Sheila Dixon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheila Dixon
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1953(1953-12-27)
Age	71
Birthplace	Maryland
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sheila Dixon Biography

Sheila Dixon is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 27, 1953 in Maryland, Maryland, United States. Politician and member of the Democratic Party who became the first woman elected Mayor of Baltimore in 2007. However, in 2010 she was forced to resign after being convicted of one misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation.

She was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, which was co- chaired by Michael Bloomberg.

In 1986, Dixon was elected to the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee representing the 40th Legislative District. In 1987, she won a seat on the Baltimore City Council representing the 4th Council District, where she served twelve years.

In 1991, Dixon waved her shoe at white colleagues on the Baltimore City Council and yelled, “You’ve been running things for the last 20 years. Now the shoe is on the other foot.” This incident led many people, including some of her supporters, to view her as a divisive person.

She has two children.

Sheila Dixon Net Worth

Sheila Dixon is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sheila Dixon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a Master’s degree from John Hopkins University.

She served as the President of the Baltimore City Council from 1999 to 2007.

Sheila Ann Dixon (born December 27, 1953) served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When the former mayor, Martin O’Malley, was sworn in as governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, the president of the Baltimore City Council, served out the remaining year of his term. In November 2007, she was elected mayor. She was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council, Baltimore’s first female mayor, and Baltimore’s third black mayor.

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Who is Sheila Dixon Dating?

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A major issue during the primary mayoral campaign was crime. By mid-2007, homicides in Baltimore were on pace to surpass 300 for the year, the most since the early years of the O’Malley administration. On June 19, Dixon presented her crime plan to 500 Baltimore police officers, but Dixon was attacked by Mitchell and Carter for not doing enough. Dixon’s crime plan departed from previous Mayor Martin O’Malley’s as it stressed community policing and focusing on apprehending the most violent offenders as opposed to zero tolerance. As of June 19, there were 146 homicides and 340 non-lethal shootings in the city.

Facts & Trivia

Sheila Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sheila Dixon celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

As City Council President, Dixon was first in the Mayoral line of succession and became Mayor of Baltimore in January 2007 when then-Mayor Martin O’Malley resigned after being elected Governor of Maryland in November 2006.

Top Facts about Sheila Dixon

1. Sheila Dixon served as the first female mayor of Baltimore.
2. She was elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011.
3. Dixon resigned from office in 2010 due to a corruption scandal.
4. She was convicted of embezzlement but received probation before judgment.
5. In 2020, Dixon ran for mayor again but lost in the primary election.