Janet S. Owens

Who is Janet S. Owens?

Janet S. Owens is an American politician and Democrat who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for two terms, from 1998 until 2007. She is a resident of Millersville, Maryland. She was the first female county executive of Anne Arundel County. As County Executive, she was seen as a moderate, frequently implementing more conservative policies than the County Council, which is now led by Republicans. After conducting polling regarding her chances of being re-elected to her former position of County Executive, Owens decided against running for the Democratic nomination in June 2010.

Prior to serving as County Executive, Owens was the Executive Director of Anne Arundel County Housing Authority from 1984 to 1986 and later as the Director of the Department of Aging for Anne Arundel County from 1986 to 1990. She then served as a Judge of the Orphans Court from 1990 to 1994. She ran for county Clerk of the Court in 1994 but was defeated by Bob Duckworth.