Janet S. Owens is an American politician and Democrat who has served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland since 1998. She is a resident of Millersville, Maryland. As County Executive, she is seen as a moderate, frequently implementing more conservative policies than the County Council, which is now led by Republicans. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... County Executives of Anne Arundel County, Maryland 2006 Candidates for Anne Arundel County Executive Categories: Anne Arundel County, Maryland | Lists of office-holders ... Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Millersville is a city located in Maryland. ...

Prior to serving as County Executive, Owens was a Judge of the Orphans Court from 1990-1994. She ran for county Clerk of the Court in 1994 but was defeated by Bob Duckworth. This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Robert P. Duckworth (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who resides in Crofton, Maryland. ...

Janet Owens announced her plans to seek the office of Maryland State Comptroller on May 4, 2006. This was done after months of rumors that she would seek the Democratic nomination for the third congressional district of Maryland, as well as rumors that she was under consideration as a potential running mate for current Governor Robert Ehrlich, a Republican, during his campaign for re-election. (Ehrlich's current lieutenant governor, Michael S. Steele, is running for U.S. Senate rather than for a second term as lieutenant governor. Ehrlich ended up choosing Kristen Cox as his new running mate.) Term limits prevent her for seeking another term as county executive. Owens will compete with controversial Democratic incumbent comptroller William Donald Schaefer for her party's nomination. In early July 2006, when asked if he would debate Owens, Schaefer said he "wouldn't debate her on how to bake a chocolate cake." In early September 2006, Schaefer called Owens in the Washington Post a "prissy little miss" who wears "long dresses, looks like Mother Hubbard -- it's sort of like she was a man." Schaefer made similar comments in a taped interview with News Channel 8: "She's got these long clothes on and an old-fashioned hairdo," he said. "You know, it sort of makes you real mad." Schaefer refused to apologize for his comments regarding Owens' appearance, saying: "An apology? An apology for what? I can't help it how she looks." In the primary election on September 12, 2006, Owens garnered more votes than Schaefer, but Peter Franchot received the most votes, earning the Democratic party's nomination for Comptroller. William Donald Schaefer, current comptroller The Comptroller of Maryland, as of 2004 former Governor William Donald Schaefer, is the states chief financial officer and is also elected by the people for a four year term. ... Robert Leroy Ehrlich, Jr. ... Michael Steele Michael S. Steele (born October 19, 1958) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, having been elected on the same ticket as Governor Robert L. Ehrlich in 2002. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Kristen Cox (born Kristen Eyring in 1970, Bellevue, Washington) is a blind American politician and current Maryland Secretary of Disabilities. ... William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer (born November 2, 1921) is an American politician who has served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. ... ... Old Mother Hubbard is a nursery rhyme. ... The term NewsChannel 8 is also used to refer to Tampa, Floridas station WFLA-TV. News Channel 8 is a 24-hour news service offered in the Washington DC metropolitan area over all cable services. ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ...

External links

• Owens Biography from the Maryland Archives
• Owens Biography from Anne Arundel County Website