Sidney A. Katz

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Sidney A. Katz
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 c. 1950 (age 65–66)[3]
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.[4]
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Sally Katz[5]
Children 2[5]
Residence Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater University of Maryland
Occupation Politician
Profession Businessman
Website www.sidneykatz.com

Sidney A. Katz is an American politician and businessman. He currently is a member of the Montgomery County Council representing District 3.

Early life and education

Katz is a lifelong resident of Gaithersburg.[5] He attended Gaithersburg Elementary and Gaithersburg Middle School.[5] He graduated from Gaithersburg High School.[6] He attended the University of Maryland where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration.[5]

Career

Katz was a member of the City of Gaithersburg Planning Commission from 1976 until 1978.[7] 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.[8]

In 2008, Katz supported a law to prohibit seeking work or hiring someone to work while on most city streets, sidewalks, and parking areas.[9] The law was declared unconstitutional by Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler.[9][10] Gansler said the law regulated speech in public without being narrowly designed to increase public safety and traffic flow.[9][10] Katz said he would find other ways to regulate day laborers.[9]

In 2008, Katz was elected president of the Maryland Municipal League, the association that represents Maryland's 157 cities and towns.[11]

In 2014, Montgomery Council Council Member Phil Andrews announced that he would not run for reelection and would run for County Executive instead.[12] Katz announced he would run to replace Andrews on the County Council representing District 3.[12] Katz's campaign focused on early childhood education, after-school programs, and career and technical training.[13] Katz won the Democratic Party primary election.[14] With no opponent on the general election ballot, Katz won the general election in 2014.[15] His term began on December 1, 2014.[1] He sits on the government operations and public safety committee.[16]

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.[17][18] The business was started by his grandparents, Jacob and Rose Wolfson, in 1918.[18]

Katz is married to Sally Katz, a pupil personnel worker for Montgomery County Public Schools, and is the father of two adult children.[5] He lives in the Pheasant Run neighborhood of Gaithersburg.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 Turque, Bill; Hernandez, Arelis R. (December 2, 2014). "Deja vu for Leggett and Baker". The Washington Post. p. B1.
  2. ↑ Davis, Jenn (September 3, 2014). "Longtime Gaithersburg mayor submits conditional resignation: Move comes in anticipation of Katz joining County Council". Gazette.Net.
  3. 1 2 Kaiman, Beth (March 30, 1989). "Montgomery County Notes: No Opposition for Bohrer". The Washington Post. p. GMD11.
  4. ↑ "Sidney A. Katz". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Voter Guide: Montgomery County Councilman District 3". WAMU. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Community Invited to Katz Open House". City of Gaithersburg. October 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ Burke, Sonya. "Gaithersburg Mayor Katz is Runnning For County Council". ...appointed the Mayor of Gaithersburg on September 8, 1998, following the death of Mayor Ed Bohrer
  9. 1 2 3 4 Rucker, Philip (February 29, 2008). "Gaithersburg Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional". The Washington Post. p. B4.
  10. 1 2 Gansler, Douglas F.; Varga, William R. (February 27, 2008). "Opinion of the Attorney General of Maryland" (PDF). Attorney General of Maryland.
  11. ↑ Marimow, Ann E. (July 3, 2008). "Pension Board Membership Bill Stalls in Council". The Washington Post. p. T3.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Turque, Bill (November 5, 2014). "Leggett and Baker reelected: Term-limit changes are defeated". The Washington Post. p. A32.
  16. ↑ Turque, Bill (November 14, 2014). "Elrich, strong critic of development policies, moved off of influential Montgomery panel (Posted 2014-11-14 18:47:07): Elrich, a frequent critic of county growth and land-use policies, is removed from planning committee". The Washington Post.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. 1 2 Davis, Jenn (November 14, 2013). "Wolfson's ends a century of business". The Washington Post. p. T18.
  19. ↑ "Sidney A. Katz". The Washington Post. November 3, 2005.
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