Brandon Scott | |
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53rd Mayor of Baltimore | |
Assumed office December 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jack Young |
President of the Baltimore City Council | |
In office May 6, 2019 – December 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jack Young |
Succeeded by | Nick Mosby |
Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 2nd district | |
In office December 8, 2011 – May 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Nicholas D'Adamo |
Succeeded by | Danielle McCray |
Personal details | |
Born | Brandon Maurice Scott April 8, 1984 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Hana Pugh (m. 2024) |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Frankford, Baltimore, Maryland |
Education | St. Mary's College of Maryland (BA) |
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Brandon Maurice Scott (born April 8, 1984)[1] is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, since 2020. He was the president of the Baltimore City Council from 2019 to 2020, having been elected to the position to replace Jack Young following Catherine Pugh's resignation, as well as a member of the Baltimore City Council from the second district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Scott was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland during the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election, in which he ran on a ticket with Jim Shea.