Current Position: US Representative of MD District 2 since 2003
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Baltimore County Executive from 1994 – 2002
District: Parts of Carroll and Baltimore counties

Ruppersberger began his career as a Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney. He was soon promoted to chief of the State’s Attorney Office Investigative Division, pursuing organized crime, political corruption, and drug trafficking. He was elected to the Baltimore County Council in 1985 and again in 1989, chosen twice as council chairman. In 1994 and 1998, he was elected Baltimore County Executive.

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John Anthony Olszewski Jr. born September 10, 1982), also known by his nickname Johnny O, is an American politician who is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland’s 2nd congressional district. He is also the 14th and current county executive of Baltimore County, Maryland.

A member of the Democratic Party, Olszewski previously served as a student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education from 1999 to 2000, and two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 6th district from 2006 to 2015. The district covered most of the southeastern portion of Baltimore County, including the town of Dundalk, Maryland. Olszewski unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland Senate in District 6 in 2014, narrowly losing to Republican challenger Johnny Ray Salling. Olszewski has served as Baltimore County Executive since 2018; he narrowly defeated state senator James Brochin in the 2018 Democratic primary election and defeated former state Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. in the general election. Olszewski was re-elected in 2022, defeating Republican nominee Pat McDonough.

Olszewski first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024, defeating state delegate Harry Bhandari in a landslide in the Democratic primary and defeating radio host Kimberly Klacik in the general election. He will be sworn in on January 3, 2025.

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