Overview

• County Executive Kathy Klausmeier tapped Khadija E. Walker after an open search that allowed Kelly Madigan to apply for a second term
• Six of seven County Council members have pledged to confirm only Madigan, leaving Walker four votes short of the threshold for approval
• Hundreds of residents have petitioned and protested at the county office building to demand Madigan’s reinstatement and greater transparency
• The Association of Inspectors General and Common Cause Maryland issued conflict-of-interest warnings and decried the opaque selection panels
• Walker brings over 22 years of federal inspector general and auditing experience, while Madigan has led local waste and fraud investigations since the office’s 2020 inception