Kitchin (D) sinks into county executive race
Democrat James Kitchin announced Tuesday that he is joining the 2026 race to replace his boss, term-limited County Executive Steuart Pittman (D).
“I am running for County Executive because I believe we need to elevate community voices in our decision making, and to do that we must get big monied interests out of our elections,” Kitchin said in a statement. “That is the only way we will ensure this county remains a place where both current residents and future generations can thrive.”
For the past six years Kitchin, a former teacher, has served on the senior management team in the Pittman administration.
He will be the first candidate in Anne Arundel County history to run for county executive using the county’s new public campaign finance option. The voluntary system, passed by the County Council in 2023, allows candidates to fund campaigns with public matching dollars if they limit their fundraising to contributions of $250 or less, do not take contributions from special interest groups and meet certain minimum standards of grassroots support.
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