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{{short description|American businessman and politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|name = Kirby Delauter |name = Kirby Delauter
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|successor = Michael Blue
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'''Kirby Delauter''' is an American ] and ]. He is a former Commissioner of ], and he is a current member of the ], representing District 5. '''Kirby Delauter''' (born 1964) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Commissioner of ], and a former member of the ], representing District 5.


Delauter served in the ] between 1982 and 1988. In 1993, he bought and became president of the family construction company W.F. Delauter & Son, which was founded by his grandfather and father. Delauter served in the ] between 1982 and 1988. In 1993, he bought and became president of the family construction company W.F. Delauter & Son, which was founded by his grandfather and father.
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He ran on Frederick County's Republican Conservative Team slate with three other candidates and was elected to a four-year term in 2010 on the Frederick Board of County Commissioners. His campaign platform stressed fiscal responsibility and making the county business friendly. He ran on Frederick County's Republican Conservative Team slate with three other candidates and was elected to a four-year term in 2010 on the Frederick Board of County Commissioners. His campaign platform stressed fiscal responsibility and making the county business friendly.


After the county commissioner government changed into a charter government, in 2014 he defeated Democratic candidate Mark Long in the Frederick County Council District 5 election for its first representative on the new county council. In January 2015, Delauter told a '']'' reporter on ] that he would sue her if she used his name again without his authorization. The incident received national and international coverage, and he apologized for his remarks. After the county commissioner government changed into a charter government, in 2014 he defeated Democratic candidate Mark Long in the Frederick County Council District 5 election for its first representative on the new county council. In January 2015, Delauter told a '']'' reporter on Facebook that he would sue her if she used his name again without his authorization. The incident received national and international coverage, and he apologized for his remarks.


==W.F. Delauter & Son== ==W.F. Delauter and Son==
Delauter is the president of W.F. Delauter & Son, a development and construction company based in ].<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-12-09 |title=Frederick County's 2012 budget has $11.8M deficit |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12092010/brunnew163328_32537.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfUzPAk?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12092010/brunnew163328_32537.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> He owns over half of the company.<ref name="Gill">{{cite news|last=Gill |first=Thomas |date=2014-10-28 |title=It pays to be a county commissioner |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/frederick/it-pays-to-be-a-county-commissioner/article_41e131f9-da28-5cf0-ab78-b5490aee32d4.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfVa4BS?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/frederick/it-pays-to-be-a-county-commissioner/article_41e131f9-da28-5cf0-ab78-b5490aee32d4.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The company was paid $525,309 by ], to improve the ], pump station.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-10-21 |title=Delauter said he would bid on county contracts if elected commissioner |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/10212010/urbanew170922_32538.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6WK5ikrZi?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/10212010/urbanew170922_32538.php |archivedate=2015-02-14 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> According to '']'', the company "builds roads, water and sewer systems, storm water management and other forms of infrastructure".<ref name="2012-05-14">{{cite news|date=2012-05-14 |title=Setting boundaries in Frederick |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-frederick-20120514-story.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfWnpSy?url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-frederick-20120514-story.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Founded in 1955 by Delauter's grandfather, Willie F. Delauter, and his father, Russell Delauter, he bought the company in 1993.<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile">{{cite news|date=2015 |title=Kirby Delauter: Council Member - District 5 |url=https://frederickcountymd.gov/4336/Kirby-Delauter |publisher=Frederick County Government |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfgjMvY?url=https://frederickcountymd.gov/4336/Kirby-Delauter |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> W.F. Delauter & Son does business in Maryland, ] and ].<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/> Delauter is the president of W.F. Delauter & Son, a development and construction company based in ].<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=December 9, 2010 |title=Frederick County's 2012 budget has $11.8M deficit |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12092010/brunnew163328_32537.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111050512/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12092010/brunnew163328_32537.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He owns over half of the company.<ref name="Gill">{{cite news|last=Gill |first=Thomas |date=October 28, 2014 |title=It pays to be a county commissioner |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/frederick/it-pays-to-be-a-county-commissioner/article_41e131f9-da28-5cf0-ab78-b5490aee32d4.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620110021/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/frederick/it-pays-to-be-a-county-commissioner/article_41e131f9-da28-5cf0-ab78-b5490aee32d4.html |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company was paid $525,309 by ], to improve the ], pump station.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=October 21, 2010 |title=Delauter said he would bid on county contracts if elected commissioner |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/10212010/urbanew170922_32538.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040426/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/10212010/urbanew170922_32538.php |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to '']'', the company "builds roads, water and sewer systems, storm water management and other forms of infrastructure".<ref name="2012-05-14">{{cite news|date=May 14, 2012 |title=Setting boundaries in Frederick |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-frederick-20120514-story.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111050539/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-frederick-20120514-story.html |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Founded in 1955 by Delauter's grandfather, Willie F. Delauter, and his father, Russell Delauter, he bought the company in 1993.<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile">{{cite news|year=2015 |title=Kirby Delauter: Council Member District 5 |url=https://frederickcountymd.gov/4336/Kirby-Delauter |publisher=Frederick County Government |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110010228/http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/4336/Kirby-Delauter |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> W.F. Delauter & Son does business in Maryland, ] and ].<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/>


Frederick County paid W.F. Delauter & Son $72,557 for snow removal services in 2009.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> Delauter said that upon being elected county commissioner, he would recuse himself on voting on issues involving his company. He would continue to bid on county projects and would consult the county's Ethics Commission if there were any issues.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> Frederick County paid W.F. Delauter & Son $72,557 for snow removal services in 2009.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> Delauter said that upon being elected county commissioner, he would recuse himself on voting on issues involving his company. He would continue to bid on county projects and would consult the county's Ethics Commission if there were any issues.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/>


