Sheila Dixon Resign | Sheila Dixon Mayor of Baltimore | Sheila Dixon Baltimore’s Third African-American Mayor Sheila Dixon Resigns | Sheila Dixon | Sheila Dixon Resignation |
Sheila Dixon Resign | Sheila Dixon Mayor of Baltimore | Sheila Dixon Baltimore’s Third African-American Mayor Sheila Dixon Resigns | Sheila Dixon | Sheila Dixon Resignation |
Sheila Ann Dixon born December 27, 1953, is an American politician. She was the forty-eighth Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When former Mayor Martin O’Malley was sworn in as Governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, a Democrat, became mayor and served out the remaining year of O’Malley’s term. In November 2007, she was elected mayor in her own right and is currently serving her first term. She is a former member of the Baltimore City Council, the first African-American female to serve as its president, and Baltimore’s first female mayor. She is also Baltimore’s third African-American mayor. She governs a more populous city than any other current female mayor in the United States[citation needed]. Dixon endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president in 2008.
On January 9, 2009, Dixon was indicted on twelve counts, including perjury, theft, and misconduct. The charges stem partly from incidents in which she allegedly misappropriated gift cards intended for the poor. On December 1, 2009, the jury returned a “guilty” verdict on one misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation. Due to the events of the trial, Ms. Dixon will step down on February 4, 2010 and City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will succeed her per the Maryland State Constitution.
On January 6, 2010, Dixon announced her resignation as Mayor of Baltimore City, effective February 4, 2010. This resignation is part of her plea deal with the State of Maryland, stemming from her recent conviction for fraudulent misappropriation and her upcoming perjury trial. Under the terms of this deal, Mayor Dixon will get probation before judgment in both cases, thereby enabling her to keep her $80,000 pension, and she will not have a criminal record. Mayor Dixon entered an Alford plea and was granted probation before judgment. She also will be required to donate $45,000 to the Bea Gaddy Foundation and to serve 500 hours of community service at Our Daily Bread. In addition, she has agreed to sell gifts she received from developers, including a fur coat and electronics that she purchased with gift cards. She agreed to not seek office in the city of Baltimore or state of Maryland during the term of her probation, which will be two years, and she will not solicit or accept taxpayer money to pay her defense fees
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