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To Win a Baltimore Council Seat it Helps to Have a Known Name or Family Member
Adam Meister - Baltimore Politics Examiner
Baltimore voters love to elect the same names over and over again. If they are familiar with a name they seem to always select it in the voting booth. Currently on Baltimore City Council there are nine individuals (out of fifteen council members) who are/were either related or married to prominent Baltimore citizens or elected officials. These connections and names helped these council people attain the power they currently have. | Name | District | Comments |
| Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | Council President | Her father was Delegate Howard Peters "Pete" Rawlings. |
| Nicholas D'Adamo Jr. | 2nd | Son of Nicholas D'Adamo Sr. |
| Robert Curran | 3rd | Part of the Curran family dynasty of Northeast Baltimore |
| Bill Henry | 4th | Son of Bill Henry Sr. who ran for office long ago and at one point was either a Baltimore liquor or restaurant inspector. He is pretty well known around town. A pretty cool guy if you ask me. |
| Rikki Spector | 5th | She took over the job from her (now deceased) husband Allen Spector in 1977 when I was 6 months old. |
| Sharon Green Middleton | 6th | Her husband is Glen Middleton the head of a powerful union that most everyone on city council bows down to in fear. |
| Belinda Conaway | 7th | Her father is Frank Conaway Sr. Clerk, of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Mary Conaway Register of Wills is her mother. Her brother is... read for yourself. |
| William H. Cole IV | 11th | His Father is William Cole III a respected and known citizen of south Baltimore. |
| Warren Branch | 13th | His brother is State Delegate Talmadge Branch. |
For more info: Baltimore City Council.
Topics: City Council , Rikki Spector , Bill Henry , Robert Curran , Bill Cole , Belinda Conaway , Sharon Green Middleton , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake , Warren Branch
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