Mayor Brandon Scott for Baltimore

Mayor Brandon Scott represents a new generation of leadership that is moving Baltimore forward after decades of corruption and disinvestment. Mayor Scott has reduced crime while investing millions more in education and Baltimore's youth than any administration in history. The Mayor has guided Baltimore through crises without losing sight of the need to continue critical investments in Baltimore's greatest resources - our people and neighborhoods.

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Despite taking office in the middle of a global pandemic and having to navigate the concurrent economic fallout while also addressing the consequences of decades of disinvestment, Mayor Scott has consistently moved the needle forward and followed through on his promises to Baltimore.&nbsp;Decades of disinvestment can’t be undone overnight but we cannot afford to go backwards. We must keep pushing forward.&nbsp;<h3>Mayor Scott can’t do it without you.</h3><h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/brandonscottforbaltimore">Join us</a> to ensure that Baltimore’s renaissance continues.</h3>

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No mayor has ever invested into Baltimore's schools and recreation centers like Mayor Scott.

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<h2>BALTIMORE MUST MOVE FORWARD</h2>African Americans, particularly seniors, are most interested in hearing the differences between the candidates regarding public safety, rec centers, programs for senior citizens, and personal behavior in office. No matter what Sheila Dixon says today, and no matter how much money her Trump-backing right-wing billionaires spend on her behalf, the Dixon record is one of failure that, if reimposed on Baltimore, would move our city backward, not forward. <ul><li>Public Safety. Mayor Scott has led Baltimore to a 20% decrease in homicides and the largest single year reduction in Baltimore’s history. Most importantly, the Mayor has reduced crime the right way, without mass arrests and zero tolerance policing that terrorized black communities.<ul><li>Sheila Dixon’s record, in contrast, is one of failure: homicide rates increased and property crimes increased for the first time in years. Sheila Dixon represents the broken, failed crime policies of the past. As mayor - and as City Council President - she championed zero tolerance policing, which terrorized Black communities, oversaw the launch of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force that brutally beat and robbed citizens, and she supported a policy that hid the names of Baltimore Police officers who shot civilians from the public.</li></ul></li><li>Rec Centers. Mayor Scott Mayor Scott is opening rec centers, not closing them. He launched the Squeegee Collaborative resulting in 85% fewer squeegee-related incidents.<ul><li>Sheila Dixon, in contrast, implemented significant cuts to the Department of Parks and Recreation, resulting in 5 recreation center closures and shuttered pools. She cut education funding in each of her budgets. </li></ul></li><li>Seniors. Mayor Scott established the city's first Office of Older Adults Affairs and Advocacy and invested $86 million on home repairs and energy assistance to ensure seniors can stay in their home.&nbsp;<ul><li>Sheila Dixon, in contrast, failed to meet the moment when confronted with big challenges. She implemented a double-digit cut in funding to the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education. </li></ul></li><li>Corruption. Mayor Scott’s successes are built on a foundation of scandal-free competence.<ul><li>Sheila Dixon, in contrast, resigned due to a criminal conviction after being under investigation during her time as both City Council President and Mayor. She issued no bid contracts to family and friends, gave herself a secret pay raise while cutting public safety resources, and maintains an $83,000 a year pension despite resigning in disgrace. Now her campaign is being funded by Trump-backing right-wing billionaires who support policies that would gut police, fire, rec centers, school crossing guards and other essential city services that are important to the daily lives of senior citizens, young people and all Baltimoreans. </li></ul></li></ul>It’s not surprising that Sheila Dixon’s top funders in the current election are right-wing billionaires with an extreme agenda that would turn the clock back and make future progress impossible. Dixon’s top funders this election are on record supporting Donald Trump and his extreme right-wing agenda.<h2>BALTIMORE CANNOT AFFORD TO GO BACKWARDS</h2>

