Susan W. Krebs

Susan W. Krebs is a lifelong Carroll County resident and current County Commissioner representing District 5, seeking election to a full term in 2026. Born December 4, 1959, she attended Woodlawn High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Towson State University. She began her career in public service in 1998 on the Carroll County Board of Education, serving four years including two as President. She then served 20 years as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 9 and later District 5 after redistricting, where she was known as a conservative advocate for fiscal responsibility, agriculture, small businesses, and emergency services modernization. After choosing not to seek re-election to the House in 2022, she returned to county government when the Carroll County Republican Central Committee nominated her to fill the District 5 Commissioner seat vacated by Ed Rothstein's appointment as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. She was appointed by Governor Wes Moore and sworn in on September 11, 2025. She and her husband Mark raised their three children in Eldersburg and are active members of Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church.