Susan Wolf Krebs (born December 4, 1959) is an American politician who is a member of the Carroll County Board of County Commissioners from the 5th district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2023.
Background Susan Krebs was the delegate representing Maryland District 5, which comprises southeast Carroll County, including Eldersburg, Marriottsville, and parts of Sykesville. In 2002, she defeated Democrat Kenneth Holniker with 62% of the vote.Maryland State Board of Elections
In 2002, Krebs survived a close Republican primary election to her political challenger, Larry Helminiak, receiving 52% of the vote.Maryland State Board of Elections In the general election, however, she solidly defeated her Democratic challenger Anita Lombardi Riley, who only received 27% of the vote.Maryland State Board of Elections
Education Krebs attended Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County. She earned her B.A. from Towson State University in 1981.Susan W. Krebs, Maryland State Delegate
Career After college, Krebs was an accountant and financial consultant. She has been a member of the Freedom Area Citizens Council, various Parent Teacher's Associations (PTA'S). In 2002, she won election to the house of Delegates and was sworn in on January 8, 2003.
In February 2022, Krebs announced that she would not seek re-election to the House of Delegates in 2022.
In August 2025, after Governor Wes Moore nominated Carroll County commissioner Ed Rothstein to serve as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families, Krebs applied to serve the remainder of Rothstein's term on the Carroll County Board of Commissioners. The Carroll County Republican Central Committee nominated Krebs to serve the remainder of his term on August 15, 2025. She was appointed to the seat by Governor Wes Moore and sworn in on September 11, 2025.
Legislative notes voted for slots in 2005 (HB1361) voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants (HB6)
Election results
2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9B Retrieved on Nov, 05 2010 Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
|Susan Krebs, Rep. |12,377 | 73.53% | Won
|Anita Lombardi Riley, Dem. |4,403 | 26.16% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |52 | 0.31% | Lost
2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9B Retrieved on Sept, 22 2007 Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
|Susan Krebs, Rep. |12,059 | 72.1% | Won
|Anita Lombardi Riley, Dem. |4,621 | 27.6% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |38 | 0.2% | Lost
2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9B Retrieved on Sept, 22 2007 Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
|Susan Krebs, Rep. |10,093 | 62% | Won
|Kenneth Holniker, Dem. |6,152 | 37.8% | Lost |- |Other Write-Ins |27 | 0.1% | Lost
References and notes
External links https://susankrebs.com/ http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13983.html