Calvin Ball III

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rdf:langString Calvin Ball III

rdf:langString Calvin Ball III

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rdf:langString Towson State University, B.A.

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rdf:langString Calvin B. Ball III (born September 2, 1975) is an American Democratic politician who serves as the county executive of Howard County, Maryland. He is the first African-American to hold this office. On Thursday, November 9, 2017, Ball announced his candidacy for County Executive for the 2018 Election. On November 7, 2018, Ball defeated incumbent Republican Allan Kittleman. He was sworn in as the new County Executive on December 3, 2018. Prior to his County Executive position, he served as a Council Member of the 2nd District of Howard County, Maryland from April 2006 through December 2018. On December 4, 2006, Ball made Howard County history when he was elected the youngest Chairperson ever to lead the County Council, serving approximately 50,000 constituents. On December 6, 2010, he was unanimously elected to serve his second term as Chairperson of the County Council, and again on December 2, 2014, he was elected to his third term as Chairperson. Ball serves as the Second Vice President of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo). He has also served on the executive board as treasurer of the organization. As a Council member, he founded the Diversity caucus, the first statewide caucus for County elected officials of color. MACo is a non-profit and non-partisan organization serving Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City.