Labor's Candidates: Kurt Walter, Prince George’s Democratic Central Committee

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The Recording Secretary for Plumber’s Local 5, Kurt Walter is better known for his tireless efforts at leading voter registration drives. Walter has literally signed up thousands of new voters to the rolls in Prince George’s County, where he serves as a member of the Prince George’s Democratic Central Committee and is seeking re-election. He was born in Washington, DC and raised in Temple Hills, Maryland.  After graduating from Potomac High School, he enlisted in the Navy where he trained as a lithographer.  After service aboard the sub tender USS Hunley, he received an honorable discharge and returned to Maryland to reside near Greenbelt.  He enrolled in the Local 5 apprenticeship program and has been a union plumber for two decades. Walter and his fiancé, Katie Costello, are active members of the Democratic Party. He serves as the Second Vice Chair of the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee, while Costello is currently running for Prince George’s County School Board from District 5.  Walter has also served as president of the Roosevelt Democratic Club and treasurer of his condominium association. He previously worked in Annapolis as an aide to Maryland State Delegates Joan Pitkin and Tawanna Gaines. Kurt Walter is a member of From the Heart Church Ministries in Temple Hills, Maryland; he can be reached at e.walter1@worldnet.att.net