==Frederick Board of County Commissioners== ==Political career==
===Frederick Board of County Commissioners===
Delauter was one of a group of three politically conservative, pro-development candidates elected to the council in 2010, he ] and Blaine Young won and dominated the 5-person Council.<ref name="SpivakWay">{{cite news|last1=Spivak|first1=Miranda|title=Frederick Could Be an Urban Suburb of DC–Unless Its Good Ol' Boy Past Gets in Its Way|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/09/23/frederick-could-be-an-urban-suburb-of-dc-unless-good-ol-boy-past-stops-it/|access-date=May 29, 2018|work=]|date=December 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/>
Delauter ran for a seat on the Frederick Board of County Commissioners in an election on November 2, 2010.<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> He was among 11 candidates running for five seats.<ref name="Tully2010-10-29">{{cite news|last=Tully |first=Meg |date=2010-10-29 |title=Frederick County Commissioners race delves into ethics issues |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/frederick-county-commissioners-race-delves-into-ethics-issues/article_7d6929f1-2c55-553f-81aa-2c6f55f30eff.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfjISqB?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/frederick-county-commissioners-race-delves-into-ethics-issues/article_7d6929f1-2c55-553f-81aa-2c6f55f30eff.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In his campaign for county commissioner, Delauter's campaign plank was to cut spending<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09"/> and make the county more business friendly.<ref name="Marshall2012-05-23">{{cite news|last=Marshall |first=Ryan |date=2012-05-23 |title=Delauter defends comment on moving business |url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239449/1016/delauter-defends-comment-on-moving-business |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfkyJ0J?url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239449/1016/delauter-defends-comment-on-moving-business |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Saying the county was too big,<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> he supported reducing expenses by privatizing county departments.<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09"/> Delauter aimed to make the county more business friendly by cutting taxes and fees, as well as simplifying the permit process.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-07-29 |title=Delauter wants to bring changes to county board |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/07292010/frednew154352_32545.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfl5sLz?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/07292010/frednew154352_32545.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> He ran on Frederick County's "Republican Conservative Team" slate with three other candidates, Blaine R. Young, Kirby Delauter, Billy Shreve and C. Paul Smith,<ref name="Greenfield2010-09-16">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-09-16 |title=Young wants Republican candidates to join slate |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09162010/frednew161759_32536.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfq5bbm?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09162010/frednew161759_32536.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> who all won.<ref name="Greenfield173021_32535">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-12-02 |title=New Frederick County commissioners promise big changes |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/frednew173021_32535.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfqDVZM?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/frednew173021_32535.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter finished in fifth place, receiving 35,536 votes in the election and a seat on the five-member county board.<ref name="Greenfield2010-11-03">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-11-03 |title=Blaine Young ushers Republican sweep of Frederick County commissioners seats |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/11032010/frednew13906_32564.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfqqRYB?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/11032010/frednew13906_32564.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> After he was elected, he was sworn in on the Great Frederick Fair land as a commissioner on December 1, 2010.<ref name="Greenfield180728_32535">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=2010-12-02 |title=Delauter refuses to comment on Ethics Commission opinion |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/urbanew180728_32535.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfvLjtR?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/urbanew180728_32535.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


He was one among 11 candidates running for five seats in 2010.<ref name="Tully2010-10-29">{{cite news|last=Tully |first=Meg |date=October 29, 2010 |title=Frederick County Commissioners race delves into ethics issues |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/frederick-county-commissioners-race-delves-into-ethics-issues/article_7d6929f1-2c55-553f-81aa-2c6f55f30eff.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624050321/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/frederick-county-commissioners-race-delves-into-ethics-issues/article_7d6929f1-2c55-553f-81aa-2c6f55f30eff.html |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his campaign for county commissioner, Delauter's campaign plank was to cut spending<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09"/> and make the county more business friendly.<ref name="Marshall2012-05-23">{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Ryan |date=May 23, 2012 |title=Delauter defends comment on moving business |url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239449/1016/delauter-defends-comment-on-moving-business&template=gazette |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111050908/http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239449/1016/delauter-defends-comment-on-moving-business&template=gazette |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Saying the county was too big,<ref name="Greenfield2010-10-21"/> he supported reducing expenses by privatizing county departments.<ref name="Greenfield2010-12-09"/> Delauter aimed to make the county more business friendly by cutting taxes and fees, as well as simplifying the permit process.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=July 29, 2010 |title=Delauter wants to bring changes to county board |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/07292010/frednew154352_32545.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111050910/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/07292010/frednew154352_32545.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He ran on Frederick County's "Republican Conservative Team" slate with three other candidates, Blaine R. Young, Kirby Delauter, Billy Shreve and C. Paul Smith,<ref name="Greenfield2010-09-16">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=September 16, 2010 |title=Young wants Republican candidates to join slate |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09162010/frednew161759_32536.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051024/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09162010/frednew161759_32536.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who all won.<ref name="Greenfield173021_32535">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=December 2, 2010 |title=New Frederick County commissioners promise big changes |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/frednew173021_32535.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051026/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/frednew173021_32535.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delauter finished in fifth place, receiving 35,536 votes in the election and a seat on the five-member county board.<ref name="Greenfield2010-11-03">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=November 3, 2010 |title=Blaine Young ushers Republican sweep of Frederick County commissioners seats |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/11032010/frednew13906_32564.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051035/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/11032010/frednew13906_32564.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After he was elected, he was sworn in on the Great Frederick Fair land as a commissioner on December 1, 2010.<ref name="Greenfield180728_32535">{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Sherry |date=December 2, 2010 |title=Delauter refuses to comment on Ethics Commission opinion |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/urbanew180728_32535.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051141/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12022010/urbanew180728_32535.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Delauter was assigned to be a liaison to the Agriculture Business Council, Frederick Municipal Airport Commission, Retirement Plan Committee, Roads Board, Social Services Board, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.<ref name="Greenfield180728_32535"/> After he received the next county commission meeting's agenda at the end of each week, Delauter used Saturday and Sunday to review it. If he wanted clarifications, he dispatched county employees to obtain the details. He said that by the Thursday meeting, he had formed a stance on most matters.<ref name="Rodgers2013-07-21">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=2013-07-21 |title=Voting history shows power of Young's bloc |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/article_26da9cd0-e7e4-5c9b-88e1-e21842ec3260.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfvxrRv?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/article_26da9cd0-e7e4-5c9b-88e1-e21842ec3260.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


