Senator Katherine Klausmeier Contact information
Here you will find contact information for Senator Katherine Klausmeier, including email address, phone number, and mailing address.
| Name | Katherine Klausmeier |
| Position | Senator |
| State | Maryland |
| Party | Democratic |
| Email Form | |
| Website | Official Website |
Katherine Klausmeier for Senator
Katherine A. Klausmeier, also known as Kathy Klausmeier, was born as Katherine Nossel on February 22, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. She was raised in Perry Hall, Maryland, and graduated from the Catholic High School of Baltimore. She attended the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), where she received an associate degree in 1971. Klausmeier also attended, but did not graduate from, Towson University.
After graduating from CCBC, Klausmeier worked as a child life coordinator at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center for thirty years. She also served as the president of the Gunpowder Elementary School parent-teacher association from 1987 to 1989, and again from 1991 to 1994.
Klausmeier first became involved with politics as an election judge in 1990 and 1992. From 1991 to 1992, she served as the education chair of the Baltimore County League of Women Voters. Klausmeier served as the vice president of the Baltimore County Commission for Women from 1991 to 1993, and chaired the task force charged with studying whether to create an elected or appointed school board in Baltimore County in 1993.
Klausmeier was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994, and was sworn in on January 11, 1995. She served as a member of the Environmental Matters Committee during her entire tenure. Klausmeier was elected to the Maryland Senate in 2002, and was sworn in on January 8, 2003. She has served as a member of the Finance Committee during her entire tenure, and became the committee’s vice chair in 2023.
Klausmeier is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 8 since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate from 2019 to 2020 and represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003. Klausmeier is the longest serving current member of the Maryland Senate.
Klausmeier is married to John Klausmeier and they have two children. She is a member of the Democratic Party.