Kelly Schulz
Kelly Schulz was the Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on December 31, 2018.
Schulz (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Maryland. She lost in the Republican primary on July 19, 2022.
Schulz left her position as Maryland secretary of labor, licensing, and regulation after she was appointed as Maryland secretary of commerce, effective January 1, 2019.[1]
She is a former Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 4A from 2011 to 2015.[2][3]
Biography
Kelly Schulz lives in Frederick County, Maryland.[4] Schulz earned an associate degree from Monroe Community College in 2004 and a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Hood College in 2006.[5] Her career experience includes owning a business and working as a managing partner of Cyber Wolf Technologies, Inc. and the director of NMR Consulting.[4][5]
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wes Moore (D) | 64.5 | 1,293,944 | |
| Dan Cox (R) | 32.1 | 644,000 | ||
| David Lashar (L) | 1.5 | 30,101 | ||
| David Harding (Working Class Party) | 0.9 | 17,154 | ||
| Nancy Wallace (G) | 0.7 | 14,580 | ||
| Kyle Sefcik (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 596 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4,848 | ||
| Total votes: 2,005,223 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wes Moore | 32.4 | 217,524 | |
| Tom Perez | 30.1 | 202,175 | ||
| Peter Franchot | 21.1 | 141,586 | ||
| Rushern Baker III (Unofficially withdrew) | 4.0 | 26,594 | ||
| Douglas F. Gansler | 3.8 | 25,481 | ||
| John B. King Jr. | 3.7 | 24,882 | ||
| Ashwani Jain | 2.1 | 13,784 | ||
| Jon Baron | 1.8 | 11,880 | ||
| Jerry Segal | 0.6 | 4,276 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe | 0.4 | 2,978 | ||
| Total votes: 671,160 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laura Neuman (D)
- Mike Rosenbaum (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Maryland
Dan Cox defeated Kelly Schulz, Robin Ficker, and Joe Werner in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Cox | 52.0 | 153,423 | |
| Kelly Schulz | 43.5 | 128,302 | ||
| Robin Ficker | 2.8 | 8,268 | ||
| Joe Werner | 1.7 | 5,075 | ||
| Total votes: 295,068 | ||||
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Gene Stanton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David E. Vogt III and incumbents Kathy Afzali and Kelly Schulz defeated Barrie S. Ciliberti and Wendi W. Peters in the Republican primary. Vogt, Afzali and Schulz defeated Stanton in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Kelly Schulz Incumbent |
31.1% | 33,753 | |
| Republican | Kathy Afzali Incumbent |
28.6% | 31,128 | |
| Republican | David E. Vogt III |
25.1% | 27,313 | |
| Democratic | Gene Stanton | 15.2% | 16,493 | |
| Total Votes | 108,687 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Afzali Incumbent |
27.4% | 9,440 |
| Kelly Schulz Incumbent |
24% | 8,274 |
| David E. Vogt III |
18.9% | 6,499 |
| Wendi W. Peters | 15.7% | 5,417 |
| Barrie S. Ciliberti | 14% | 4,816 |
| Total Votes | 34,446 | |
2010
Schulz ran against incumbent Paul Stull, Dino Flores Jr., Kathy Afzali, and John Thompson, Jr. in the September 14 Republican primary, coming in second. She successfully won election, coming in first in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 4A General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kelly Schulz (R)
|
16,952 | |||
| Kathy Afzali (R)
|
16,683 | |||
| Ryan Trout (D) | 9,678 | |||
| Bonita Riffle Currey (D) | 6,993 | |||
| Scott Guenther (I) | 2,150 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Schulz's campaign website stated the following:
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SAFE When I was growing up, I wanted to be the first person in my family to graduate from college, but at almost 20 years old, I dropped out of school, and my husband and I welcomed our first child, Brandon. — And a few years later we were blessed with another son, Bradley. I spent the next 15 years raising my two boys — waiting tables — tending bar, — and doing anything I could to provide for my family. And I was able to earn my college degree 20 years later. I know the challenges facing every Maryland parent. And I know that if you don’t feel like your family is safe, nothing else matters. With Governor Hogan, we backed the police. When other states were defunding the police, we invested an additional $500 million to support law enforcement and crime victims across Maryland. But we have a long way to go. The far-left Democrats defunded the police in Baltimore. And they elected a prosecutor who won’t enforce the law. It’s resulted in record crime, a wave of murders, and a city in crisis. When I am governor, I will make Maryland safe. Because without safety, nothing matters. My policy is simple: support law enforcement and hold criminals accountable. We need to treat criminals like criminals and police like heroes If we follow that policy, we can keep Maryland safe.
