in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Incumbent executive takes early lead |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/11/06/incumbent-executive-takes-early-lead/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 6, 2002}}</ref> After being sworn in, Ulman stepped down from the Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz law firm, which was involved in a school board lawsuit against a citizen's open-meetings lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Councilman steps down from law firm |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/12/12/councilman-steps-down-from-law-firm/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 12, 2002}}</ref>
During his tenure, Ulman was described by the ''Baltimore Sun'' as a progressive, and was credited with helping pass a bill to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in Howard County.<ref name="forward" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Smoking ban effort moving forward |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/02/03/smoking-ban-effort-moving-forward/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 3, 2003}}</ref> He also introduced bills to ban roadside stands<ref>{{cite news |title=Council Member Seeks to Ban Peddlers Along County Roads |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/08/14/council-member-seeks-to-ban-peddlers-along-county-roads/e68a872b-073b-485d-af1e-16fca81bde40/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 13, 2003}}</ref> and to provide police with reduced rates for apartments in higher-crime areas,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cadiz |first1=Laura |title=Police housing measure gets OK |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/05/03/police-housing-measure-gets-ok/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 3, 2006}}</ref> opposed efforts to close the Merriweather Post Pavilion,<ref name="Diamondback" /> and supported bills to limit development in communities near overcrowded schools.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surprising council alliance leads to a delay for developers |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2005/07/08/surprising-council-alliance-leads-to-a-delay-for-developers/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 8, 2005}}</ref> In July 2003, county Community Action Council director Dorothy Moore accused Ulman of improperly influencing a union election held by Head Start workers by campaigning for Service Employees International Union during voting and through letters distributed to workers. In response, Ulman said that he responded to a union request for help amid an anti-union campaign headed by the CAC, and that he was glad he intervened.<ref>{{cite news |title=Councilman accused of improper influence on union election |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/07/11/councilman-accused-of-improper-influence-on-union-election/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 11, 2003}}</ref>
===Howard County Executive=== {{main|2006 Maryland county executive elections#Howard County|2010 Maryland county executive elections#Howard County}} upright|thumb|Ulman in 2010 In November 2005, Ulman announced that he would run for Howard County Executive in 2006, seeking to succeed term-limited county executive James N. Robey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFord |first1=Susan |last2=Paley |first2=Amit R. |title=Race for Executive Begins |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/11/24/race-for-executive-begins/cc88192b-8894-450d-9943-4149334947fe/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 23, 2005}}</ref> He defeated perennial candidate Harry Dunbar in the Democratic primary election<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFord |first1=Susan |title=Executive Race Rivals Eye General Election |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/09/14/executive-race-rivals-eye-general-election-span-classbankheaddevelopment-tops-list-of-touchy-issuesspan/f9b0c0dc-895c-4fbd-b138-10086206d39c/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 13, 2006}}</ref> and won the general election against Republican county councilmember Christopher Merdon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paley |first1=Amit R. |title=Ulman Wins as Democrats Strengthen Hold on Council |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/11/08/ulman-wins-as-democrats-strengthen-hold-on-council/17b81e99-1970-4297-b408-6bae50ecbc9e/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 7, 2006}}</ref> He was re-elected to second term in 2010, in which he defeated Ehrlich administration official Trent Kittleman with 62.5 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=O'Malley wins second term as governor; voters clear way for slots at Arundel Mills |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2010/11/03/omalley-wins-second-term-as-governor-voters-clear-way-for-slots-at-arundel-mills/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Capital |date=November 3, 2010}}</ref>
Ulman was sworn in as Howard County Executive on December 4, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marimow |first1=Ann E. |title=Councils, Executives Take Oaths Across Md. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/12/05/councils-executives-take-oaths-across-md-span-classbankheadleggett-pledges-balanced-growthspan/6a838edf-5d79-4739-a688-c41dbcb9e760/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 4, 2006}}</ref> Sworn in at age 32, he is the youngest person to serve as county executive in Maryland history.