Today, I am profiling Baltimore's newest mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake who is the same age as me as we are both 39 (alas, I turn 40 tomorrow). The mayor herself turns 40 on St. Patrick's Day.
Rawlings-Blake became the the 49th mayor of Baltimore on Feb. 4, replacing Sheila Dixon who was forced to resign due to embezzlement allegations.
According to "The Washington Post," the new mayor emphasized the need for a disciplined budget as the city faces a $120 million deficit during her first address to the citizens of Baltimore. She also said it was time for the community to act together:
"Our city is in a time of healing," Mayor Rawlings-Blake said. "Now more than ever we are challenged to come together, rededicate ourselves to a common cause and make needed reforms."
Rawlings-Blake also recognized city firefighters who came through during the recent the snow storms which affected both Baltimore and Washington DC and put local constraints on both cities' municipal budgets.
The new mayor's father was Maryland House of Delegates member Howard "Pete" Rawlings. She is a 1988 graduate of Western High School in Baltimore.
Dixon's predecessor, former Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley is now the governor of Maryland.
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