Sidney A. Katz
Sidney A. Katz (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician and businessman. He currently is a member of the Montgomery County Council representing District 3.
Sidney A. Katz | |
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Member of the Montgomery County Council from District 3 | |
Assumed office December 1, 2014[1] | |
Preceded by | Phill Andrews |
Constituency | Gaithersburg, Rockville, Washington Grove, Leisure World, and parts of Aspen Hill, Derwood, Potomac, and North Potomac. |
Mayor of Gaithersburg | |
In office November 1998 – November 10, 2014[2] | |
Preceded by | W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Jud Ashman |
Personal details | |
Born | [3][4] Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.[5] | March 24, 1950
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sally Katz[6] |
Residence | Pheasant Run Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Maryland (BA) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | www |
Early life and education
Katz is a lifelong resident of Gaithersburg.[6] He attended Gaithersburg Elementary and Gaithersburg Middle School.[6] He graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 1968.[7] He attended the University of Maryland where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration.[6]
Career
Katz was a member of the City of Gaithersburg Planning Commission from 1976 until 1978.[8] He served as a Gaithersburg council member beginning in 1978.[3]
After Mayor W. Edward Bohrer died in office of a stroke in 1998, the Gaithersburg council appointed Katz the new mayor.[9]
In 2008, Katz supported a law to prohibit seeking work or hiring someone to work while on most city streets, sidewalks, and parking areas.[10] The law was declared unconstitutional by Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler.[10][11] Gansler said the law regulated speech in public without being narrowly designed to increase public safety and traffic flow.[10][11] Katz said he would find other ways to regulate day laborers.[10]
In 2008, Katz was elected president of the Maryland Municipal League, the association that represents Maryland's 157 cities and towns.[12]
In 2014, Montgomery Council Council Member Phil Andrews announced that he would not run for re-election and would run for County Executive instead.[13] Katz announced he would run to replace Andrews on the County Council representing District 3.[13] Katz's campaign focused on early childhood education, after-school programs, and career and technical training.[14] Katz won the Democratic Party primary election.[15] With no opponent on the general election ballot, Katz won the general election in 2014.[16] His term began on December 1, 2014.[1] He sits on the government operations and public safety committee.[17]
Personal life
He was the co-owner, along with other family members, of Wolfson's Department Store on East Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg from 1971 until he closed the store on October 26, 2013.[18][19] The business was started by his grandparents, Jacob and Rose Wolfson, in 1918.[19]
Katz is married to Sally Katz, a pupil personnel worker for Montgomery County Public Schools, and is the father of two adult children.[6] He lives in the Pheasant Run neighborhood of Gaithersburg.[20]
References
- Turque, Bill; Hernandez, Arelis R. (December 2, 2014). "Deja vu for Leggett and Baker". The Washington Post. p. B1.
- Davis, Jenn (September 3, 2014). "Longtime Gaithersburg mayor submits conditional resignation: Move comes in anticipation of Katz joining County Council". Gazette.Net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014.
- Kaiman, Beth (March 30, 1989). "Montgomery County Notes: No Opposition for Bohrer". The Washington Post. p. GMD11. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- "Montgomery County Council District 3". Bethesda Magazine. February 13, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Sidney A. Katz". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- "Voter Guide: Montgomery County Councilman District 3". WAMU. 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- Perlstein, Linda (October 9, 2003). "A Teacher's Gift Backs Her Advice; Md. Couple Left School $1 Million for Scholarships". The Washington Post. p. B4. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- "Community Invited to Katz Open House". City of Gaithersburg. October 8, 2014.
- Burke, Sonya. "Gaithersburg Mayor Katz is Running For County Council".
...appointed the Mayor of Gaithersburg on September 8, 1998, following the death of Mayor Ed Bohrer
- Rucker, Philip (February 29, 2008). "Gaithersburg Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional". The Washington Post. p. B4.
- Gansler, Douglas F.; Varga, William R. (February 27, 2008). "Opinion of the Attorney General of Maryland" (PDF). Attorney General of Maryland.
- Marimow, Ann E. (July 3, 2008). "Pension Board Membership Bill Stalls in Council". The Washington Post. p. T3. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Turque, Bill (January 21, 2014). "Nancy Floreen tops Montgomery County Council at-large incumbents in campaign cash: The Montgomery County Council member is in the strongest financial position of the four". The Washington Post.
- Turque, Bill; St. George, Donna (May 11, 2014). "Montgomery candidates grapple with school concerns: Board of Education, superintendent are the ones in position to make the decisions, but voters look to county". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Turque, Bill (June 27, 2014). "Anti-incumbent push by Montgomery labor unions comes up short: MoCo unions push for payback from incumbents fizzles on primary day". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Turque, Bill (November 5, 2014). "Leggett and Baker reelected: Term-limit changes are defeated". The Washington Post. p. A32. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Turque, Bill (November 14, 2014). "Elrich, strong critic of development policies, moved off of influential Montgomery panel (Posted 14 November 2014 18:47:07): Elrich, a frequent critic of county growth and land-use policies, is removed from planning committee". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Davis, Jenn (October 31, 2013). "Wolfson's Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg shuts its doors: Owner Sidney Katz said he lost the spark to run the business". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
- Davis, Jenn (November 14, 2013). "Wolfson's ends a century of business". The Washington Post. p. T18. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- "Sidney A. Katz". The Washington Post. November 3, 2005.
External links
Media related to Sidney Katz at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
— County Council - Official website — campaign