Delauter was assigned to be a liaison to the Agriculture Business Council, Frederick Municipal Airport Commission, Retirement Plan Committee, Roads Board, Social Services Board, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.<ref name="Greenfield180728_32535"/> After he received the next county commission meeting's agenda at the end of each week, Delauter used Saturday and Sunday to review it. If he wanted clarifications, he dispatched county employees to obtain the details. He said that by the Thursday meeting, he had formed a stance on most matters.<ref name="Rodgers2013-07-21">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=July 21, 2013 |title=Voting history shows power of Young's bloc |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/article_26da9cd0-e7e4-5c9b-88e1-e21842ec3260.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610002203/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/article_26da9cd0-e7e4-5c9b-88e1-e21842ec3260.html |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In February 2011, Delauter joined three other county commissioners in voting 4–1 to cut $2.3 million from the county's ]. His remarks generated controversy, and were covered in ] and Maryland's ]. During the county meeting, he had said that women can best take care of their children by remaining married and being ]s. He also had cited his wife as an example, noting that although she had attended college, she stayed at home for 18 years to care for their four children.<ref name="GreenfieldHeerbrandt2011-02-09">{{cite news|last1=Greenfield |first1=Sherry |last2=Heerbrandt |first2=Katherine |date=2011-02-09 |title=Women outraged over Frederick commissioners' comments |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/02092011/frednew175041_32611.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfwSaSs?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/02092011/frednew175041_32611.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Marbella2011-06-18">{{cite news|last=Marbella |first=Jean |date=2011-06-18 |title=Head Start: A woman's place — at home or at work? |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-18/news/bs-md-frederick-headstart-20110219_1_mothers-work-candlelight-vigil-preschool-program |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUfwysMy?url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-18/news/bs-md-frederick-headstart-20110219_1_mothers-work-candlelight-vigil-preschool-program |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


In February 2011, Delauter joined three other county commissioners in voting 4–1 to cut $2.3&nbsp;million from the county's ]. His remarks generated controversy, and were covered in ] and Maryland's ]. During the county meeting, he had said that women can best take care of their children by remaining married and being ]s. He also had cited his wife as an example, noting that although she had attended college, she stayed at home for 18 years to care for their four children.<ref name="GreenfieldHeerbrandt2011-02-09">{{cite news|last1=Greenfield |first1=Sherry |last2=Heerbrandt |first2=Katherine |date=February 9, 2011 |title=Women outraged over Frederick commissioners' comments |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/02092011/frednew175041_32611.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051158/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/02092011/frednew175041_32611.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Marbella2011-06-18">{{cite news|last=Marbella |first=Jean |date=June 18, 2011 |title=Head Start: A woman's place — at home or at work? |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/02/18/a-womans-place-at-home-or-at-work/ |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051205/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-18/news/bs-md-frederick-headstart-20110219_1_mothers-work-candlelight-vigil-preschool-program |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Frederick County Council==
In 2014, after voters passed a charter government initiative, the county government changed from a five-member county commission into a charter government headed by a county executive and legislated by a seven-person county council.<ref name="Turque2015-01-10">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=2015-01-10 |title=Recent fiascoes have left Frederick County residents feeling 'embarrassed' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/recent-fiascoes-have-left-frederick-county-residents-feeling-embarrassed/2015/01/10/909bd88e-8d2b-11e4-8ff4-fb93129c9c8b_story.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUg2N6Oi?url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/recent-fiascoes-have-left-frederick-county-residents-feeling-embarrassed/2015/01/10/909bd88e-8d2b-11e4-8ff4-fb93129c9c8b_story.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter ran for a seat on the county council in 2014. In his Frederick County Council District 5 race, Delauter campaigned on a platform of continuing to make the county business friendly. He supported implementing ] paid for by the developers that would improve the county's infrastructure.<ref name="2014-04-11">{{cite news|date=2014-04-11 |title=County Council District 5 candidate Kirby Delauter |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/county-council-district-candidate-kirby-delauter/article_28ba0f7a-ce98-5c89-aca7-d4a4c39f252e.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUg3CkU4?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/county-council-district-candidate-kirby-delauter/article_28ba0f7a-ce98-5c89-aca7-d4a4c39f252e.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> He was endorsed by ] Mayor Donald Briggs, ] Commissioner Martin Burns, and Thurmont Police Chief Greg Eyler. Several officials crossed party lines to support Delauter's Democratic opponent,<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=2014-10-29 |title=Disputes strain relationships between Delauter, town officials |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/disputes-strain-relationships-between-delauter-town-officials/article_13fe37f7-93a1-5de8-9bee-a1d433c231b1.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUg5C6Hi?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/disputes-strain-relationships-between-delauter-town-officials/article_13fe37f7-93a1-5de8-9bee-a1d433c231b1.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Mark Long,<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-31">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=2014-10-31 |title=Political Notes: Local Republicans report difficulty with voting machines |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/political-notes-local-republicans-report-difficulty-with-voting-machines/article_1b008f56-473b-5862-b500-4e28678ee91b.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUg5k4hH?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/political-notes-local-republicans-report-difficulty-with-voting-machines/article_1b008f56-473b-5862-b500-4e28678ee91b.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> citing their disagreements with Delauter.<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29"/> Thurmont Commissioner Wayne Hooper, Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird, and ] Mayor Wayne Creadick supported Delauter's Democratic opponent.<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29"/>


