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County Commissioner · District 2 · Calvert County · 2026 Primary
County Commissioners act as both the lawmaking body and the executive branch for their county, meaning they pass local ordinances and oversee all county departments. They are responsible for setting property tax rates and adopting the annual budget, which determines funding levels for essential services like public schools, road maintenance, and emergency responders. Their decisions on land use and zoning also directly influence how your community grows and what types of businesses or housing can be built.
View all candidates in this raceKenneth Lee is a Republican candidate running for Calvert County Commissioner in District 2, drawing on his background as a retired Baltimore City Fire Department firefighter and small business owner. Born and raised in Northeast Baltimore City, he graduated from Paterson High School in 1984 before joining Engine Company 13 in 1987, where he served for twenty years with multiple awards for outstanding service. After retiring, he established a home improvement company with his wife and moved to Calvert County in 2000, where they currently care for his father who has Lewy body dementia while volunteering extensively for community events, animal rescue, youth soccer, and theater productions. His campaign platform focuses on restoring Calvert by opposing data centers that threaten waterways and health, lowering taxes through strategic budgeting, and preventing high-density development to maintain the county's rural character.
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"It's time to stop the corruption, stop the lies, and stop all this spending."
"Data centers will cost Calvert County residents outrageous amounts of money. They will destroy our beautiful waterways and ruin the watermen's livelihoods."
"No more high-density building! We need to keep our county rural."
"Commissioner Cox, we do not need 4 more years of lies, deception, and non transparency. Time for new leadership!"
Data Centers
Opposes data centers citing high costs, harm to waterways, and health risks to residents and watermen.
“"Data centers will cost Calvert County residents outrageous amounts of money. They will destroy our beautiful waterways and ruin the watermen's livelihoods. They release by-products and are a huge harm to our health."”
Tax Policy
Committed to lowering taxes through property tax rate adjustments, strategic budgeting, cutting spending, and ending corporate tax breaks.
“"Lower taxes in Calvert County is a key component of my platform. I will adjust property tax rates by: strategic budgeting and efficiency, cutting spending... and ending tax breaks that shift the tax burden away from corporations and onto families and small businesses."”
Land Use
Advocates against high-density building to preserve Calvert County's rural character.
“"No more high-density building! We need to keep our county rural. The current commissioners platformed off of keeping it that way however, they continue to approve all the building that is going on around the county."”
Government Ethics
Calls for stopping corruption and lies in local government leadership.
“"It's time to stop the corruption, stop the lies, and stop all this spending. We need to get the proper people into proper offices to ensure we have a better place to live."”
A news article from April 2026 reports that Kenneth Lee, a retired firefighter, has filed for the Calvert Commissioners' race. The coverage highlights his background as a former Baltimore City Fire Department member who served on Engine Company 13 before retiring to build a home improvement business with his wife. No further external details regarding endorsements or controversies were available in the provided text due to truncation of the article content.
“"Data centers will cost Calvert County residents outrageous amounts of money. They will destroy our beautiful waterways and ruin the watermen's livelihoods."”
Source“"Lower taxes in Calvert County is a key component of my platform. I will adjust property tax rates by: strategic budgeting and efficiency, cutting spending..."”
Source“"No more high-density building! We need to keep our county rural."”
Source“"It's time to stop the corruption, stop the lies, and stop all this spending."”
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