Charles I. Ecker
| Charles Isaac Ecker | |
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| 5th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland | |
| In office December 1990 – December 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth Bobo |
| Succeeded by | James N. Robey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1928 Uniontown, Maryland |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Councilman, Superintentdent |
| Website | Howard County Government |
Charles Issac Ecker (December 8, 1928 - October 21, 2015) was the former County Executive of Howard County, Maryland.[1][2]
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Education and History
Born in Uniontown, Maryland, December 8, 1928. Attended Westminster High School. Worked in feed mills and Lehigh Portland Cement Co. as a laborer. Served in U.S. Navy, 1945-47. University of Maryland; Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), B.A. (biology & physical education), 1951; University of North Carolina, M.E.D. (physical education), 1955, and Ph.D. (education administration). In 1956 he returned to a family bakery business and carnival prize supply business. In 1964 He worked for the Carroll County, Maryland school system after writing a paper on Gymnasium efficiency. He became the President, Association of School Business Officials, 1971-72. In 1984 he was a finalist for the Howard County Public School Superintendent, losing to Micheael E. Hickey. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996. Board of Directors, American Lung Association of Maryland, 1998-. Member, Executive Committee (at large), Maryland Council on Economic Education, 2003. Trustee Alumni Award, McDaniel College, 2010. Ecker was married with two children, eleven grandchildren.[3]
School Superintendent
Dr. Ecker served as Assistant Superintendent of schools.[4] After Dr. Ecker became Superintendent of Carroll County Schools. In 2006 He gained attention for banning the book The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things for language, starting a student petition against the book ban.[5]
Political activity
Dr. Ecker was the County Executive for Howard County from 1990-1998. Councilman Darrel Drown recommended Ecker for a candidate against incumbent Elizabeth Bobo. Ecker changed from Democratic to Republican party to run for the position.[6] Ecker approved the loan started before his term to renovate the historic Savage Mill.[7] Early in his term, he removed an 18 month building restriction prior to implementing an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance.[8] In 1994, Ecker implemented the first use of self-insurance of the county to settle the case of the death of Carl Jonathan Bowie at Oakland Mills High School.[9]
In 1998 Ecker ran for Governor of Maryland against Ellen R. Sauerbrey.[6]
Member, Baltimore Regional Council of Governments, 1990–92; Governor's Task Force on School Construction, 1992–93; Baltimore Metropolitan Council, 1992-98 (chair, 1997–98). Board of Visitors, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 1992-. Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Howard County, 1963-67. Director of Business Affairs, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Prince George's County, 1967-74. Assistant Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Howard County, 1974-89. Co-Chair, Economic and Workforce Development Task Force of Commission on the Future of Howard Community College, 1998-99. Co-Chair of the Ryland Homes Rouse sponsored Howard County Vision group.[10]
Superintendent of Schools, Carroll County, 2002-10 (interim superintendent of schools, 2000-02 & former assistant superintendent of schools).[11]
Member, Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2003; Governor's Commission on Quality Education, 2004-05 (vice-chair, subcommittee on global best-practices in education); Task Force on Comparable Testing Methods for the Maryland High School Assessments, 2004–06; Public School Labor Relations Board, 2011-.
Election history
| Year | Office | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | |||
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| 1994 | Howard County Executive | General | Charles I. Ecker[12] | Republican | 64% | Susan B. Gray | Democratic | 36% | |||||||||
| 1998 | Maryland Governor | Primary | Charles I Ecker[13] | Republican | 17.2% | Ellen Sauerbrey | Republican | 82.8% | |||||||||
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