Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott (born April 8, 1984)[1] is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland since 2020. He is the former president of the Baltimore City Council and was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland in 2018, as well as a representative for Baltimore's second district.[2] On May 6, 2019, Scott was elected to replace Jack Young as council president after Young succeeded Mayor Catherine Pugh.[3] In September 2019, Scott announced his candidacy for mayor[4] and won the June 2020 Democratic primary.[5] Scott won the November 3 general election and took office on December 8, 2020.

This article is about the Mayor of Baltimore. For the American actor, see Brandon Scott (actor).
Brandon Scott
52nd Mayor of Baltimore
Assumed office
December 8, 2020
Preceded byJack Young
President of the Baltimore City Council
In office
May 6, 2019 – December 8, 2020
Preceded byJack Young
Succeeded byNick Mosby
Member of the Baltimore City Council
from the 2nd district
In office
December 8, 2011 – May 8, 2019
Preceded byNicholas D'Adamo
Succeeded byDanielle McCray
Personal details
Born
Brandon Maurice Scott

(1984-04-08) April 8, 1984
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSt. Mary's College of Maryland (BA)

Early life and education

Scott was born and raised in Park Heights. He graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 2002 and received a degree in political science from St. Mary's College in 2006. After graduating, he worked as a liaison for City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.[6]

Career

After graduating from college, Scott worked as a liaison for City Council President Stephanie Rawlings Blake.[6] In 2011, he was elected to serve as the city councilperson for the second district, making him one of the youngest ever elected to city office. He is the chair of the Public Safety Committee and a member of the Budget and Appropriations and Judiciary and Legislative Investigations committees.[6]

Scott has participated in the 300 Man March, a nonviolence group.[7]

2020 Baltimore mayoral election
Main article: 2020 Baltimore mayoral election

Scott announced his campaign for mayor on September 13, 2019 at a press conference in his childhood neighborhood of Park Heights.[8] On June 9, 2020, Scott was declared the winner of the Democratic primary. This all but assured him victory in the November general election. Democrats have a nearly 10-to-1 advantage in registered voters, and for years the Democratic primary has been the real contest.[5]

2020 Baltimore mayoral election, Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Scott 43,927 29.6
Democratic Sheila Dixon 40,782 27.5
Democratic Mary Miller 23,193 15.6
Democratic Thiru Vignarajah 17,080 11.5
Democratic Bernard C. "Jack" Young (incumbent) 9,256 6.2
Democratic T. J. Smith 8,593 5.8
Democratic Carlmichael Cannady 2,473 1.7
Democratic Mary Washington 1,028 0.7
Democratic Valerie Cunningham 339 0.2
Democratic Keith Scott 303 0.2
Democratic Yasaun Young 188 0.1
Democratic Ralph Johnson, Jr. 177 0.1
Democratic Yolanda Pulley 152 0.1
Democratic Lou Catelli 151 0.1
Democratic Dante Swinton 143 0.1
Democratic Michael Jenson 131 0.1
Democratic Brian Salsberry 129 0.1
Democratic Rikki Vaughn 116 0.1
Democratic Liri Fusha 57 0.0
Democratic Terry McCready 46 0.0
Democratic Sean Gresh 45 0.0
Democratic James Jones II 33 0.0
Democratic Erik Powery 32 0.0
Democratic Frederick Ware-Newsome 31 0.0
Total votes 148,405 100.00
2020 Baltimore mayoral election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Scott 164,661 70.49
Independent Bob Wallace 47,275 20.24
Republican Shannon Wright 16,664 7.13
Working Class David Harding 3,973 1.70
Write-in Others 1,007 0.43
Total votes 233,580 100.00

Baltimore City Mayor

Inaugurated in a small, socially distanced ceremony on December 8, 2020, Scott vowed to take on both “public health emergencies” — gun violence and the coronavirus.[11]

References
  1. Brandon Scott on Twitter
  2. Cox, Erin. "Jim Shea picks Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott as running mate". baltimoresun.com.
  3. Duncan, Ian. "Baltimore City Council elects Brandon Scott council president". baltimoresun.com.
  4. Broadwater, Luke. "City Council President Brandon Scott enters race for Baltimore mayor, heating up 2020 contest". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. Paul Gessler (June 10, 2020). "Brandon Scott Wins Democratic Nomination For Baltimore Mayor". Baltimore CBS. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. magazine, Baltimore (May 7, 2019). "Could New City Council President Brandon Scott Be Baltimore's Next…". Baltimore magazine.
  7. Wheeler, Timothy B. "Street-corner rally appeals for residents to 'stop killing each other'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. "City Council President Brandon Scott Announces Mayoral Bid". Baltimore Magazine. September 13, 2019.
  9. "Official 2020 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  10. "Presidential General Election Baltimore City, Maryland November 3, 2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Baltimore City Board of Elections. 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  11. Leonard, Emily Opilo, Ben. "Brandon Scott sworn in as Baltimore mayor, addresses 'public health emergencies' of COVID-19 and gun violence". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jack Young		 Mayor of Baltimore
2020–present		 Incumbent
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