Mark Reutter. The poll does not disclose how many likely voters were contacted for the survey or what exact dates it was conducted. It notes a margin of error of 4. Returning to unethical, failed leadership is not an option. Sheila Dixon announces her candidacy in December at a West Baltimore community center. Fern Shen. In a poll taken for Fox 45 in late December, the former city and federal prosecutor was in first place, ever-so-slightly ahead of Scott.
The latest poll indicates that support for Vignarajah has dropped sharply, Dixon and Smith have advanced, Young has stumbled and Scott has stayed relatively stable. Mayor Jack Young speaks about July 4th holiday preparations last summer. At his side is Council President Brandon Scott. Dixon resigned as mayor 10 years ago February 4, after being convicted of stealing gift cards intended for the poor.
She ran again in , narrowly losing to Pugh. The year-old veteran politician, who currently works as marketing director for the Maryland Minority Contractors Association, argues that her experience makes her the right person to steer Baltimore through a sustained wave of street violence and instability at City Hall.
Scott, Smith, Vignarajah and Young are all campaigning as crime fighters in the face of homicides last year — second only to the number recorded in when the city had , more residents. It emerged from a report by independent journalist Justine Barron that Vignarajah had asked a police sergeant to turn off his body camera, which did not record his interactions with police for about two minutes.
Eventually, Vignarajah was given a warning and allowed to drive his car home. The former spokesman for the Baltimore Police climbed to third place in the Global Strategy poll despite minimal campaign funds and few supporting staff.
