Mayor Catherine E. Pugh was sworn in as Baltimore’s 50th mayor Tuesday. She pledged to steer investment to long-neglected neighborhoods and serve as the city’s biggest cheerleader.
Pugh — who takes over for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake — took the oath of office during an 11 a.m. ceremony at the War Memorial, where she was joined by Gov. Larry Hogan, retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Watts administered the oath of office and Rep. Elijah Cummings introduced the new mayor.