Wade Kach | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 5B | |
Assumed office January 8, 1975 |
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Constituency | District 5B, Northern Baltimore County |
Personal details | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland |
July 19, 1947
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Evelyn |
Profession | Retired Baltimore County Teacher/Auditor |
Wade Kach (born July 19, 1947) is an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
Wade Kach is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 5B, which is part of Baltimore County, MD. He won 98.9% of the vote in 2006 while running unopposed. In 2002 he defeated Democrat Stephen C. Kirsh and Independent William T. Newton with 71.2% of the vote in the new 5B District.
From 1994 to 2002, his district was 9A, which he represented with fellow Republican Martha Scanlan Klima. Again, they both defeated Stephen C. Kirsch. Prior to 1994, Kach represented District 10 in Baltimore County along with former governor Robert Ehrlich. Before the 1994 election, District 10 was represented by Kach, Ehrlich, and former gubernatorial candidate Ellen Sauerbrey.
Kach was re-elected to his present seat in the November 2010 election by a wide margin.
Growing up, Kach attended public schools in Baltimore City, including Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He began college at Towson University beforing settling at Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), where he received his B.A. in 1970. Early on, Kach began to work for his conservative principles, chairing the Maryland Federation of College Republicans in 1970.
Kach started his career as a middle school math teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools. After 22 years in the classroom, he transitioned into the Audit Office of the school system, reviewing the spending of all schools in the County.
He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee in Baltimore City from 1970-73. He was first elected as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1975. Since then, he was elected as a delegate to the Republican Party National Convention in 1988 and 2000.
Active in his community, Kach is a member of the Timonium Optimists, the North Baltimore County Republican and Civic Organization, and the Ashland Community Organization. Kach is also a past member Parents Anonymous of Maryland, the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Coordinating Council, and the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce.