Born: April
8, 1984
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Brandon Maurice Scott is a politician
serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, as of December 2020.
The city of Baltimore uses a
strong mayor-council structure for their government, meaning Scott holds solid
mayoral powers.
He is the former president of
the Baltimore City Council and was a candidate for lieutenant governor of
Maryland in 2018, and a representative for Baltimore's second district.
On May 6, 2019, Scott was
elected to replace Jack Young as council president after Young succeeded Mayor
Catherine Pugh.
In September 2019, Scott announced his candidacy for mayor and won the June
2020 Democratic primary.
Scott won the November 3 general election and took office on December 8, 2020.