Ken Ulman | |
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Ulman in 2010
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7th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland |
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In office December 4, 2006 – December 1, 2014 |
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Preceded by | James Robey |
Succeeded by | Allan Kittleman |
Member of the Howard County Council from the 4th district |
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In office 2002–2006 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
May 4, 1974
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Attorney, politician |
Kenneth "Ken" Ulman (born May 4, 1974) is an American attorney, founder and CEO of a consulting firm, Margrave Strategies, and former Democratic politician in Howard County, Maryland. Prior to working in the private sector, Ulman served as county executive for Howard County from 2006 to 2014. He also represented the 4th district as a County Council member from 2002 to 2006. Ulman previously worked in the office of Maryland Governor Parris Glendening as liaison to the Board of Public Works and secretary to the Cabinet.
Born May 4, 1974 in Columbia, Maryland to Diana and Louis "Lou" Ulman, Ken Ulman grew up in Columbia and attended Centennial High School. His father is a lawyer and former chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission, which oversees horse racing and off-track betting in Maryland. A three-time cancer survivor, his brother, Douglas Ulman, founded the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults during college and was CEO of the Lance Armstrong Livestrong Foundation from 2007 to 2015.
While attending college at University of Maryland, College Park, Ulman studied government and politics and interned at the White House. He received a bachelor's in 1997 and was admitted to Georgetown Law School. During law school, he served as director of the Maryland Board of Public Works determining state school construction allocations He received a J.D. in 2001 and was admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association. He initially joined his father's law firm taking cases on a contract basis before entering local politics in 2002.