Sheila Dixon talks schools, crime and why she should run Baltimore city

By Sheilah Kast,

Melissa Gerr

Published February 7, 2024 at 11:37 AM EST

Former mayor Sheila Dixon is running for Baltimore City Mayor for the third time. Photo: Provided by Dixon Campaign

Nearly a decade and half after she resigned as Baltimore mayor in a plea deal, Sheila Dixon is making her third run to regain the city’s top spot. What is her plan to address crime? To improve the city’s schools? To stem the shrinking population?
Correction: Ms. Dixon wrongly stated that Baltimore City does not have a health commissioner. Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga began serving in that role in January, 2024.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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