===Frederick County Council===
After winning the election 54.72 percent to 45.13 percent,<ref name="Rada2014-11-24">{{cite news|last=Rada, Jr. |first=James |date=2014-11-24 |title=Gardner, Delauter, and Jenkins Among the General Election Winners |url=http://thecatoctinbanner.com/gardner-delauter-and-jenkins-among-the-general-election-winners/ |newspaper=The Catoctin Banner |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgFFawo?url=http://thecatoctinbanner.com/gardner-delauter-and-jenkins-among-the-general-election-winners/ |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter was sworn in on December 1, 2014, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. The ceremony, which cost about $2,000, included lunch, flowers, and technical expenses. To denote his unwavering commitment to fiscal prudence, Delauter paid the county $281.36 to cover around one-eighth the ceremony's cost. He further promised not to use both his council credit card and his council expense account (which gives council members a $2,500 annual allowance for traveling and conferences).<ref name="Rodgers2014-12-26">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=2014-12-26 |title=Political Notes: Delauter says he reimbursed county for inauguration |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/news_regular_features/political_notes/political-notes-delauter-says-he-reimbursed-county-for-inauguration/article_adf191fc-a7bc-59f6-b0b6-330242fb1764.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgG4XKj?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/news_regular_features/political_notes/political-notes-delauter-says-he-reimbursed-county-for-inauguration/article_adf191fc-a7bc-59f6-b0b6-330242fb1764.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
In 2014, after voters passed a charter government initiative, the county government changed from a five-member county commission into a charter government headed by a county executive and legislated by a seven-person county council.<ref name="Turque2015-01-10">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=January 10, 2015 |title=Recent fiascoes have left Frederick County residents feeling 'embarrassed' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/recent-fiascoes-have-left-frederick-county-residents-feeling-embarrassed/2015/01/10/909bd88e-8d2b-11e4-8ff4-fb93129c9c8b_story.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111132315/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/recent-fiascoes-have-left-frederick-county-residents-feeling-embarrassed/2015/01/10/909bd88e-8d2b-11e4-8ff4-fb93129c9c8b_story.html |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delauter ran for a seat on the county council in 2014. In his Frederick County Council District 5 race, Delauter campaigned on a platform of continuing to make the county business friendly. He supported implementing ] paid for by the developers that would improve the county's infrastructure.<ref name="2014-04-11">{{cite news|date=April 11, 2014 |title=County Council District 5 candidate Kirby Delauter |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/county-council-district-candidate-kirby-delauter/article_28ba0f7a-ce98-5c89-aca7-d4a4c39f252e.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150419033600/http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/county-council-district-candidate-kirby-delauter/article_28ba0f7a-ce98-5c89-aca7-d4a4c39f252e.html |archive-date=April 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was endorsed by ] Mayor Donald Briggs, ] Commissioner Martin Burns, and Thurmont Police Chief Greg Eyler. Several officials crossed party lines to support Delauter's Democratic opponent,<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=October 29, 2014 |title=Disputes strain relationships between Delauter, town officials |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/disputes-strain-relationships-between-delauter-town-officials/article_13fe37f7-93a1-5de8-9bee-a1d433c231b1.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120012803/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/disputes-strain-relationships-between-delauter-town-officials/article_13fe37f7-93a1-5de8-9bee-a1d433c231b1.html |archive-date=November 20, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mark Long,<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-31">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Political Notes: Local Republicans report difficulty with voting machines |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/political-notes-local-republicans-report-difficulty-with-voting-machines/article_1b008f56-473b-5862-b500-4e28678ee91b.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630234556/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/elections/political-notes-local-republicans-report-difficulty-with-voting-machines/article_1b008f56-473b-5862-b500-4e28678ee91b.html |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> citing their disagreements with Delauter.<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29"/> Thurmont Commissioner Wayne Hooper, Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird, and ] Mayor Wayne Creadick supported Delauter's Democratic opponent.<ref name="Rodgers2014-10-29"/>


After winning the election 54.72 percent to 45.13 percent,<ref name="Rada2014-11-24">{{cite news|last=Rada, Jr. |first=James |date=November 24, 2014 |title=Gardner, Delauter, and Jenkins Among the General Election Winners |url=http://thecatoctinbanner.com/gardner-delauter-and-jenkins-among-the-general-election-winners/ |newspaper=The Catoctin Banner |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051636/http://thecatoctinbanner.com/gardner-delauter-and-jenkins-among-the-general-election-winners/ |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delauter was sworn in on December 1, 2014, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. The ceremony, which cost about $2,000, included lunch, flowers, and technical expenses. To denote his unwavering commitment to fiscal prudence, Delauter paid the county $281.36 to cover around one-eighth the ceremony's cost. He further promised not to use both his council credit card and his council expense account (which gives council members a $2,500 annual allowance for traveling and conferences).<ref name="Rodgers2014-12-26">{{cite news|last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=December 26, 2014 |title=Political Notes: Delauter says he reimbursed county for inauguration |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/news_regular_features/political_notes/political-notes-delauter-says-he-reimbursed-county-for-inauguration/article_adf191fc-a7bc-59f6-b0b6-330242fb1764.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704095909/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/news_regular_features/political_notes/political-notes-delauter-says-he-reimbursed-county-for-inauguration/article_adf191fc-a7bc-59f6-b0b6-330242fb1764.html |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Delauter wrote a January 3, 2015, ] post addressed to then '']'' journalist Bethany Rodgers in which he said "Use my name again unauthorized and you'll be paying for an Attorney. Your rights stop where mine start."<ref name="Turque2015-01-06">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=2015-01-06 |title=Frederick County official Kirby Delauter threatens to sue paper if it prints his name |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frederick-council-member-kirby-delauter-threatens-to-sue-if-local-paper-uses-name/2015/01/06/5a923232-95d3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgHtDZb?url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frederick-council-member-kirby-delauter-threatens-to-sue-if-local-paper-uses-name/2015/01/06/5a923232-95d3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The post was in response to Rodgers' article the same day about a dispute over parking spots between the county executive and the county council members.<ref name="Turque2015-01-06"/> Delauter characterized an earlier article from Rodgers as a "hit piece", saying he had told her not to contact him again.<ref name="Turque2015-01-06"/>


