Overview
- Kach, whose resignation took effect Thursday, ended an 11-year tenure on the Baltimore County Council after 51 years in public service.
- He said unforeseen health issues since his 2022 reelection forced the move and he did not share details.
- Under county rules, the district’s Republican Central Committee, the local GOP’s governing body, will name an interim councilmember to serve through December.
- The ballot stays set, with Republican state delegate Nino Mangione facing Theaux M. LeGardeur on June 23, Democrat Shawn McIntosh running unopposed, and Cory Shaffer filed as unaffiliated for November.
- His recent tenure drew scrutiny after he advanced a council pension increase that passed and was repealed in March following public criticism.