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Baltimore County Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Council Chairman	Julian E. Jones, Jr., Democratic
Structure
Seats	7
Political groups	Democratic (4)   Republican (3)
Elections
Voting system	Electoral districts with four-year terms
Last election	November 7, 2022
Meeting place
Old Courthouse, Room 205, 400 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204
Website
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/countycouncil/

Baltimore County, Maryland is a Charter County governed by an elected County Executive and seven-member County Council. The Council meets in a regular Legislative Session every month and meets as a committee of the whole on the Tuesday prior to each session. The County Council is responsible for adopting an annual balanced budget, which must be adopted on or before June 1 in each year.

History

In 1957 the County became a charter county. Prior to this the County Council operated as the Board of County Commissioners.

Members of the Baltimore County Council

Current Members of the County Council

As of April 2023, the council has 4 Democrats and 3 Republicans.

Baltimore County Council Membership

District		Name	Party
	District 1	Pat Young	Democratic
	District 2	Izzy Patoka	Democratic
	District 3	Wade Kach	Republican
	District 4	Julian E. Jones Jr.	Democratic
	District 5	David S. Marks	Republican
	District 6	Mike Ertel	Democratic
	District 7	Todd K. Crandell	Republican

Past Members of the County Council

Name	Years Served	District	Party	Notes
Vicki Almond	2010-2018	2	D
Joseph Bartenfelder	1994-2010	6	D
Cathy Bevins	2010-2022	6	D
Vincent Gardina	1990-2010	5	D
Todd Huff	2010-2014	2	R
Kevin B. Kamenetz	1994-2010	2	D
S. G. Samuel Moxley	1994-2010	1	D
Kenneth N. Oliver	2002-2014	4	D
John A. Olszewski Sr.	1998-2014	7	D
Thomas E. Quirk	2010-2022	1	D
T. Bryan McIntire	1994-2010	2	R
Louis L. DePazzo	1996-1998	7	D
Douglas B. Riley		4	R
Berchie Lee Manley		1	R
Melvin G. Mintz		2	D
C. A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger III		3	D
William A. Howard IV		6	R
Donald C. Mason		7	D