Robert H. Kittleman, MSA SC 3520-12254

Archives of Maryland
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Robert H. Kittleman (1926-2004)
MSA SC 3520-12254

Biography:

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, January 31, 1926. Attended University of Oklahoma, B.S., engineering, 1947. Died September 11, 2004, in Baltimore, Maryland.

General Assembly:
Maryland Senate, Legislative District 9 (R), Carroll, Howard Counties, 2003-2004. Maryland Senate, Legislative District 14, Howard, Montgomery Counties, January 11, 2002-2003. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2002-2004; Health and Human Services Subcommittee, 2002-2004; Pensions subcommittee, 2003-2004; Special Committee on Gaming, 2002-2004; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2003-2004; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003-2004. Chair, Howard County Delegation, 2002-2004.

House of Delegates, Legislative District 14B (R), Howard, Montgomery Counties, 1983-2002. Member, Joint Committee on Investigation; Economic Matters Committee, 1983-93; Workers' Compensation Subcommittee. Chair, Howard County delegation, 1987-88. Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1987-90, 1995-2002; Legislative Policy Committee, 1987-90, 1995-2001; Management Subcommittee. Minority whip, 1987-94. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1994-2002; Ethics and Elections Subcommittee, 1995-2002. Minority leader, 1995-2001. Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 1995-2001; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996; Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law, 1998; Transportation Committee, Montgomery County delegation.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Navy, 1943-46. Engineer with Westinghouse, 26 years in engineering management, 1947-84. Beef cattle farmer. Member, Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999; Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, 1999-2000; Special Committee on Voting Systems and Election Procedures in Maryland, 2000-01; State Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland, 2002-2004; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2002-2004; Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Retired Military Service Personnel on the Economy of the State, 2003. Chair, Howard County Republican Central Committee. President, Howard County Republican Club; Howard County Citizens Association. Life member and president, Howard County Chapter, NAACP. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). First Life Achievement Award, Howard County Republican Party, 1986.

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