Delauter wrote a January 3, 2015, Facebook post addressed to then '']'' journalist Bethany Rodgers in which he said "Use my name again unauthorized and you'll be paying for an Attorney. Your rights stop where mine start."<ref name="Turque2015-01-06">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=January 6, 2015 |title=Frederick County official Kirby Delauter threatens to sue paper if it prints his name |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frederick-council-member-kirby-delauter-threatens-to-sue-if-local-paper-uses-name/2015/01/06/5a923232-95d3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110094216/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frederick-council-member-kirby-delauter-threatens-to-sue-if-local-paper-uses-name/2015/01/06/5a923232-95d3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The post was in response to Rodgers' article the same day about a dispute over parking spots between the county executive and the county council members.<ref name="Turque2015-01-06"/> Delauter characterized an earlier article from Rodgers as a "hit piece", saying he had told her not to contact him again.<ref name="Turque2015-01-06"/>
''Frederick News-Post'' editorial page editor Cliff Cumber wrote a January 6 editorial about Delauter's Facebook posts, titled "Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter", in which he discussed the ] and said "We will not bend to petty intimidation tactics."<ref name="Gallman2015-01-05">{{cite news|last=Gallman |first=Stephanie |date=2015-01-05 |title=Paper responds to 'bullying' by councilman with name-calling |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/us/us-paper-responds-to-councilman/ |publisher=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgLJlEl?url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/us/us-paper-responds-to-councilman/ |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The editorial mentioned "Kirby Delauter" 26 times in the article's body, not including the fact that the paragraphs' initial letters spelled out "Kirby Delauter".<ref name="Gallman2015-01-05"/> Viewed over 500,000 times within 24 hours, the editorial was noticed by national publications, causing #kirbydelauter to trend on ].<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07">{{cite news|last=Campbell |first=Colin |date=2015-01-07 |title=Delauter apologizes for threatening reporter: 'My statement ... was wrong and inappropriate' |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-kirby-delauter-statement-20150107-story.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgOUJyr?url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-kirby-delauter-statement-20150107-story.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> The incident received coverage from the national media including '']'', the '']'', and the '']''<ref name="Zurcher2015-01-06">{{cite news|last=Zurcher |first=Anthony |date=2015-01-06 |title=#KirbyDelauter becomes a Twitter punching bag |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30704516 |publisher=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgP5na3?url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30704516 |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> and worldwide from publications in Canada, Germany, and Australia.<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07"/> Delauter apologized for his Facebook posts, characterizing them as "wrong and inappropriate" and affirming that "he first amendment is alive and well in Frederick County".<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07"/>


''Frederick News-Post'' editorial page editor Cliff Cumber wrote a January 6 editorial about Delauter's Facebook posts, titled "Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter", in which he discussed the ] and said "We will not bend to petty intimidation tactics."<ref name="Gallman2015-01-05">{{cite news|last=Gallman |first=Stephanie |date=January 5, 2015 |title=Paper responds to 'bullying' by councilman with name-calling |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/us/us-paper-responds-to-councilman/ |publisher=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111191613/http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/us/us-paper-responds-to-councilman |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The editorial mentioned "Kirby Delauter" 26 times in the article's body, not including the fact that the paragraphs' initial letters spelled out "Kirby Delauter".<ref name="Gallman2015-01-05"/> Viewed over 500,000 times within 24 hours, the editorial was noticed by national publications, causing #kirbydelauter to trend on Twitter.<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07">{{cite news|last=Campbell |first=Colin |date=January 7, 2015 |title=Delauter apologizes for threatening reporter: 'My statement ... was wrong and inappropriate' |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-kirby-delauter-statement-20150107-story.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051852/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-kirby-delauter-statement-20150107-story.html |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The incident received coverage from the national media including '']'', the '']'', and the '']''<ref name="Zurcher2015-01-06">{{cite news|last=Zurcher |first=Anthony |date=January 6, 2015 |title=#KirbyDelauter becomes a Twitter punching bag |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30704516 |publisher=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051902/http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-30704516 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and worldwide from publications in Canada, Germany, and Australia.<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07"/> Delauter apologized for his Facebook posts, characterizing them as "wrong and inappropriate" and affirming that "he first amendment is alive and well in Frederick County".<ref name="Campbell2015-01-07"/>
In May 2015, County Executive ] and Council President ] jointly introduced a law that would block a company like Delauter's W.F. Delauter & Son from competing for county contracts if a county official was financially involved with the company.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=2015-05-28 |title=Kirby Delauter, of 'Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter' fame, touches off new flap |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/05/28/kirby-delauter-of-kirby-delauter-kirby-delauter-fame-touches-off-new-flap/ |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-09-09 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6bPF9n1dc?url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/05/28/kirby-delauter-of-kirby-delauter-kirby-delauter-fame-touches-off-new-flap/ |archivedate=2015-09-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> When Otis and ] issued a joint statement in response to an ethics commission's opinion without speaking with Delauter, Delauter called Otis "]".<ref>Fifield, Jen. "The business of allowing elected officials to bid on public capital projects: A survey of counties". ''The Frederick News-Post''. May 24, 2015.</ref> Delauter criticized Otis, a Republican, for being "too much of a coward" and for being too "in lockstep" with Gardner, a Democrat.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28"/> Gardner and Otis criticized Delauter's accusations.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28"/> On August 19, 2015, the council voted 4–3 in favor the law.<ref name="2015-08-21">{{cite news|date=2015-08-21 |title=Official peeved over ethics vote takes it out on charities |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/21/official-peeved-over-ethics-vote-takes-it-out-on-c/ |newspaper=] |agency=] |accessdate=2015-09-09 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6bPFA7zsf?url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/21/official-peeved-over-ethics-vote-takes-it-out-on-c/ |archivedate=2015-09-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter responded to the '']'' that his company donates roughly $10,000 to $15,000 every year to charities and that because of the council's decision, his company was no longer financially able to make donations.<ref name="2015-08-21"/>

