Catherine E. Pugh

Catherine Pugh
50th Mayor of Baltimore
In office December 6, 2016 – May 2, 2019 On leave: April 2, 2019 – May 2, 2019
Preceded by	Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Succeeded by	Jack Young
Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate
In office January 14, 2015 – December 6, 2016
Preceded by	James Robey
Succeeded by	Douglas J. J. Peters
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 40th district
In office January 10, 2007 – December 6, 2016
Preceded by	Ralph M. Hughes
Succeeded by	Barbara A. Robinson
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 40th district
In office June 16, 2005 – January 10, 2007
Preceded by	Tony Fulton
Succeeded by	Shawn Z. Tarrant
Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 4th district
In office January 2000 – December 7, 2004
Preceded by	Sheila Dixon
Succeeded by	Kenneth Harris
Personal details
Born	Catherine Elizabeth Crump (1950-03-10) March 10, 1950 (age 74) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Morgan State University (BS, MBA)
Website	Campaign website

Catherine Elizabeth Pugh (born March 10, 1950) is an American Democratic politician. She is the 50th mayor of Baltimore, Maryland serving from 2016 to 2019.^[1] She is Baltimore's third consecutive female mayor.

In April 2019, Pugh announced she was taking a leave of absence to recover from pneumonia. The announcement came at the same time when a scandal over a "self-dealing" book-sales arrangement of Pugh's books in exchange for contracts with the city were made public.^[2] On May 2, 2019, Pugh resigned as Mayor of Baltimore amid the book scandal.^[3]

On February 27, 2020, Pugh was sentenced to 3 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of probation.^[4]

References

1. Fritze, John (November 9, 2016), "How does a Donald Trump administration look in Maryland? In a word, different", The Baltimore Sun, retrieved November 11, 2016
2. McFadden, David (April 1, 2019). "Baltimore mayor goes on leave as 'self-serving' book deal scandal intensifies". KMPH-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
3. Kate Sullivan (May 2, 2019). "Mayor of Baltimore resigns amid book scandal". CNN. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
4. Fenton, Luke Broadwater, Justin. "Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for 'Healthy Holly' children's book fraud scheme". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.