Carl Stokes (Baltimore)
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Carl Stokes is an American politician who represents 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.
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, one of the region’s leading providers of medical equipment and supplies and currently serves as 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.
He is a parishioner of Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church and is the father of two daughters, Carla and Erika.
. 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.
Baltimore City Council
The Baltimore City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Baltimore and its nearly 700,000 citizens. Baltimore has fourteen single-member City Council districts and representatives are elected for a four-year term. To qualify for a position on the Council, a person must be...
.He is a former member of the Baltimore City Board of school commissioners and ran for Mayor of Baltimore in 1999.
Background
Stokes was born on May 2, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in the Baltimore's Latrobe housing project attended parochial schools. He graduated from the Loyola BlakefieldLoyola Blakefield
Loyola Blakefield is a Catholic, college preparatory school established by the Society of Jesus, to educate men for others. The ideal Loyola graduate is a man of integrity who, because he strives "to find God in all things," is open to growth, dedicated to academic excellence, religious, committed...
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, one of the region’s leading providers of medical equipment and supplies and currently serves as 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.
He is a parishioner of Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church and is the father of two daughters, Carla and Erika.
Mayoral bid
In 1999 Stokes was one of 15 candidates vying for mayor in the democratic primary. A republican had not won the mayoralty for more than 50 years, 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'MalleyMartin O'Malley
Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61st Governor of Maryland. Previously, he served as the mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.-Early life, education and career:O'Malley...
. 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.