<ref name="forward">{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Ulman looking forward as he leaves Howard County's top post |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/11/25/ulman-looking-forward-as-he-leaves-howard-countys-top-post/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> During his tenure, Ulman helped spur development in Howard County, emphasizing county schools and plans for redevelopment in Columbia that led the county's population to increase by more than 30,000 in eight years, established the Healthy Howard program, and supported efforts to promote environmental sustainability. He received criticism for policies banning sugary drinks and high-calorie snacks on county property<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zumer |first1=Bryna |title=For Ulman and Craig, a different end of term than expected |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/11/30/for-ulman-and-craig-a-different-end-of-term-than-expected/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 30, 2014}}</ref> and for using county police to transport him to political events, including fundraisers for state legislators and his re-election campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Ulman's use of police driver at political events raises eyebrows |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/08/01/ulmans-use-of-police-driver-at-political-events-raises-eyebrows/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> In November 2008, Ulman was appointed by National Association of Counties president Don Stapley to serve for one year as the vice chair of the association's Health Steering Committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=People on the move |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/11/02/people-on-the-move-17/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 2, 2008}}</ref>
====Development==== During his 2006 Howard County executive campaign, Ulman unveiled a development platform that involved citizens in the planning process, including in helping decide the locations of businesses and what roads and sidewalks should be built.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeFord |first1=Susan |last2=Zumbrun |first2=Joshua |title=A Bid to Preserve a Historic Manor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/02/09/a-bid-to-preserve-a-historic-manor/4cf8e4b8-579f-4395-9b1d-70f3d9d9a12b/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 8, 2006}}</ref> He also expressed opposition to Centennial Gardens, a planned 59-unit apartment complex in Font Hill (which Ulman killed shortly after taking office),<ref>{{cite news |title=Election of Ulman gives Font Hill residents an ally in fighting development plan |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/12/13/election-of-ulman-gives-font-hill-residents-an-ally-in-fighting-development-plan/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 13, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Housing project killed by county |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/02/07/housing-project-killed-by-county/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 7, 2007}}</ref> and support for Columbia redevelopment plans, saying that it would bring about a "more concentrated, but pedestrian-friendly town center", but expressed concerns with plans to develop 5,500 housing units, stores, offices, and a hotel in downtown Columbia.<ref name="Sensitive">{{cite news |title=Dunbar has little money, party backing, but his run has touched on a sensitive issue |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/09/01/dunbar-has-little-money-party-backing-but-his-run-has-touched-on-a-sensitive-issue/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 1, 2006}}</ref> In December 2007, Ulman published a slightly modified version of the county's downtown redevelopment plan that included substantial alterations from the original plan, including an expanded discussion of green technologies and public transit, promoting Howard Community College and Howard County General Hospital, and creating a public square within the downtown area.<ref>{{cite news |title=A downtown re-vision |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/12/30/a-downtown-re-vision-2/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 30, 2007}}</ref>
In October 2008, Ulman proposed regulations aimed at speeding up the review process for new development projects in Howard County.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Ulman moves to speed up project review process |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/10/12/ulman-moves-to-speed-up-project-review-process/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> In March 2014, he introduced a bill to force the Howard Hughes Corporation to relinquish ownership of Merriweather Post Pavilion to the Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission;<ref>{{cite news |title=Ulman bill would expedite ownership change of Merriweather |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/03/14/ulman-bill-would-expedite-ownership-change-of-merriweather-4/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> the bill was scrapped after the Howard County government and the Howard Hughes Corporation announced a five-year renovation plan for the amphitheater.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lavoie |first1=Luke |title=Ulman, Howard Hughes reveal renovation plan for Merriweather |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/05/20/ulman-howard-hughes-reveal-renovation-plan-for-merriweather-2/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 20, 2014}}</ref>
In December 2012, Ulman issued his first-ever veto to a bill to designate land preservation areas in Howard County, saying that he believed the bill did not go far enough to preserve land in the county.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Ulman vetoes controversial land preservation bill; council weighs options |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/12/13/ulman-vetoes-controversial-land-preservation-bill-council-weighs-options/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 13, 2012}}</ref>
In April 2014, Ulman supported calls to roll back amendments made to the county's zoning plan that would allow mulching facilities as a conditional use with no space limitations on agriculturally preserved land.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Ulman weighs in on mulching issue |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/04/29/ulman-weighs-in-on-mulching-issue/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 29, 2014}}</ref>
====Education==== As county executive, Ulman continually increased funding for the Howard County Public School System,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Council members pleased schools are focus of Ulman budget |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/04/02/council-members-pleased-schools-are-focus-of-ulman-budget/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> with his final county budget providing the school system with $77.3 million in funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Ulman releases $259.9 million FY15 capital budget proposal |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/04/01/ulman-releases-2599-million-fy15-capital-budget-proposal/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 1, 2014}}</ref>
