{{short description|American politician (born 1947)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Wade Kach | image = Floor Speech in 2010.jpg | caption = | office = Member of the Baltimore County Council from District 3 | term_start = December 1, 2014 | term_end = May 9, 2026 | predecessor = Todd Huff | successor = | office2 = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | term_start2 = January 8, 1975 | term_end2 = November 30, 2014 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Chris Cavey | constituency2 = District 11 (1975–1983)<br>District 10 (1983–1995)<br>District 9A (1995-2003)<br>District 5B (2003-2014) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|7|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Evelyn | profession = Retired Baltimore County teacher and auditor | footnotes = }}
'''A. Wade Kach''' (born July 19, 1947) is an American politician who was member of the Baltimore County Council.
==Early life and education== Kach was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 19, 1947. He attended public schools in Baltimore, including Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He began college at Towson University before settling at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, where he received his B.A. in 1970. Early in life, Kach began to work for his conservative principles, chairing the Maryland Federation of College Republicans in 1970.
==Career== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=August 2022}} Kach started his career as a middle school math teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools. After 22 years in the classroom, he transitioned to 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 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 National Convention in 1988 and 2000.
He 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 (R) and defeating Laurie Taylor-Mitchell (D). In 2018, Kach was re-elected to the Council. As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, he represented District 5B, part of Baltimore County, Maryland, for 40 years up to 2014. He won 98.9% of the vote in 2006 while running unopposed.<ref>[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_House_of_Delegates.html Maryland State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2002 he defeated Democrat Stephen C. Kirsh and Independent William T. Newton with 71.2% of the vote in the new 5B District.<ref>[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html Maryland State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
From 1994 to 2002, his district was 9A, which he represented with fellow Republican Martha Scanlan Klima. Again, they both defeated Stephen C. Kirsch.<ref>[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html Maryland State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Prior to 1994, Kach represented District 10 in Baltimore County along with former governor Robert Ehrlich.<ref>[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html Maryland State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Before the 1994 election, District 10 was represented by Kach, Ehrlich, and former gubernatorial candidate Ellen Sauerbrey.
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 50 years, Kach is the longest serving Republican elected official in Maryland history.
In October 2024, Kach announced that he would not run for re-election to the Baltimore County Council in 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=John |title=After half a century serving Baltimore County, Wade Kach says he will retire |url=https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-10-02/after-half-a-century-serving-baltimore-county-wade-kach-says-he-will-retire |access-date=October 2, 2024 |work=WYPR |date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> On May 8, 2026, Kach announced that he would resign from the Baltimore County Council, effective immediately.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kobell |first1=Rona |title=Longtime Baltimore County Councilman Wade Kach resigns |url=https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/longtime-baltimore-county-councilman-wade-kach-resigns-LJZYYZ7KQ5HYFASH34SYMRIGRI/ |access-date=May 9, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=9 May 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
==Election results== *'''2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates - District 5B'''<ref name="2010 results">{{cite web| url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01605B.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on March 24, 2024</ref> ::'''Voters to choose one:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |13,933 | 70.8% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Definbaugh, Dem. |4,881 | 24.8% | Lost |- |-{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |M. Justin Kinsey, Lib. |863 | 4.4% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |12 | 0.1% | Lost |}
*'''2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5B'''<ref name="2006 results">{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_House_of_Delegates.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on September 11, 2007</ref> ::'''Voters to choose one:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |15,321 | 98.9% | '''Won''' |- |Other Write-Ins |172 | 1.1% | Lost |}
*'''2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5B'''<ref name="2002 results">{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on September 11, 2007</ref> ::'''Voters to choose one:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |13,122 | 71.2% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Stephen C. Kirsch, Dem. |5,268 | 28.6% | Lost |- |William T. Newton, Ind. |31 | 0.2% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |17 | 0.1% | Lost |}
*'''1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9A'''<ref name="1998 results">{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on September 11, 2007</ref> ::'''Voters to choose two:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Martha Scanlan Klima, Rep. |19,190 | 40% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |18,382 | 38% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Stephen C. Kirsch, Dem. |10,584 | 22% | Lost |}
*'''1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9A'''<ref name="1994 results">{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on September 11, 2007</ref> ::'''Voters to choose two:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Martha Scanlan Klima, Rep. |19,927 | 38% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |18,734 | 36% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Shelley Buckingham, Dem. |7,829 | 15% | Lost |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Raymond A. Huber, Dem. |5,823 | 11% | Lost |}
*'''1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 10'''<ref name="1990 results">{{cite web| url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on March 24, 2024</ref> ::'''Voters to choose three:''' :{| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Ellen Sauerbrey, Rep. |22,649 | 24% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Bob Ehrlich, Rep. |22,246 | 24% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Wade Kach, Rep. |21,225 | 23% | '''Won''' |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ellery B. Woodworth, Dem. |11,996 | 13% | Lost |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Walter Boyd, Dem. |8,371 | 9% | Lost |- |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert L. Curtis Jr., Dem. |7,832 | 8% | Lost |}
==References and notes== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12250.html * http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_House_of_Delegates.html
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