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To Win a Baltimore Council Seat it Helps to Have a Known Name or Family Member

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August 7, 11:54 PM

by 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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I have always enjoyed reading articles by Van Smith of the City Paper. This week he wrote an interesting piece about a meeting Mayor Dixon apparently had at the Double T Diner in Catonsville last year. She met with some noteworthy characters... Read More
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