Kim Klacik, born Kimberly Nicole Bray is an American businesswoman and politician. She rose to prominence after she announced her candidacy for the Republican nominee for Maryland's 7th congressional district in the 2020 election. She lost the April 2020 special election to Democratic candidate, Kweisi Mfume. The special election was held after the sudden death of Elijah Cummings. She is a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee. She has founded a nonprofit organization, Potential Me which focuses on the workforce development of underserved women. She served as an executive director there. The organization has helped over 200 women become gainfully employed and around 30% of them achieved financial independence.