Carl Frank Stokes is an American politician who represented the 12th district on the Baltimore City Council. He is a former member of the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners and ran for Mayor of Baltimore in 1999.[1]
Stokes was born on April 30, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore's Latrobe housing project and attended parochial schools. He graduated from the Loyola Blakefield high school in 1968 and attended Loyola College. He managed and then owned a retail clothing store before being elected to represent the then-second district on the Baltimore City Council in 1987. Stokes left the council in 1995 and in the same year accepted an appointment by the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of Baltimore to serve on the newly reconstituted Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners. Stokes is a former vice president of Mid-Atlantic Health Care, a medical equipment and supplies company and was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, a public charter middle school for boys founded in 2006 and opened in 2007 in East Baltimore.[2][3]
Mayoral bidsedit
1999edit
Stokes was one of 15 candidates vying for mayor in the Democratic primary election for Mayor of Baltimore in the 1999 election. A Republican had not won the mayoralty since Theodore McKeldin's second tour as Mayor (1963–1967). Thus the focus in Baltimore was on the Democratic primary. Of the 15, three were considered coequal front runners: Stokes, City Council president Lawrence Bell and then Councilman Martin O'Malley.[4] At one point Stokes enjoyed a slight lead in the polls, but O'Malley, the only white candidate of the three front runners, emerged triumphant. O'Malley garnered 62,711 votes, Stokes finished second with 32,609 votes and Bell placed third with 20,034 votes.[5]
2016edit
In September 2015, Stokes announced that he would seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for Mayor of Baltimore City.[6] He finished a distant fifth behind state Sen. Catherine Pugh, who would go on to win the general election.[7]
On the counciledit
Stokes was vice chair of the Education and Executive Appointments committees and was a member of the Taxation, Finance and Economic Development, the Public Safety and Health and the Policy and Planning committees.
Referencesedit
^Morton, Bruce. "Fifteen candidates compete in Baltimore's mayoral primary". CNN. from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^Scharper, Julie (March 9, 2010). "Carl Stokes picked to fill Jack Young's vacant council seat". the Baltimore Sun. from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^. Bluford Drew Jemison. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^Morton, Bruce. "Fifteen candidates compete in Baltimore's mayoral primary". CNN. from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^"September 14 – Primary Election". Maryland State Board of Elections. from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^"Stokes, Pugh enter race for Mayor". WBAL-TV. September 8, 2015. from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^"2016 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
April 16, 2024
carl, stokes, maryland, politician, carl, frank, stokes, american, politician, represented, 12th, district, baltimore, city, council, former, member, baltimore, city, board, school, commissioners, mayor, baltimore, 1999, carl, stokesmember, baltimore, city, co. Carl Frank Stokes is an American politician who represented the 12th district on the Baltimore City Council He is a former member of the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners and ran for Mayor of Baltimore in 1999 1 Carl StokesMember of the Baltimore City Council from the 12th DistrictIn office March 2010 January 2016Preceded byJack YoungMember of the Baltimore City Council from the 2nd DistrictIn office 1987 1995Serving with Tony Ambridge Jacqueline McCleanConstituencyEast BaltimorePersonal detailsBornCarl Frank Stokes 1950 04 30 April 30 1950 age 73 Political partyDemocraticSpouseDivorcedChildren2Residence s Baltimore Maryland U S OccupationEducation administrator Contents 1 Background 2 Mayoral bids 2 1 1999 2 2 2016 3 On the council 4 ReferencesBackground editStokes was born on April 30 1950 in Baltimore Maryland He grew up in Baltimore s Latrobe housing project and attended parochial schools He graduated from the Loyola Blakefield high school in 1968 and attended Loyola College He managed and then owned a retail clothing store before being elected to represent the then second district on the Baltimore City Council in 1987 Stokes left the council in 1995 and in the same year accepted an appointment by the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of Baltimore to serve on the newly reconstituted Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Stokes is a former vice president of Mid Atlantic Health Care a medical equipment and supplies company and was the Chief Operating Officer COO of The Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy a public charter middle school for boys founded in 2006 and opened in 2007 in East Baltimore 2 3 Mayoral bids edit1999 edit Stokes was one of 15 candidates vying for mayor in the Democratic primary election for Mayor of Baltimore in the 1999 election A Republican had not won the mayoralty since Theodore McKeldin s second tour as Mayor 1963 1967 Thus the focus in Baltimore was on the Democratic primary Of the 15 three were considered coequal front runners Stokes City Council president Lawrence Bell and then Councilman Martin O Malley 4 At one point Stokes enjoyed a slight lead in the polls but O Malley the only white candidate of the three front runners emerged triumphant O Malley garnered 62 711 votes Stokes finished second with 32 609 votes and Bell placed third with 20 034 votes 5 2016 edit In September 2015 Stokes announced that he would seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for Mayor of Baltimore City 6 He finished a distant fifth behind state Sen Catherine Pugh who would go on to win the general election 7 On the council editStokes was vice chair of the Education and Executive Appointments committees and was a member of the Taxation Finance and Economic Development the Public Safety and Health and the Policy and Planning committees References edit Morton Bruce Fifteen candidates compete in Baltimore s mayoral primary CNN Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved April 24 2010 Scharper Julie March 9 2010 Carl Stokes picked to fill Jack Young s vacant council seat the Baltimore Sun Archived from the original on April 1 2011 Retrieved April 24 2010 Leadership and Staff Bluford Drew Jemison Archived from the original on January 21 2010 Retrieved April 24 2010 Morton Bruce Fifteen candidates compete in Baltimore s mayoral primary CNN Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved April 24 2010 September 14 Primary Election Maryland State Board of Elections Archived from the original on May 1 2010 Retrieved April 24 2010 Stokes Pugh enter race for Mayor WBAL TV September 8 2015 Archived from the original on September 28 2015 Retrieved September 13 2015 2016 Election Results elections maryland gov Archived from the original on May 25 2022 Retrieved April 27 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Stokes Maryland politician amp oldid 1212513231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
