Katherine Klausmeier

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Katherine Klausmeier
Image of Katherine Klausmeier

Democratic Party

Maryland State Senate District 8
Tenure

2003 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

21

Compensation

Base salary

$54,437/year

Per diem

$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Associate

Essex Community College, 1971

Personal
Profession
Child Life Coordinator, St. Joseph Medical Center
Contact

Official website

Official Twitter 

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Katherine Klausmeier (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 8, 2003. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Klausmeier (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 8. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Klausmeier served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003.

Biography

Klausmeier earned her A.A. from Essex Community College in 1971. Her professional experience includes developing the Child Life Department at St. Joseph Hospital.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Klausmeier was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Klausmeier was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Klausmeier was assigned to the following committees:

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2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Klausmeier served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Executive Nominations
• Finance
• Rules, Chair
• Legislative Information Technology and Open Government
• Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Klausmeier served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Klausmeier served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 8

Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated Ken Fitch in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Klausmeier
Katherine Klausmeier (D)
 
66.3
 
22,773
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Ken Fitch (R)
 
33.6
 
11,554
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
41

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,368
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 8

Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated Thomas Mwaura in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 8 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Klausmeier
Katherine Klausmeier
 
80.2
 
8,370
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Thomas Mwaura
 
19.8
 
2,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,432
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 8

Ken Fitch advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 8 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Ken Fitch
 
100.0
 
3,598

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,598
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 8

Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated Christian Miele in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Klausmeier
Katherine Klausmeier (D)
 
51.1
 
24,332
Image of Christian Miele
Christian Miele (R)
 
48.8
 
23,271
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,648
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 8

Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated Max Davidson in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 8 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Klausmeier
Katherine Klausmeier
 
87.7
 
8,495
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Max Davidson
 
12.3
 
1,195

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,690
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 8

Christian Miele advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 8 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christian Miele
Christian Miele
 
100.0
 
5,486

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,486
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2014

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated John Bishop in the Democratic primary. Erik Lofstad was unopposed in the Republican primary. Klausmeier defeated Lofstad in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland State Senate District 8, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Klausmeier Incumbent 61.3% 23,638
     Republican Erik Lofstad 38.7% 14,938
Total Votes 38,576


Maryland State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Klausmeier 81.7% 8,016
John Bishop 18.3% 1,800
Total Votes 9,816

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Klausmeier defeated Republican candidate Dee Hodges by a margin of 25,155 to 16,968 in the November 2 general election.[5]

In the September 14 primary election, Klausmeier ran unopposed.[6]

Maryland State Senate, District 8 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Katherine Klausmeier (D) 25,155 59.7%
Dee Hodges () 16,968 40.3%

2006

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Klausmeier ran for District 8 of the Maryland State Senate, beating Craig Borne.[7]

Katherine Klausmeier raised $207,787 for her campaign.[8]

Maryland Senate, District 8
Candidates Votes Percent
Katherine Klausmeier (D) 24,299 58.2%
Craig Borne 17,401 41.7%
Write-Ins 37 0.1%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Katherine Klausmeier campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 8Won general$540,859 $230,379
2018Maryland State Senate District 8Won general$409,807 N/A**
2014Maryland State Senate, District 8Won $204,765 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 8Won $207,715 N/A**
2006Maryland State Senate, District 8Won $287,581 N/A**
2002Maryland State Senate, District 8Won $116,412 N/A**
1998Maryland House of Delegates, District 8Won $107,598 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Klausmeier is married and has two daughters. She served as the PTA president at Gunpowder Elementary School, election judge for Baltimore County, and education chair for the League of Women Voters in Baltimore County. She is a member of the Child Life Council of America, Association for the Care of Children's Health, Easter Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Perry Hall and White Marsh Business Assocation. She is an honorary life member of the Maryland Parent Teacher Association.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland Senate, "Katherine Klausmeier," accessed October 22, 2009
    2. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," accessed February 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed February 24, 2014
    7. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator," accessed February 24, 2014
    8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Klausmeier's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 24, 2014

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