Democrat James Kitchin Running For Anne Arundel County Executive
Patch covered James Kitchin’s entry into the Anne Arundel County Executive race, providing background on his role as special assistant to County Executive Steuart Pittman and his campaign platform focused on community-centered governance. Kitchin announced he would run entirely on the county’s public campaign financing system.
“I am running for County Executive because I believe we need to elevate community voices in our decision making, and to do that we must get big monied interests out of our elections.”
Kitchin holds a Ph.D. in public policy from UMBC and was the second Democrat to enter the race, becoming the first candidate to commit to using the public campaign financing system established by the County Council in 2023.