Robert H. Kittleman (January 31, 1926 – September 11, 2004) was a state senator in Maryland's District 9, which covers parts of Carroll County and Howard County for the two years prior to his death. Prior to that he was a Maryland state delegate for nearly 19 years in District 14B, which covered parts of Howard and Montgomery County. In the House he served as minority leader for a number of years. He was the father of Maryland former state senator and former Howard County executive Allan H. Kittleman.
Robert H. Kittleman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – September 11, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Harris |
| Succeeded by | Allan H. Kittleman |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 11, 2002 – January 8, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher J. McCabe |
| Succeeded by | Rona E. Kramer |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 14B district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 10, 2002 Serving with Edward J. Kasemeyer, Robert Flanagan | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Burgess Anne E. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Gail H. Bates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1926 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2004 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Kittleman, Patrica Pyles Kittleman, Trent Kittleman[1] |
| Children | 5, including Allan H. Kittleman |
Education
editKittleman received his B.S. in engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1947.
Career
editKittleman served in the United States Navy from 1943-46 stationed at Guam. He then worked for Westinghouse Electric Company for 26 years until 1984. He also was a farmer during this time.[2]
Bob was an active participant in the civil rights movement, pursuing desegregation of Howard County Schools which lasted more than a decade past the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling.[3] As chair of the NAACP Education Committee, he argued their case to the Board of Education (see BOE minutes, page 154) [4] and later became the only white president of the Howard County branch of the NAACP.[5]
He was a chair of the Howard County Republican Central Committee, and was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). In 1978 Kittleman ran for the Howard County Council, In 1982, he made his first run for Maryland House of Delegates.[6]
Kittleman received many awards including First Life Achievement Award in 1986 and the John W. Holland Humanitarian Award in 2004.
Election results
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| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Howard County Council, District 5 | General | Robert H. Kittleman | Republican | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Maryland State Senate | General | Robert Kittleman | Republican | 40,133 | 98.2% | Write Ins | 746 | |||||||||
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 4[7]
Name Votes Percent Outcome Robert H. Kittleman, Rep. 40,133 98.2% Won Other Write-Ins 746 1.8% Lost
References and notes
edit- ^ Bernstein, Adam (September 13, 2004). "Md. Legislator Quietly Guided GOP". The Washington Post.
- ^ Donovan, Doug (September 12, 2004). "Robert H. Kittleman : 1926-2004". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Truces Eases Row in Howard". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Howard County Board of Education minutes, January 7, 1964" (PDF). Howard County Board of Education minutes. Howard County Board of Education.
- ^ "ABOUT US". HoCoNAACP. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Jeanne Garland (May 12, 1982). "Kittleman marches to his Own drum in bid for House of Delegates seat". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
External links
edit- "Bob Kittleman". Robert Kittleman - The Man and His Legacy. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- "Robert H. Kittleman, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2020.