When the new Baltimore City Council convenes Dec. 8, more than half its members will take seats in the chamber for the first time. The newcomers are pledging to push a more liberal agenda than their predecessors, including increasing the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The eight novices elected Tuesday — Zeke Cohen in the 1st District, Ryan Dorsey in the 3rd District, Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer in the 5th District, Leon F. Pinkett III in the 7th District, Kristerfer Burnett in the 8th District, John T. Bullock in the 9th District, Robert Stokes Sr. in the 12th District and Shannon Sneed in the 13th District — replace veteran members with decades of experience.
Cohen and Stokes fended off vigorous challenges by Republican Matt McDaniel and Green Party candidate Ian Schlakman, respectively, to keep the 15 council seats entirely in the hands of Democrats, who have won every council seat since 1942.
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