Joseph Bartenfelder
Bartenfelder, 2022
Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture
In office
February 13, 2015 – January 18, 2023
GovernorLarry Hogan
DeputySteve Connelly
Preceded byEarl F. Hance
Succeeded byKevin Atticks
Member of the Baltimore County Council from District 6
In office
December 6, 1994 – December 6, 2010
Succeeded byCathy Bevins
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 8th district
In office
1983–1994
Preceded byLouis L. DePazzo, Daniel J. Minnick, Jr., Robert R. Staab
Succeeded byKatherine Klausmeier
Personal details
Born (1957-01-03) January 3, 1957 (age 67)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children4
EducationTowson University (BS)
OccupationFarmer

Joseph Bartenfelder (born January 3, 1957) is an American politician and farmer from Maryland. He was appointed Secretary of Agriculture for Maryland by then-Governor-elect Larry Hogan in 2014.[1]

Education

Bartenfelder graduated from St. Joseph School and Calvert Hall College High School.[2] He earned a degree in business administration from Towson University.[2][3]

Career

In 1978, Bartenfelder ran for the Maryland House of Delegates for the first time.[3] In 1982, he won his first state delegate seat and represented District 8 in the house until 1994.[2][3][4]

In 1994, Bartenfelder began working on the Baltimore County Council.[2] In 1996, he became chairman of the Baltimore County Council.[5] He also served as chair of the Spending and Affordability Committee for four years while on the County Council.[3]

In 2010, he ran in the primary to be Baltimore County Executive, which he lost to Kevin Kamenetz.[2][3][6]

Bartenfelder was appointed Maryland Secretary of Agriculture by then-Governor-elect Larry Hogan in 2014.[1]

Personal life

Bartenfelder is married and has four children.[3] On Thanksgiving, November 24, 2022, police charged him with hunting wetland or upland game birds “with the aid of bait or on or over any baited area,” which carries a minimum $500 fine and a maximum of $1500 for a first offense. Lauren Moses, public information officer for Natural Resources Police, could not say whether this was Bartenfelder’s first charge. [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Stepping Down". WBOC. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hirsch, Arthur (26 August 2010). "Bartenfelder leads double life as farmer and politician". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Geppi, Rocco. "Bartenfelder official running for Baltimore County Executive". The Avenue News. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ Richman, Talia (4 November 2018). "Who are the University System of Maryland Board of Regents?". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ^ Carson, Larry (28 December 1996). "Fullerton Democrat to head council Joseph Bartenfelder keeps party's hold on county panel's top post". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ Hirsch, Arthur; Hill, Raven (3 November 2010). "Kamenetz defeats Holt in Balto. Co. exec race". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  7. ^ https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-agriculture-secretary-charged-with-illegal-bird-hunting-36GJIV7DDJF7PI4KM3BJFRFS2I/
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