Kenneth P. Kerr

Kenneth P. Kerr (born January 28, 1957) is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He represents District 3B, which covers parts of Frederick County. He was previously a member of the Frederick County Board of Education from 2016 to 2018. Early life and career Kerr was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 28, 1957. He attended Frederick Community College, where he earned an A.A. degree in general studies in 1976. While at Frederick Community College, he met his wife in a philosophy class, who he married in 1984. He also attended Hood College, where he earned a B.A. degree in music in 1981. After graduating from Hood College, he worked as a fourth grade teacher for Frederick County Public Schools from 1983 to 1986. During this time, Kerr led a group of fourth-graders through the Maryland State House and thought to himself, "Wow, this is really cool. It'd be great if I could do this someday." After teaching, Kerr worked in the information technology field for 10 years, working various jobs including computer repair and writing software manuals. Writing manuals made him return to Towson University, where he earned a M.S. degree in professional writing in 1995. After graduating from Towson, Kerr worked as an English professor at Cecil College, Frederick Community College, Hagerstown Community College, Harford Community College, and Wor–Wic Community College. Since 1999, he has worked as an English professor at Frederick Community College, serving as the chair of the English department from 2011 to 2017. He later attended Morgan State University, where he earned a Ed.D. in 2003. In 2014, Kerr unsuccessfully ran for the Frederick County Board of Education, seeking to replace board member Brad Young. He lost to incumbent April Miller in the general election by a margin of 43 votes. He declined to request a recount, saying that he trusted the proficiency of the elections officials in tallying absentee and provisional ballots. In April 2016, Kerr again ran for the Frederick County Board of Education. During the general election, Kerr teamed up with candidates Michael Bunitsky and incumbent school board member Joy Schaefer to campaign and fundraise together and to pool funds. Kerr was victorious in the general election, receiving 25.7 percent of the vote. He was sworn in on December 7, 2016.