Sheila Dixon, former Baltimore Mayor, Is On A Redemption Mission

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Posted By: Ryan Miner May 24, 2020

Former Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon (D) joined A Miner Detail Podcast on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

Dixon is Baltimore City’s first female mayor.

In 2020, Dixon ran in the Democratic primary to reclaim the job she held from 2007 until she resigned in 2010.

Dixon was defeated in the primary by now-Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott (D).

Dixon discussed:

  • Her background and her entrance into politics;
  • Baltimore City crime;
  • Baltimore City Gun violence;
  • The effects of the O’Malley-era crime plan;
  • Her plan to work through the coronavirus pandemic;
  • Education reform and Baltimore City schools;
  • Personal (and political) Redemption;
  • Baltimore City’s restaurants reopening.

Sheila Dixon On A Miner Detail Podcast 

If you enjoyed this episode of Sheila Dixon on A Miner Detail Podcast, you might also enjoy Baltimore City Mayoral candidate T.J. Smith’s interview.

About the Author

Ryan Miner
Ryan R. Miner, MBA is the founder, editor in chief, and senior reporter of A Miner Detail, the Maryland investigative journalism publication he launched in April 2015. He hosts the A Miner Detail Podcast, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and seven other platforms. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, Miner holds a B.A. in political science from Duquesne University (2008) and an MBA from Mount St. Mary's University (2020). He teaches at Frederick Community College. He is also the founder of Sentinel Silver, LLC, Maryland's first older adult technology institute, and the publisher of The Senior Soup, a Maryland senior advocacy platform. His longer story is at ryanrminer.com. Reach him at Ryan@AMinerDetail.com or (240) 244-7075.