As a mom, I know our kids need steady, consistent structure and leadership — especially in our schools. As your governor, I will make sure that our schools are accountable to parents. I won’t let politicians arbitrarily shut down schools and leave kids stranded. And I’ll make sure that your tax dollars are spent in the classrooms helping kids learn—not on projects that have nothing to do with learning. I have a Parents Bill of Rights that will make sure you can be involved in our kids’ education and can work with our great Maryland teachers to make our schools the best in the nation. We can’t stay in the past; it is WELL past time we move away from mask mandates and vaccine mandates. Individuals should be making their own choices. I will make sure we have the best schools in the country and those schools will be accountable to parents and students—not to politicians.
I want you to go to sleep each night knowing you can pay your bills, your mortgage, and save for retirement and vacations and anything else. You know that your tomorrow is going to be better than today. And you know that your kids can have a future in Maryland. As Maryland’s first female Secretary of Commerce, we completely changed the culture and made it known that businesses are the customer. We also tackled major workforce issues and implemented some of the most robust apprenticeship programs in the entire country. — I believe that every person has their own path to prosperity and our apprenticeship programs helped so many to find theirs — I call this prosperity with a purpose. Four years later, I became the Secretary of Commerce and the chief economic development officer in Maryland. — But only one year later COVID hit, and our mission changed. My job transformed overnight from attracting and expanding businesses – to one that fought tirelessly just so businesses could survive. — It was at that moment I saw the need for strong steady leadership was more important than ever. Don’t forget—Martin O’Malley – our last Democratic governor raised your taxes 40 times in a row. When I served in the House of Delegates, I’m proud to say I voted against every tax increase– every single one. I remember talking to a Democrat colleague one night while debating one of the many tax increases and I asked him why they continued to raise taxes on hardworking Marylanders. I knew my constituents couldn’t afford it, and honestly neither could his. His answer was very simple and very sad: “because they could.” — With a Democratic governor and Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, there was no check on their power. This is one of the reasons why Governor Hogan was elected. Because people were sick and tired of tax increases. Under Governor Hogan, we CUT taxes and made Maryland more affordable, so you can prosper. As bad as Governor O’Malley was, the Democrats running today would be far worse. They would tax rain, snow, hail, sleet – they’d probably even try to tax sunny days! Look at what’s happening in DC. Reckless spending by the federal government has led to record inflation. We see it every time we go to the grocery store or put gas in the car. I can promise you this. Every one of my opponents is going to raise your taxes! I will fight every effort by the legislature to raise taxes — and I will use my platform and position to fight for tax cuts every single year that I am in office. It breaks my heart that our retirees are moving to states like Delaware and Florida to escape the tax burdens of this state. Hardworking Marylanders earned their pensions and retirement accounts HERE — they shouldn’t have to leave our state to escape out-of-control taxes. This is the state that I love, this is the state that you love, and as a mother and grandmother, I want to see families stay together — establish roots, create businesses, and grow up in our beautiful state. One of my top priorities as governor will be to cut taxes for all Marylanders, which begins with fighting to give our retirees the relief they deserve. The partisan politicians in Annapolis are obsessed with raising your taxes. We had the Rain Tax and now we have the Inflation Tax. That’s right – under Martin O’Malley, they indexed the gas tax to inflation. So when inflation is out of control and rising so are our gas taxes – making life more unaffordable than it already is. As governor, I will stop and repeal the Inflation Tax just like Governor Hogan stopped and repealed the Rain Tax.[10] |
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| —Kelly Schulz's campaign website (2022)[11] | ||
Political career
Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (2015-2018)
Schulz was first appointed to the office in February 2015, replacing Leonard Howie.[12] She served until December 31, 2018. She left the office to become Maryland secretary of commerce, effective January 1, 2019.[1]
Maryland House of Delegates (2011-2015)
Schulz represented District 4A in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schulz served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Subcommittee on Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology
- Subcommittee on Business Regulation
- Subcommittee on Workers Compensation
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Kelly Schulz endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[13]
Personal
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When she served in the state House, Schulz had two children.
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Maryland |
Personal |
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Technically Baltimore, "Kelly Schulz appointed as Maryland Commerce secretary; Mike Gill to leave state government," December 17, 2018
- ↑ The Frederick News-Post, "Political Notes: Schulz to step down as delegate Jan. 21," January 16, 2015
- ↑ Capital News Service, "Hogan fills cabinet, emphasizes private sector experience," January 21, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kelly Schulz for Governor, "About Kelly," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LinkedIn, "Kelly Schulz," accessed June 21, 2022
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kelly Schulz for Governor, “Issues,” accessed June 16, 2022
- ↑ "Your4State," "Del. Kelly Schulz Appointed to Governor Hogan's Cabinet," December 18, 2014
- ↑ Rick Perry for President, "40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders Endorse Rick Perry for President," September 27, 2011. accessed March 25, 2014 (Archived)
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| Preceded by Leonard Howie |
Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by James Rzepkowski |
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