In August 2011, Ulman established a commission to explore changing the Howard County Board of Education's structure to promote racial and geographic diversity, and reduce conflicts. The commission finished its study in September, recommending that the school board be restructured to include five elected members and two members appointed by the county executive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=School board study commission endorses hybrid model |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/09/21/school-board-study-commission-endorses-hybrid-model/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burris |first1=Joe |title=Ulman says school board strife factored in decision to change its structure |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/09/29/ulman-says-school-board-strife-factored-in-decision-to-change-its-structure-2/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
In December 2012, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Ulman established a school safety task force to address building security and mental health concerns.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Howard County forms task force to address school safety |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/12/18/howard-county-forms-task-force-to-address-school-safety/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> In October 2013, he signed executive orders to discourage bullying in county public schools, including a website to anonymously submit reports of bullying.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Ulman, Foose launch community-wide anti-bullying initiatives |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/10/25/ulman-foose-launch-community-wide-anti-bullying-initiatives/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
In May 2014, Ulman unveiled a $2.5 million, county-funded scholarship for students attending Howard Community College.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Ulman proposes Pathway Scholarship at Howard Community College |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/05/12/ulman-proposes-pathway-scholarship-at-howard-community-college/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 12, 2014}}</ref>
====Environment==== In October 2007, Ulman proposed creating a cabinet-level environmental office to encourage residents and businesses to adopt environmentally sustainable practices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Ulman wants to create environmental office |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/10/10/ulman-wants-to-create-environmental-office/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 10, 2007}}</ref> The bill creating the office was signed into law in March 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Environmental office is signed into law |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/03/12/environmental-office-is-signed-into-law/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2008}}</ref>
During Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, a power outage at the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant released 19.5 million gallons of effluent into the Patuxent River. In response, Ulman announced plans to build an $8.1 million electrical protection system to prevent future effluent releases. The electrical system was completed in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=On eve of Sandy anniversary, Ulman breaks ground on sewage plant backup generators |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/10/28/on-eve-of-sandy-anniversary-ulman-breaks-ground-on-sewage-plant-backup-generators/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>
====Taxes==== During his 2006 Howard County executive campaign, Ulman said that he supported decreasing property taxes for people with limited incomes and owned a partial share of their subsidized homes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carson |first=Larry |title=Tax change promoted |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/12/22/tax-change-promoted/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 22, 2006}}</ref>
In 2007, Ulman proposed a $7.7 million increase in the county's fire property taxes to fund Fire Department projects in western Howard County.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Fox pushes to block fire tax increase |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/04/25/fox-pushes-to-block-fire-tax-increase/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 25, 2007}}</ref> In 2012, he proposed a bill to eliminate the county's fire tax districts— creating a single countywide fire tax rate—which was approved by the county council later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=Political Notebook: Ulman says equalizing fire tax rate isn't raising taxes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/02/28/political-notebook-ulman-says-equalizing-fire-tax-rate-isnt-raising-taxes/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jessica |title=Howard County eliminates two-tier fire tax |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/03/29/howard-county-eliminates-two-tier-fire-tax/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>
In February 2014, Ulman criticized a proposal to cut the statewide corporate tax rate as a "$1.6 billion giveaway".<ref>{{cite news |title=Democratic running mates have evening in the spotlight |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/02/07/democratic-running-mates-have-evening-in-the-spotlight-3/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
====Other positions==== In January 2007, Ulman lobbied state and federal officials to extend the Metrorail's Green Line to Fort Meade, Maryland, which he argued would help accommodate expected growth amid the Pentagon's plan to reorganize military bases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paley |first1=Amit R. |title=Ulman Pushes Metro Extension to Ft. Meade |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2007/01/25/ulman-pushes-metro-extension-to-ft-meade-span-classbankheadtransportation-upgrades-are-top-priority-as-post-expands-executive-saysspan/20614f35-c808-4f90-a305-54374b0db5f9/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 24, 2007}}</ref> He also supported efforts to create an interchange connecting U.S. Route 1 and Maryland Route 175.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=State road funding unlikely |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/07/06/state-road-funding-unlikely/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 6, 2008}}</ref> In March 2014, Ulman announced a new transit partnership between Howard and Anne Arundel counties to help operate regional bus routes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Howard, Anne Arundel join to form new Regional Transportation Agency |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/03/27/howard-anne-arundel-join-to-form-new-regional-transportation-agency/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2014}}</ref>
In June 2011, Ulman traveled to Israel on a trip paid for by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. While there, he commented on a heavily criticized speech by President Barack Obama in which he suggested that the 1967 borders of Israel should be the starting point for a peace agreement, saying that he thought Obama "ought to make more clear to our partners in Israel that whatever happens, he won't sacrifice Israel's security".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Political Notebook: Howard's elected officials head overseas |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/06/23/political-notebook-howards-elected-officials-head-overseas-2/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 23, 2011}}</ref>
In July 2012, Ulman helped fundraise for groups supporting 2012 Maryland Question 6, which upheld a state law legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Ulman raising money for Md. same-sex marriage campaign |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/howard-countys-ken-ulman-raising-money-for-md-same-sex-marriage-campaign/2012/07/12/gJQASxlBgW_blog.html |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>
In December 2012, Ulman signed an executive order banning the sale of high-sugar drinks and high-calorie foods on county property, including schools and libraries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lavoie |first1=Luke |last2=Rector |first2=Kevin |title=Howard County bans distribution of sugary drinks on county property |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/howard-county-bans-distribution-of-sugary-drinks-on-county-property/2012/12/12/db9e2d0e-4463-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>
===2014 Maryland gubernatorial election=== {{main|2014 Maryland gubernatorial election}} [[File:Barbara Mikulski 2013-09-21 146 - 9924076393.jpg|thumb|alt=Barbara Mikulski speaks at a podium with a Brown-Ulman campaign sign while Ulman and Brown stand behind her|U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski campaigns with Brown and Ulman, 2013]] In November 2011, ''The Baltimore Sun'' floated Ulman as a potential candidate in the 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election, citing his continued fundraising following his 2010 election win.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Linskey |first1=Annie |last2=Anderson |first2=Jessica |title=Potential gubernatorial hopefuls start 2014 fundraising early |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/11/13/potential-gubernatorial-hopefuls-start-2014-fundraising-early-3 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> By January 2013, Ulman reported having $2.1 million on hand for a potential run for governor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Ulman has $2.1 million on hand for possible bid for Maryland governor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/ulman-has-21-million-on-hand-for-possible-bid-for-maryland-governor/2013/01/16/06a3b40c-5fd9-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 16, 2013}}</ref> On June 3, 2013, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown named Ulman as his running mate in the 2014 gubernatorial election.<ref name="runningmate">{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=Brown names Ulman as his running mate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/06/03/brown-names-ulman-as-his-running-mate/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 3, 2013}}</ref> On the campaign trail, Ulman worked as a fundraising powerhouse for Brown and rallied on fiscal issues, including job creation and economic growth.<ref name="UMD" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Brown gains fundraising edge over Gansler in Maryland's campaign for governor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/brown-gains-the-fundraising-edge-over-gansler-in-marylands-campaign-for-governor/2014/01/15/e7ba5c6a-7e42-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 15, 2014}}</ref>
Brown and Ulman won the Democratic primary election on June 25, 2014, receiving 51.4 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Dresser |first2=Michael |title=Brown, Hogan win primaries for Maryland governor |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2014/06/25/brown-hogan-win-primaries-for-maryland-governor-2/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Capital |date=June 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Dresser |first2=Michael |title=The race is on: Hogan, Brown begin sparring in contest for governor |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/06/25/the-race-is-on-hogan-brown-begin-sparring-in-contest-for-governor/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> On November 4, 2014, the Brown-Ulman ticket was defeated by Republican businessman Larry Hogan in the general election in what many considered to be an upset victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=GOP's Hogan pulls off huge upset in winning Maryland governor's race |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gops-hogan-pulls-off-huge-upset-in-winning-maryland-governors-race |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=Fox News |date=November 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Dresser |first2=Michael |title=Larry Hogan defeats Anthony Brown |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/campaign-2014/bs-md-governor-20141105-story.html |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 15, 2014 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412135724/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/campaign-2014/bs-md-governor-20141105-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Post-county executive career=== [[File:Howard County's National Night Out - 53908771090.jpg|thumb|Ulman, Governor Wes Moore, and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball III in 2024]] Following the 2014 gubernatorial election, Ulman founded his own consulting company, Margrave Strategies, which was contracted by the University of Maryland, College Park to transform College Park, Maryland into a hub for tech start-ups and incubators.