Baltimore County executive race offers voters a stark choice between incumbent Olszewski and challenger McDonough

Baltimore County voters have two choices for county executive this fall: One-term incumbent Johnny Olszewski Jr., who has touted his record and campaigned on a promise to build upon it, or former state Del. Pat McDonough, who would prefer to dismantle it. Republican McDonough, who served in Annapolis from 2003 to 2019, said he would fire Melissa Hyatt, Democrat Olszewski’s chosen police chief, eliminate a regional housing program mandated by a legal settlement and file numerous lawsuits — a frequent refrain of his.