Robert H. Kittleman
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
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| state_senate = Maryland
| district = 9th
| term_start = January 8, 2003
| term_end = September 11, 2004
| predecessor = Andy Harris
| successor = Allan H. Kittleman
| state_senate1 = Maryland
| district1 = 14th
| term_start1 = January 11, 2002
| term_end1 = January 8, 2003
| predecessor1 = Christopher J. McCabe
| successor1 = Rona E. Kramer
| state_delegate2 = Maryland
| district2 = 14B
| alongside2 = Edward J. Kasemeyer, Robert Flanagan
| term_start2 = January 12, 1983
| term_end2 = January 10, 2002
| predecessor2 = Hugh Burgess
Anne E. Baker
| successor2 = Gail H. Bates
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|1|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|9|11|1926|1|31|mf=y}}
| death_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Republican
| spouse = Sue Kittleman, Patrica Pyles Kittleman, Trent Kittleman{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/09/13/md-legislator-quietly-guided-gop/598d7819-5821-4e2f-b211-e7e32961a1a9/ |title=Md. Legislator Quietly Guided GOP |first=Adam |last=Bernstein|date=13 September 2004}}
| children = 5, including Allan H. Kittleman
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Robert H. Kittleman (January 31, 1926 – September 11, 2004) was a state senator in Maryland's District 9, which covers parts of Carroll County and Howard County for the two years prior to his death. Prior to that he was a Maryland state delegate for nearly 19 years in District 14B, which covered parts of Howard and Montgomery County. In the House he served as minority leader for a number of years. He was the father of Maryland former state senator and former Howard County executive Allan H. Kittleman.
Education
Kittleman received his B.S. in engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1947.
Career
Kittleman served in the United States Navy from 1943-46 stationed at Guam. He then worked for Westinghouse Electric Company for 26 years until 1984. He also was a farmer during this time.{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Robert H. Kittleman : 1926-2004 |first1=Doug |last1=Donovan |date=12 September 2004 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-09-12-0409120377-story.html |access-date=December 1, 2020}}
Bob was an active participant in the civil rights movement, pursuing desegregation of Howard County Schools which lasted more than a decade past the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling.{{cite news |title=Truces Eases Row in Howard |newspaper=The Washington Post}} As chair of the NAACP Education Committee, he argued their case to the Board of Education (see BOE minutes, page 154) {{cite web |url=https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/867JWA4F22E3/$file/01+07+1964+to+12+01+1964.pdf |website=Howard County Board of Education minutes |title=Howard County Board of Education minutes, January 7, 1964 |publisher=Howard County Board of Education}} and later became the only white president of the Howard County branch of the NAACP.{{Cite web |title=ABOUT US |url=https://www.howardcountynaacp.com/about-us |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=HoCoNAACP |language=en}}
He was a chair of the Howard County Republican Central Committee, and was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). In 1978 Kittleman ran for the Howard County Council, In 1982, he made his first run for Maryland House of Delegates.{{cite news|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Kittleman marches to his Own drum in bid for House of Delegates seat|date=12 May 1982|author=Jeanne Garland}}
Kittleman received many awards including First Life Achievement Award in 1986 and the John W. Holland Humanitarian Award in 2004.
Election results
File:Robert Kittleman sign.jpg in Howard County is dedicated to former Senator Robert Kittleman.]]
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| Year
! Office ! Election ! ! Subject ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % |
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| 1978
| Howard County Council, District 5 | General | | {{party shading/Republican}} |Robert H. Kittleman | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} | | {{party shading/Republican}} | | | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | | colspan=4| |
| 2002
| Maryland State Senate | General | | {{party shading/Republican}} |Robert Kittleman | {{party shading/Republican}} |Republican | {{party shading/Republican}} |40,133 | {{party shading/Republican}} |98.2% | | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Write Ins | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | {{party shading/Democratic}} |746 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | | | | | | |
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 4{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=October 4, 2007 |date=December 2, 2002}}
:
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
!Votes !Percent !Outcome |
|---|
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Robert H. Kittleman, Rep. |40,133 | 98.2% | Won |
| Other Write-Ins
|746 | 1.8% | Lost |
References and notes
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Bob Kittleman |url=http://www.bobkittleman.com/ |website=Robert Kittleman - The Man and His Legacy |access-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915185156/http://www.bobkittleman.com/ |archive-date=September 15, 2014 |date=December 8, 2013}}
- {{cite web |title=Robert H. Kittleman, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa12254.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=December 1, 2020 |date=September 29, 2015}}
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Anne E. Baker}}
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{{s-aft|after=Allan H. Kittleman}}
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Category:Republican Party Maryland state senators
Category:People from Carroll County, Maryland
Category:Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska
Category:People from Howard County, Maryland
Category:Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly