The Maryland Senate honored Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier Thursday for her decades of work in both chambers of the General Assembly.

Maryland State Senator Katherine Klausmeier has been selected to serve as the next County Executive, the council announced.

Senate President Bill Ferguson is warning Maryland lawmakers they will have to walk a tightrope this session to maintain state priorities while bridging a $2.7 billion budget deficit — and that’s before potential cuts to federal funds that the state relies on.

The Baltimore County Council selected Katherine Klausmeier as the next Baltimore County Executive replacing John Olszewski. The vote was announced in a press release Tuesday and the Maryland State Senator,

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Maryland State Senator Katherine Klausmeier, a Democrat, was sworn in to the highest-ranking position in Baltimore County government Tuesday, becoming the first woman to serve as Baltimore County executive.

Baltimore County has its first woman county executive following the County Council's appointment Tuesday of Kathy Klausmeier to replace former Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., who is now in Congress.

The Baltimore County Council selected Katherine Klausmeier as the next Baltimore County Executive replacing John Olszewski. Klausmeier served in the state legislature since 1995, holding a vice chair