<ref name="UMD" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=Ulman's next step: revitalize College Park |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/12/22/ulmans-next-step-revitalize-college-park/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=University of Maryland recruits Ulman to turn College Park into start-up hub |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/university-of-maryland-recruits-ulman-to-turn-college-park-into-start-up-hub/2014/12/21/a683409a-87ab-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html |access-date=March 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> Margrave Strategies was later contracted by Towson University, Salisbury University, and Bowie State University for similar redevelopment initiatives.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pacella |first1=Rachael |title=Towson University seeks to improve downtown through stronger bonds with neighbors |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2017/04/26/towson-university-seeks-to-improve-downtown-through-stronger-bonds-with-neighbors/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore's development agency chief to step down, the latest departure from Pugh administration |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2019/04/15/baltimores-development-agency-chief-to-step-down-the-latest-departure-from-pugh-administration/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>
In November 2018, Ulman was named to county executive-elect Calvin Ball III's transition team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Sen. Guzzone to Lead Ball's Transition Team in Howard County |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/14/sen-guzzone-to-lead-balls-transition-team-in-howard-county/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> In October 2020, Ball named Ulman to chair the newly formed HoCo RISE Collaborative, a task force formed to develop recommendations on how Howard County should prioritize its economic development following the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faguy |first1=Ana |title=Howard County Executive Calvin Ball focuses on coronavirus response during State of the County address |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/10/29/howard-county-executive-calvin-ball-focuses-on-coronavirus-response-during-state-of-the-county-address/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 29, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2019, Ulman became a partner and investor in ''Baltimore Fishbowl''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Bold-Faced Names Add Money and Heft to Baltimore Fishbowl |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/14/bold-faced-names-add-money-and-heft-to-baltimore-fishbowl/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>
In November 2022, Ulman was named to Governor-elect Wes Moore's transition team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Newly elected Maryland Democrats prepare to take power in Annapolis |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/10/wes-moore-transition-team/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 10, 2024}}</ref> In October 2023, following the retirement of Yvette Lewis, Moore recommended Ulman to succeed her as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Gov. Moore's pick to lead state Democrats: Former Howard County Executive Ken Ulman |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-ken-ulman-democratic-party-DKLKF44QZBB2FFOAFCKBOFJF5Q/ |access-date=October 30, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=October 30, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On November 18, he was overwhelmingly elected as the party's chair and was sworn in by Moore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Ulman overwhelmingly wins election to be new Democratic state chair |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/11/18/ulman-overwhelmingly-wins-election-to-be-new-democratic-state-chair/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 18, 2023}}</ref> During his tenure, Ulman campaigned for Angela Alsobrooks in the 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland, against conservative candidates for county-level school board elections, and raised $5.5 million for the state party. On May 21, 2025, he announced that he would step down as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party on June 13, seeking to return full time to Margrave Strategies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Ulman to step down in June as Maryland Democratic Party chair |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/21/ulman-to-step-down-in-june-as-maryland-democratic-party-chair/ |access-date=May 21, 2025 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 21, 2025}}</ref> First Vice Chair Charlene Dukes served as the acting chair of the Maryland Democratic Party until Steuart Pittman was elected on June 21 with the endorsements of Ulman and Moore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland Democratic Party leader Ulman steps down |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ken-ulman-maryland-democrats-RDBJWWBSTJBU5KZZFXI222GFDU/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=May 22, 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Conrad |first1=Brooke |last2=Janesch |first2=Sam |last3=Gaskill |first3=Hannah |title=Maryland Dems energized by new party leader. GOP says Dems have tough job ahead. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/23/maryland-dems-energized-by-new-party-leader-gop-says-dems-have-tough-job-ahead/ |access-date=July 26, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Swick |first1=Carson |title=Anne Arundel's Steuart Pittman elected new chair of Maryland Democratic Party |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/06/21/steuart-pittman-elected-chair-maryland-democratic-party/ |access-date=July 26, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 21, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ulman met his future wife, Jacqueline (née Harf), while attending the University of Maryland, College Park.<ref name="UMD">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jenna |title=University of Maryland recruits Ulman to turn College Park into start-up hub |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/university-of-maryland-recruits-ulman-to-turn-college-park-into-start-up-hub/2014/12/21/a683409a-87ab-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Diamondback">{{cite news |title=Meet Ken Ulman, Anthony Brown's running mate |url=https://dbknews.com/0999/12/31/arc-bnojvud7zfe3livbvrutcj5i5a/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |work=The Diamondback}}</ref> The couple married in 2000. Together, they have two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nitkin |first1=Karen |title=Meet the Ulmans |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/04/08/meet-the-ulmans/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 8, 2007}}</ref>