In May 2015, County Executive Jan Gardner and Council President ] jointly introduced a law that would block a company like Delauter's W.F. Delauter & Son from competing for county contracts if a county official was financially involved with the company.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28">{{cite news|last=Turque |first=Bill |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Kirby Delauter, of 'Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter' fame, touches off new flap |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/05/28/kirby-delauter-of-kirby-delauter-kirby-delauter-fame-touches-off-new-flap/ |newspaper=] |access-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909045106/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/05/28/kirby-delauter-of-kirby-delauter-kirby-delauter-fame-touches-off-new-flap/ |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When Otis and Gardner issued a joint statement in response to an ethics commission's opinion without speaking with Delauter, Delauter called Otis "]".<ref>Fifield, Jen. "The business of allowing elected officials to bid on public capital projects: A survey of counties". ''The Frederick News-Post''. May 24, 2015.</ref> Delauter criticized Otis, a Republican, for being "too much of a coward" and for being too "in lockstep" with Gardner, a Democrat.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28"/> Gardner and Otis criticized Delauter's accusations.<ref name="Turque2015-05-28"/> On August 19, 2015, the council voted 4–3 in favor the law.<ref name="2015-08-21">{{cite news|date=August 21, 2015 |title=Official peeved over ethics vote takes it out on charities |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/21/official-peeved-over-ethics-vote-takes-it-out-on-c/ |newspaper=] |agency=] |access-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909045111/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/21/official-peeved-over-ethics-vote-takes-it-out-on-c/ |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delauter responded to the '']'' that his company donates roughly $10,000 to $15,000 every year to charities and that because of the council's decision, his company was no longer financially able to make donations.<ref name="2015-08-21"/>

In 2016, Delauter spoke with presidential candidate ] at a rally. Delauter said he voted for Trump in the ] and has in his office a framed and signed ] admissions ticket.<ref name="Hampson2017-02-21">{{cite news |last=Hampson |first=Rick |date=February 21, 2017 |title=Camp David neighbors say Trump should visit to see what 'rustic' looks like |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/21/camp-david-neighbors-donald-trump/98194256/ |newspaper=] |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201162648/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/21/camp-david-neighbors-donald-trump/98194256/ |url-status=live |archive-date=December 1, 2017 }}</ref> In 2017, Delauter declared his candidacy for the Republican primary in the race for Frederick County Executive in 2018.<ref name="Marshall2017-09-17">{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Ryan |date=September 17, 2017 |title="Let's fire this baby up": Hogan visits Great Frederick Fair |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/employment/let-s-fire-this-baby-up-hogan-visits-great-frederick/article_01708c98-b5be-5384-ac9a-d07dd24ed05c.html |newspaper=] |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121065719/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/employment/let-s-fire-this-baby-up-hogan-visits-great-frederick/article_01708c98-b5be-5384-ac9a-d07dd24ed05c.html |url-status=live |archive-date=November 21, 2017 }}</ref>

