 He previously served as a four-term County Councilman representing the Second District of Baltimore County.On September 18, 2017, Kamenetz declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the 2018 Maryland Gubernatorial Election.Kamenetz was born on November 26, 1957, in Lochearn, Maryland, to Miriam and Irvin Kamenetz, a pharmacist who owned an Overlea pharmacy for over 30 years.