In December 2009, Ulman underwent outpatient back surgery to remove a protruding portion of an intervertebral disc.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Around the region |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/01/01/around-the-region-230/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 1, 2010}}</ref> In April 2010, he underwent surgery to cauterize a ruptured artery in his nose.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Howard Co. exec Ulman returns home after surgery |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/04/05/howard-co-exec-ulman-returns-home-after-surgery/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 5, 2010}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Council District 4 Democratic primary election, 2002<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland Primary Election Returns 2002 | work = Maryland State Archives | date = March 14, 2022 | access-date = March 26, 2024 | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/primary/how2002p.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kenneth Ulman |votes = 3,073 |percentage = 50.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mary Kay Sigaty |votes = 3,037 |percentage = 49.7 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Council District 4 election, 2002<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland General Election Returns 2002 | work = Maryland State Archives | date = March 14, 2022 | access-date = March 26, 2024 | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/general/how2002.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kenneth Ulman |votes = 11,602 |percentage = 58.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Joan C. Lancos |votes = 8,260 |percentage = 41.5 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 20 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Executive Democratic primary election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland Primary Election Returns 2006 | work = Maryland State Archives | date = March 14, 2022 | access-date = March 26, 2024 | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/primary/how2006p.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kenneth Ulman |votes = 19,701 |percentage = 78.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Harry M. Dunbar |votes = 5,398 |percentage = 21.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Executive election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland General Election Returns 2006 | work = Maryland State Archives | date = September 12, 2006 | access-date = March 3, 2024 | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/general/how2006.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kenneth Ulman |votes = 54,022 |percentage = 52.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Christopher J. Merdon |votes = 44,910 |percentage = 43.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent (US) |candidate = C. Stephen Wallis |votes = 4,701 |percentage = 4.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Executive election, 2010<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for Howard County | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | access-date = March 3, 2024 | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_by_county_140.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kenneth Ulman (incumbent) |votes = 66,121 |percentage = 62.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Trent Kittleman |votes = 39,066 |percentage = 37.1 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 98 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Governor / Lt. Governor | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | date = July 16, 2014 | access-date = March 3, 2024 | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_003-.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Anthony Brown|Kenneth Ulman}} |votes = 249,398 |percentage = 51.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Doug Gansler|Jolene Ivey}} |votes = 117,383 |percentage = 24.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Heather Mizeur|Delman Coates}} |votes = 104,721 |percentage = 21.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Cindy Walsh|Mary Elizabeth Wingate-Pennacchia}} |votes = 6,863 |percentage = 1.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Charles U. Smith|Clarence Tucker}} |votes = 3,507 |percentage = 0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Ralph Jaffe|Freda Jaffe}} |votes = 3,221 |percentage = 0.7 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland gubernatorial election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Governor / Lt. Governor | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | date = December 2, 2014 | access-date = March 3, 2024 | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_003-.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Larry Hogan|Boyd Rutherford}} |votes = 884,400 |percentage = 51.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Anthony Brown|Kenneth Ulman}} |votes = 818,890 |percentage = 47.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = {{ubl|Shawn Quinn|Lorenzo Gaztanaga}} |votes = 25,382 |percentage = 1.5 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 4,505 |percentage = 0.2 }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} * {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20120226182717/http://www.howardcountymd.gov/Executive.gov|County Executive: Ken Ulman – Biography}}. Howard County, Maryland official website. Archived from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120809085819/http://www.howardcountymd.gov/Executive.gov original] on February 26, 2012.
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