===Frederick County Executive===
In 2018, Delauter ran for Frederick County Executive.<ref name=2018p>"". ''Frederick County Board of Elections''. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.</ref> In the Republican primary election, Delauter lost, coming in second place with 33 percent of the vote.<ref name= 2018p/>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Delauter was born in 1963 or 1964<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> to Russell and Marlene Delauter<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/> and grew up in ].<ref name="Heerbrandt2010-09-02">{{cite news|last=Heerbrandt |first=Katherine |date=2010-09-02 |title=Frederick commissioner candidate to sue Thurmont |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09022010/newmnew161428_32542.php |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgPef0w?url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09022010/newmnew161428_32542.php |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In his youth, Delauter played on the Thurmont ] team.<ref name="Cauley2017-08-18">{{cite news |last=Cauley |first=Bill |date=2017-08-18 |title=One more time: Thurmont gives final tip of hat to Little League team |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/youth/one-more-time-thurmont-gives-final-tip-of-hat-to/article_15aa4be6-b1bb-5b16-a884-684e69f8ec4a.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2017-11-21 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6v8Kw9UZc |archivedate=2017-11-21 }}</ref> He attended ] from which he graduated in 1982.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> After graduating from high school, he joined the ] and served until 1988.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/><ref name="Jones2014-11-08">{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Paige |date=2014-11-08 |title=County Council pledges teamwork before swearing-in |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/county-council-pledges-teamwork-before-swearing-in/article_5acd640e-de90-54ce-80f6-e26ba08835b0.html |newspaper=] |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgQDtfW?url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/county-council-pledges-teamwork-before-swearing-in/article_5acd640e-de90-54ce-80f6-e26ba08835b0.html |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter was born in 1964 in ],<ref name="Maryland Manual Online">{{cite web |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/fr/leg/html/msa15394.html |title=Kirby E. Delauter, County Council, Frederick County, Maryland |date=March 9, 2016 |website=Maryland Manual Online |publisher=] |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055757/http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/fr/leg/html/msa15394.html |url-status=live |archive-date=March 17, 2017 }}</ref> to Russell and Marlene Delauter<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/> and grew up in ].<ref name="Heerbrandt2010-09-02">{{cite news|last=Heerbrandt |first=Katherine |date=September 2, 2010 |title=Frederick commissioner candidate to sue Thurmont |url=http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09022010/newmnew161428_32542.php |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051909/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/09022010/newmnew161428_32542.php |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his youth, Delauter played on the Thurmont ] team.<ref name="Cauley2017-08-18">{{cite news |last=Cauley |first=Bill |date=August 18, 2017 |title=One more time: Thurmont gives final tip of hat to Little League team |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/youth/one-more-time-thurmont-gives-final-tip-of-hat-to/article_15aa4be6-b1bb-5b16-a884-684e69f8ec4a.html |newspaper=] |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613005705/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/youth/one-more-time-thurmont-gives-final-tip-of-hat-to/article_15aa4be6-b1bb-5b16-a884-684e69f8ec4a.html |url-status=live |archive-date=June 13, 2022 }}</ref> He attended ] from which he graduated in 1982.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> After graduating from high school, he joined the ] and served until 1988.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/><ref name="Jones2014-11-08">{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Paige |date=November 8, 2014 |title=County Council pledges teamwork before swearing-in |url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/county-council-pledges-teamwork-before-swearing-in/article_5acd640e-de90-54ce-80f6-e26ba08835b0.html |newspaper=] |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610042203/https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/county-council-pledges-teamwork-before-swearing-in/article_5acd640e-de90-54ce-80f6-e26ba08835b0.html |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Delauter has been married since around 1986 or 1987 to Tina Delauter,<ref name="2014-04-11"/> with whom he has four children,<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> Maureen, William, Emily, and Sam.<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/><ref name="Delauter2014-12">{{cite news|last=Delauter |first=Kirby |date=December 2014 |title=From the desk of Kirby Delauter: County Commissioner and County Council District 5 Elect |url=http://woodsborotimes.com/Assets/wt-dec-2014.pdf |newspaper=The Woodsboro-Walkersville Times |page=5 |accessdate=2015-01-11 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VUgQf4Ff?url=http://woodsborotimes.com/Assets/wt-dec-2014.pdf |archivedate=2015-01-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Delauter's four children attended schools in the ] system.<ref name="GreenfieldHeerbrandt2011-02-09"/> Delauter has been married since around 1986 or 1987 to Tina Delauter,<ref name="2014-04-11"/> with whom he has four children,<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> Maureen, William, Emily, and Sam.<ref name="Frederick County Government Profile"/><ref name="Delauter2014-12">{{cite news|last=Delauter |first=Kirby |date=December 2014 |title=From the desk of Kirby Delauter: County Commissioner and County Council District 5 Elect |url=http://woodsborotimes.com/Assets/wt-dec-2014.pdf |newspaper=The Woodsboro-Walkersville Times |page=5 |access-date=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051924/http://woodsborotimes.com/Assets/wt-dec-2014.pdf |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Delauter's four children attended schools in the ] system.<ref name="GreenfieldHeerbrandt2011-02-09"/>


Prior to becoming a county commissioner, Delauter was a member of the Emmitsburg Business and Professional Association, Thurmont Board of Appeals, and Thurmont Police Commission.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/> Prior to becoming a county commissioner, Delauter was a member of the Emmitsburg Business and Professional Association, Thurmont Board of Appeals, and Thurmont Police Commission.<ref name="Greenfield2010-07-29"/>
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American businessman and politician

Kirby Delauter
Frederick County Council, District 5
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMichael Blue
Frederick Board of County Commissioners
In office
2010–2014
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBusinessman
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1982–1988

Kirby Delauter (born 1964) is an American businessman and politician. He is a former Commissioner of Frederick County, Maryland, and a former member of the Frederick County Council, representing District 5.

Delauter served in the United States Army between 1982 and 1988. In 1993, he bought and became president of the family construction company W.F. Delauter & Son, which was founded by his grandfather and father.

He ran on Frederick County's Republican Conservative Team slate with three other candidates and was elected to a four-year term in 2010 on the Frederick Board of County Commissioners. His campaign platform stressed fiscal responsibility and making the county business friendly.

After the county commissioner government changed into a charter government, in 2014 he defeated Democratic candidate Mark Long in the Frederick County Council District 5 election for its first representative on the new county council. In January 2015, Delauter told a Frederick News-Post reporter on Facebook that he would sue her if she used his name again without his authorization. The incident received national and international coverage, and he apologized for his remarks.

W.F. Delauter and Son

Delauter is the president of W.F. Delauter & Son, a development and construction company based in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He owns over half of the company. The company was paid $525,309 by Frederick County, Maryland, to improve the Libertytown, Maryland, pump station. According to The Baltimore Sun, the company "builds roads, water and sewer systems, storm water management and other forms of infrastructure". Founded in 1955 by Delauter's grandfather, Willie F. Delauter, and his father, Russell Delauter, he bought the company in 1993. W.F. Delauter & Son does business in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Frederick County paid W.F. Delauter & Son $72,557 for snow removal services in 2009. Delauter said that upon being elected county commissioner, he would recuse himself on voting on issues involving his company. He would continue to bid on county projects and would consult the county's Ethics Commission if there were any issues.

Political career

Frederick Board of County Commissioners

Delauter was one of a group of three politically conservative, pro-development candidates elected to the council in 2010, he Billy Shreve and Blaine Young won and dominated the 5-person Council.