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The following letter was sent from the Scott campaign to the Baltimore Sun and FOX45 in response to an invitation for an exclusive forum between Mayor Brandon Scott and former mayor Dixon, moderated by Armstrong Williams.March 13, 2024Mayor Brandon Scott People for Brandon M. Scott 1215 E Fort Ave Ste. 106 Baltimore, MD 21230Re: Counterproposal on Baltimore Sun / FOX45 WBFF Televised Forum Dear Armstrong Williams and David Smith,&nbsp; In response to the Baltimore Sun and FOX45 WBFF invitation to a televised forum extended to myself and former Mayor Sheila Dixon today, I wanted to extend a counterproposal. I am dedicated to engaging with all Baltimoreans, and in this new partnership, both the Baltimore Sun and FOX45 WBFF have a reach that extends to a significant portion of Baltimore residents. I think both media organizations have a distinct responsibility to take their role in this process seriously. Repeatedly FOX45 WBFF has showcased themselves to be entirely incapable of being impartial and ethical in their approach. Similarly, Mr. Williams has made his political affiliations and opinions clear in a number of venues, publications, and through political donations. I am more than willing to join a debate hosted by this partnership and aired on FOX45 WBFF, under the condition that they take significant steps to showcase a clear commitment to an entirely impartial debate. Only under the very reasonable conditions outlined here, can all Baltimoreans – whether they are candidates for Mayor or simply city residents who are committed to an untainted democracy – be assured that a FOX45 debate would be open, fair, balanced, and impartial.&nbsp; Conditions:<ul><li>An impartial, outside moderator not employed by or affiliated with the Sinclair Broadcast Group or current Baltimore Sun ownership. This moderator must also be in full, personal editorial control of the questions, without any influence from or advance notice of what the questions will be to either the candidates or FOX45 &amp; Baltimore Sun staff, reporters, producers, editors, or leadership.</li><li>Live, primetime TV broadcast of the entirety of the debate – not live-to-tape, pre-recorded, or solely online livestream broadcast without accompanying live TV Broadcast. If the debate is aired after the fact, it must be aired in its entirety, not “edited for time.”&nbsp;</li><li>The debate rules must have provisions that allow for direct response between candidates.</li><li>All questions must be asked via the established moderators. </li></ul>In order to fulfill the first condition, we have outlined the type of moderators that would conceivably meet the requirements. The below list is not comprehensive of those who could be acceptable moderators. The following names have been identified as trusted, fair, impartial reporters who are not currently direct competitors to Mr. Williams as a columnist or to FOX45 or Sinclair’s own reporters. Each of them also has some tie to or previous experience reporting in Baltimore and would be unlikely to bow to pressures from Mr. Williams, Mr. Smith, or FOX45’s leadership to compromise the independence of their role as an outside moderator. Suggested impartial, outside moderators<ol><li>Luke Broadwater, New York Times reporter, former Baltimore Sun reporter</li><li>Annie Linskey, Wall Street Journal reporter, former Baltimore Sun reporter</li><li>Josh Kurtz, Maryland Matters Founding Editor</li><li>Lea Skene, Associated Press - Baltimore reporter</li><li>Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU Radio Host</li><li>Omar Jimenez, CNN Anchor, former WBAL-TV reporter</li><li>Victor Blackwell, CNN Anchor, Baltimore native</li><li>April Ryan, The Grio White House Correspondent and Morgan State University alum</li><li>Benjamin A. Davis, former national &amp; local broadcast journalist and editor, current Chair of Morgan State University’s Department of Multimedia Journalism</li><li>Mark Feldstein, former award-winning on-air investigative correspondent and Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism at UMD’s Philip Merrill School of Journalism&nbsp; </li></ol>Please reply at your earliest convenience. It is incredibly important for us to provide the residents of Baltimore with the most impartial process possible as they make their decision on the future of our city.&nbsp; Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Mayor Brandon M. Scott

The following letter was sent from Mayor Scott to other candidates in an effort to lead the way in bringing the campaigns together to determine a debate schedule for the 2024 Democratic Primary in the Baltimore Mayor's Race:February 26, 2024Mayor Brandon Scott People for Brandon M. Scott 1215 E Fort Ave Ste. 106 Baltimore, MD 21230Re: Mayoral Forum/Debate Scheduling for Democratic Primary&nbsp;Dear Madam Dixon, Mr. Vignarajah, and Mr. Wallace:As we draw closer to the Democratic primary, the residents of Baltimore deserve to hear a direct comparison of our records and our visions for the future of our great city. Until now there has not been a collective conversation on the broader debate schedule and I am writing to kickstart that discussion.&nbsp;I am open and eager to participate in a reasonable number of debates hosted by established and impartial media partners from across the City of Baltimore. I believe that there should be a threshold determining the eligibility to participate, but will defer the specific benchmarks to be decided by the media outlets who choose to host these debates.&nbsp;I believe that we should prioritize accessibility to most Baltimore residents and a schedule that will address the most pressing issues facing them – meaning audience reach, platform, and whether they will focus on specific issue areas or not should all be important factors in reaching a consensus about the schedule.&nbsp;It is my hope that our respective campaigns can meet to discuss the parameters and set a framework that we can agree upon as soon as possible. Given that we are less than 90 days away from the primary election, it is imperative that Baltimoreans are provided these opportunities to assess our candidacies sooner rather than later.&nbsp;I know you share my commitment to an unbiased, transparent, diverse, and accessible democracy. This election has the potential to have a momentous impact on the future of our city. It should be our goal to afford Baltimoreans of all neighborhoods, backgrounds, and ages an opportunity to make an informed vote on Primary Day.&nbsp;With your willingness, I look forward to announcing our first scheduled debate.Warm Regards, Mayor Brandon M. Scott

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Mayor Brandon Scott represents a new generation of leadership that is moving Baltimore forward after decades of corruption and disinvestment. Mayor Scott has reduced crime while investing millions more in education and Baltimore's youth than any administration in history. The Mayor has guided Baltimore through crises without losing sight of the need to continue critical investments in Baltimore's greatest resources - our people and neighborhoods.Let's keep fighting to move Baltimore forward.

When Mayor Scott took office, the city was reeling from a global pandemic. There were 335 homicides and 721 nonfatal shootings in 2020. In 2023, there were 262 homicides and 636 nonfatal shootings.

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State of the Race: April 1, 2024