Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., for Mayor of Baltimore
 
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Mitchell Calls on Dixon to Return Contributions From Campaign Chairman

Sep. 4 - In response to Thursday's indictment of interim-Mayor Dixon's former Campaign Chairman, Dale Clark, Councilman and mayoral candidate Keiffer Mitchell is asking the interim-Mayor to return any and all contributions made by Mr. Clark to her campaign entity. | MORE


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Keiffer Calls for One-on-One Televised Debate

Aug. 28 - After emerging victorious in last night's debate, City Councilman and mayoral candidate Keiffer Mitchell is now asking the interim-mayor to participate in a one-on-one televised debate to answer the many unanswered questions of the evening. | MORE


Mitchell Unveils Ethics Reform Plan

Aug. 23 - Today, mayoral candidate and Councilman Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. unveiled an ethics reform package that aims to promote an honest and transparent Baltimore City government. The plan seeks to end the "pay-to-play" culture that pervades City Hall and ensure that the Board of Ethics truly serves as a watchdog for the citizens of Baltimore. Mitchell also challenged the interim mayor to accept his reforms as well. | MORE


Mitchell Promises to Take Prosperity Beyond Waterfront

Aug. 20 - Today, mayoral candidate Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. unveiled a comprehensive economic plan to create a renaissance throughout Baltimore City, bringing prosperity to all the city's neighborhoods, not just the waterfront. Mitchell began by reminding those in attendance that the first step toward increased economic opportunity and more jobs is to create an environment where businesses can thrive, which means solving the city's current murder crisis. The next step, said Mitchell, is to rid the city of the system of pay to play that ensures the same friends and political cronies receive the same large city contracts time and again. | MORE


Keiffer's Remarks Upon Receiving Endorsement of Fire Officers and Firefighters

Aug. 9 - "Firefighters are the most trusted members of any city. To receive your endorsement is humbling and I feel a tremendous responsibility to live up to this endorsement. To know that our firefighters, all of whom live in this city, believe I can return safety to our streets, well it means a lot." | MORE


Baltimore Sheriffs Endorse Mitchell

Jul. 31 - "This endorsement, along with the endorsement of our police and our state's Attorney General, sends a strong message that we are about giving the streets back to all of Baltimore. Every neighborhood in this City is suffering from this crisis, some more than others, from Ashburton to Canton to Northwood people are asking for help in returning their neighborhoods to the law abiding residents. And these endorsements let the citizens of Baltimore know that I am the candidate who will provide that help, that I am the change needed to return safety to all Baltimoreans." | MORE


Mitchell Calls for Gang Enforcement Unit in Every District

Jul. 29 - For those of you who have been following my campaign to become the next mayor of Baltimore, you know that I have called for 400 new officers to make our streets safe. With these new officers, as mayor, I will put a gang unit in every district. This unit would not be merely a liaison officer, but an actual enforcement unit in every district at the street level. | MORE


Keiffer Mitchell Receives Police Endorsement

Jul. 24 - Councilman and mayoral candidate Keiffer Mitchell today gained the endorsement of the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police. The vote signaled that the Baltimore Police believe that Keiffer can combat the current murder crisis and return safety to our streets. | MORE


Mitchell Releases Plan For Dealing with the Murder Crisis

Jul. 12 - Today, in the wake of the city's current murder crisis, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. called for immediately increasing the size of the police force and giving officers a substantial pay raise. Standing at the site of a deadly shooting that occurred several months ago, Councilman Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. announced his plan to deal with a crisis that has left Baltimore with 165 homicides since January 1. | MORE


Mitchell to Block Interim-Mayor's Charter Amendment

Jul. 9 - Today, Councilman Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. announced that he will attempt to derail proposed legislation that would reduce public oversight on city spending and allow the interim-mayor to give out more no-bid city contracts. "It's simple. We're either going to make it easier to give out no-bid contracts, or we're going to make it tougher," said Mitchell. "I want to make it harder. The interim-mayor wants to make it easier." | MORE


Mitchell Calls on Police Commissioner Hamm to Resign

Jun. 21 - In the last six months, 146 people have been murdered in our city and our citizens have lost faith in the interim-Mayor's ability to address this crisis. As we slip back to the days of 300 murders per year, residents have been waiting to see her offer the leadership needed to stop this wave of violence. Instead, the interim-Mayor has only offered slogans, PR stunts, and failed plans. While the voters will have a chance to hold her accountable in September, we cannot wait that long to address this crisis. | MORE


 

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