Nater Kane
Candidate for County Executive, Howard County
Background
- Campaign website
- votenater.org
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes replacing school police officers with trained staff
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Replace the cops who, in 2025, arrested children in our schools … with appropriately trained staff and services that work”
Opposes county surveillance systems and automated ticketing
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We need to dismantle Calvin’s dystopian surveillance dragnet, and stop the automated ticketing programs that do nothing for safety.”
Education
Supports universal pre-K and full-day summer programs
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“pre-K needs to be available to all children, along with expansive full-day summer programs.”
Housing
Proposes rent stabilization capping increases at 2.25%
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need rent stabilization that caps increases to 2.25% or CPI-U, whichever is lower.”
Economy & jobs
Supports a $30 minimum wage by 2030
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We also abolish the tipped and sub-minimum wage and raise the minimum wage to $30 by 2030.”
Environment & parks
Opposes new natural gas infrastructure
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County ExecutiveCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“No new natural gas infrastructure, and end HOAs requiring grass lawns.”
Government & transparency
Supports public financing of all elections
ReportNater Kane for Howard County ExecutiveCampaign website · Nater Kane for Howard County Executive · votenater.org
“get rid of lobbyists, dark money, and Citizens United, and publicly finance all elections.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Nater Kane on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Howard County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Howard County Executive
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
- Nater Kane for Howard County Executive
Campaign website · Nater Kane for Howard County Executive · votenater.org
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