Brandon Scott

Brandon M. Scott (born April 8, 1984) is the president of the Baltimore City Council and is a former candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland as well as former representative for Baltimore's second district. On May 6, 2019, Scott was elected to replace Jack Young as Council President after Young succeeded Mayor Catherine Pugh.

Scott is currently running in the 2020 Baltimore mayoral election.

Scott was born and raised in Park Heights. He graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and received a degree in political science from St. Mary's College. After graduating, he worked as a liaison for City Council President Stephanie Rawlings Blake.

In 2011, Scott was elected to serve as the City councilperson for the second district, making him one of the youngest ever elected to citywide office. He is the chair of the Public Safety Committee and a member of the Budget and Appropriations and Judiciary and Legislative Investigations committees.

Scott has participated in the 300 Man March, a non-violence group.

After the first campaign finance reporting date in mid January of 2020, Bernard C. "Jack" Young had $960,000 cash on hand, Thiru Vignarajah reported having about $840,000, Scott had nearly $430,000 cash on hand and Sheila Dixon had raised $100,000.