Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski works the crowd at his Election Night party. He was elected to Congress on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by John Lee/WYPR.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski works the crowd at his Election Night party. He was elected to Congress on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by John Lee/WYPR.

The span of Johnny Olszewskiโ€™s six years as county executive is bookended by huge financial challenges for Marylandโ€™s third largest county.

Along the way the Congress-bound Democrat faced a pandemic, stumbled over the role of the Inspector General, and took steps to fulfill a mandate for more affordable housing.

On Friday morning Olszewski will resign, just before being sworn into Congress.

Over lunch recently at Monaghan’s Pub in Woodlawn, steps away from where he launched his 2018 campaign, Olszewski talked about his time as county executive.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.