Gubernatorial Candidate Rushern Baker Pledges To Live, Work Most Of The Year In Baltimore City If Elected

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker said Friday that if he’s elected governor, helium would walk astir of the twelvemonth surviving and moving successful Baltimore City alternatively of the authorities superior successful Annapolis.

Maryland’s enforcement has entree to an bureau successful the William Donald Schaefer Building connected E. Baltimore Street.

“The crushed I privation to bash that is, Baltimore City truly is the astir important metropolis we person successful the state,” Baker said during a property conference.

Campaign manager Andrew Mallinoff said Baker would instrumentality up residence successful the Governor’s Mansion successful Annapolis and behaviour authorities concern successful the superior during the 90-day legislative session, moving from January to April.

Otherwise, helium would unrecorded successful a location purchased successful Baltimore and enactment successful the city.

The Democrat said some helium and his moving mate, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro, person section authorities acquisition that helps them recognize the needs of the mayor, assembly and different section leaders.

When helium was archetypal elected arsenic region enforcement successful 2010, Prince George’s County was facing rising transgression and a declining economy, Baker recalled Friday. Baker and his unit started gathering play with then-Gov. Martin O’Malley to sermon the resources the authorities authorities could provide, specified arsenic accrued patrols from Maryland State Police and resources for the state’s attorney’s office.

“There’s nary way, arsenic region executive, I could person gotten retired of that without the assistance of the governor,” helium said.

During his clip arsenic executive, Baker said helium would walk 1 time a week astatine a schoolhouse to gully attraction to issues surrounding education.

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“So, america being present successful Baltimore City means the absorption of the full authorities is connected this city, That tin lone beryllium a affirmative outcome,” helium said. “And it besides gives america a chance, for ourselves, to really spot the problems, to really thrust done the streets, to spell done the neighborhoods, to really speech to residents here.”