He was one among 11 candidates running for five seats in 2010. In his campaign for county commissioner, Delauter's campaign plank was to cut spending and make the county more business friendly. Saying the county was too big, he supported reducing expenses by privatizing county departments. Delauter aimed to make the county more business friendly by cutting taxes and fees, as well as simplifying the permit process. He ran on Frederick County's "Republican Conservative Team" slate with three other candidates, Blaine R. Young, Kirby Delauter, Billy Shreve and C. Paul Smith, who all won. Delauter finished in fifth place, receiving 35,536 votes in the election and a seat on the five-member county board. After he was elected, he was sworn in on the Great Frederick Fair land as a commissioner on December 1, 2010.

Delauter was assigned to be a liaison to the Agriculture Business Council, Frederick Municipal Airport Commission, Retirement Plan Committee, Roads Board, Social Services Board, and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. After he received the next county commission meeting's agenda at the end of each week, Delauter used Saturday and Sunday to review it. If he wanted clarifications, he dispatched county employees to obtain the details. He said that by the Thursday meeting, he had formed a stance on most matters.

In February 2011, Delauter joined three other county commissioners in voting 4–1 to cut $2.3 million from the county's Head Start Program. His remarks generated controversy, and were covered in The Baltimore Sun and Maryland's The Gazette. During the county meeting, he had said that women can best take care of their children by remaining married and being stay-at-home mothers. He also had cited his wife as an example, noting that although she had attended college, she stayed at home for 18 years to care for their four children.

Frederick County Council

In 2014, after voters passed a charter government initiative, the county government changed from a five-member county commission into a charter government headed by a county executive and legislated by a seven-person county council. Delauter ran for a seat on the county council in 2014. In his Frederick County Council District 5 race, Delauter campaigned on a platform of continuing to make the county business friendly. He supported implementing tax increment financing paid for by the developers that would improve the county's infrastructure. He was endorsed by Emmitsburg Mayor Donald Briggs, Thurmont Commissioner Martin Burns, and Thurmont Police Chief Greg Eyler. Several officials crossed party lines to support Delauter's Democratic opponent, Mark Long, citing their disagreements with Delauter. Thurmont Commissioner Wayne Hooper, Thurmont Mayor John Kinnaird, and Myersville Mayor Wayne Creadick supported Delauter's Democratic opponent.

After winning the election 54.72 percent to 45.13 percent, Delauter was sworn in on December 1, 2014, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. The ceremony, which cost about $2,000, included lunch, flowers, and technical expenses. To denote his unwavering commitment to fiscal prudence, Delauter paid the county $281.36 to cover around one-eighth the ceremony's cost. He further promised not to use both his council credit card and his council expense account (which gives council members a $2,500 annual allowance for traveling and conferences).

Delauter wrote a January 3, 2015, Facebook post addressed to then Frederick News-Post journalist Bethany Rodgers in which he said "Use my name again unauthorized and you'll be paying for an Attorney. Your rights stop where mine start." The post was in response to Rodgers' article the same day about a dispute over parking spots between the county executive and the county council members. Delauter characterized an earlier article from Rodgers as a "hit piece", saying he had told her not to contact him again.

Frederick News-Post editorial page editor Cliff Cumber wrote a January 6 editorial about Delauter's Facebook posts, titled "Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter", in which he discussed the First Amendment and said "We will not bend to petty intimidation tactics." The editorial mentioned "Kirby Delauter" 26 times in the article's body, not including the fact that the paragraphs' initial letters spelled out "Kirby Delauter". Viewed over 500,000 times within 24 hours, the editorial was noticed by national publications, causing #kirbydelauter to trend on Twitter. The incident received coverage from the national media including The Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times and worldwide from publications in Canada, Germany, and Australia. Delauter apologized for his Facebook posts, characterizing them as "wrong and inappropriate" and affirming that "he first amendment is alive and well in Frederick County".

In May 2015, County Executive Jan Gardner and Council President Bud Otis jointly introduced a law that would block a company like Delauter's W.F. Delauter & Son from competing for county contracts if a county official was financially involved with the company. When Otis and Gardner issued a joint statement in response to an ethics commission's opinion without speaking with Delauter, Delauter called Otis "chickenshit". Delauter criticized Otis, a Republican, for being "too much of a coward" and for being too "in lockstep" with Gardner, a Democrat. Gardner and Otis criticized Delauter's accusations. On August 19, 2015, the council voted 4–3 in favor the law. Delauter responded to the Frederick News-Post that his company donates roughly $10,000 to $15,000 every year to charities and that because of the council's decision, his company was no longer financially able to make donations.

In 2016, Delauter spoke with presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally. Delauter said he voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election and has in his office a framed and signed Trump rally admissions ticket. In 2017, Delauter declared his candidacy for the Republican primary in the race for Frederick County Executive in 2018.

Frederick County Executive

In 2018, Delauter ran for Frederick County Executive. In the Republican primary election, Delauter lost, coming in second place with 33 percent of the vote.

Personal life

Delauter was born in 1964 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, to Russell and Marlene Delauter and grew up in Thurmont, Maryland. In his youth, Delauter played on the Thurmont Little League Baseball team. He attended Catoctin High School from which he graduated in 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army and served until 1988.

Delauter has been married since around 1986 or 1987 to Tina Delauter, with whom he has four children, Maureen, William, Emily, and Sam. Delauter's four children attended schools in the Frederick County Public Schools system.

Prior to becoming a county commissioner, Delauter was a member of the Emmitsburg Business and Professional Association, Thurmont Board of Appeals, and Thurmont Police Commission.

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  • 1. Jerry Donald (D)
  • 2. Tony Chmelik (R)
  • 3. M.C. Keegan-Ayer (D)
  • 4. Jessica Fitzwater (D)
  • 5. Kirby Delauter (R)
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