What is Brandon Scott?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Brandon Scott | image = Brandon Scott (1).jpg | office = 52nd [[Mayor of Baltimore]] | term_start = December 8, 2020 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Jack Young (politician)|Jack Young]] | successor = | office1 = President of the [[Baltimore City Council]] | term_start1 = May 6, 2019 | term_end1 = December 8, 2020 | predecessor1 = [[Jack Young (politician)|Jack Young]] | successor1 = Nick Mosby | office2 = Member of the [[Baltimore City Council]]<br>from the 2nd district | term_start2 = December 8, 2011 | term_end2 = May 8, 2019 | predecessor2 = Nicholas D'Adamo | successor2 = Danielle McCray | birth_name = Brandon Maurice Scott | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|8}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[St. Mary's College of Maryland]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Brandon Scott''' (born April 8, 1984) is an American politician. He has been the mayor of [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]] since 2020. He is the former president of the [[Baltimore City Council]] and was a [[2018 Maryland gubernatorial election#Candidates 2|candidate]] for [[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-shea-scott-20180214-story.html|title=Jim Shea picks Baltimore City Councilman Brandon Scott as running mate|first=Erin|last=Cox|website=baltimoresun.com|access-date=2022-01-05|archive-date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402195707/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-shea-scott-20180214-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 6, 2019, Scott was elected to replace [[Jack Young (politician)|Jack Young]] as council president after Young replaced Mayor [[Catherine Pugh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-ci-brandon-scott-20190506-story.html|title=Baltimore