Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh resigns amid signs of criminal investigation over book scandal
By Paul Schwartzman and Paul Schwartzman Reporter specializing in political profiles and narratives about life, death and everything in between Email Bio Follow Peter Hermann Peter Hermann Reporter covering crime, specifically the D.C. police department Email Bio Follow May 2 at 3:31 PM BALTIMORE — Mayor Catherine E.
The resignation ends weeks of sometimes frenzied speculation over whether Pugh would try to stay in office despite the scandal, questions that even her own aides and associates were asking up until the final hours. Federal agents remove items from the home of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on April 25. Federal investigators on April 25 seized records from two homes Pugh owns, her City Hall office, and a nonprofit tied to her. Investigators also searched the apartment of a former top aide. As the searches unfolded, Gov. Larry Hogan joined other top state and city officials, including Comptroller Peter Franchot , in demanding that Pugh quit.
Copies of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's self-published"Healthy Holly" illustrated paperbacks for children. The scandal stunned friends and supporters, including those who followed Pugh’s political rise. During the 2016 Democratic primary when Dixon attempted a comeback, and in the general election when she ran as a write-in candidate, Pugh depicted the former mayor as corrupt.
In 2005, she won a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. Two years later, she joined the state Senate and, with the blessing of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. , eventually rose to the rank of majority leader. Yet Pugh’s greatest advantage during the race may have been that her main opponent was Dixon, whose past misdeeds cost her support, particularly among white voters.
“When she ran, she positioned herself as though she would be a champion for folk who were marginalized and left out,” said Lawrence Brown, a professor in the School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University. “Her legacy is really a betrayal of what she campaigned on.”
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