Shannon Sneed

Age: 43

Personal: Sneed and her husband, Ramond, live in Reservoir Hill with their 7-year-old daughter.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore in 2002 and a master’s degree in communications from Morgan State University.

Experience: Worked in TV news and spent more than a decade at the local WJZ-TV; Worked for the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development; elected 13th District councilmember in 2016; unsuccessfully ran for City Council president in 2020; worked in U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s office; worked for the AFL-CIO labor union; pick for Maryland lieutenant governor by Tom Perez in his 2022 gubernatorial campaign.

Endorsements: Maryland state Senators Nate McFadden, Joan Carter Conway, and Del. Jackie Addison; Former Baltimore Comptroller Joan Pratt, Baltimore City School Board member Ashley Esposito, former NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland Director Diana Phillip, Amalgamated Transit Workers.

Notable donors: Sneed is fundraising through Baltimore’s new public financing fund, which caps donations at $150 per donor and provides candidates with matching funds. Notable contributors include Biden adviser and former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Tom Perez; Women’s Law Center Executive Director and former first lady of Maryland Katie Curran O’Malley, former Baltimore Mayor Jack Young, Council members Kristerfer Burnett, Phylician Porter Antonio Glover, 11th District candidate Zac Blanchard Maryland state Sen. Cory McCray, Board of Schools Commissioners members Robert Salley and Mujahid Muhammad.

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Questionnaire

Q: City finance officials have predicted that Baltimore could face a budget deficit over the next 10 years of nearly $2 billion. What should the city do to ensure a balanced budget?

Q: As City Council president, how would you view your role in reducing gun violence in Baltimore?

Q: Baltimore’s influx of federal pandemic aid will expire during the next council president’s term. Are there aspects of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act investments that you think should be sustained after the federal money has dried up?

Q: A measure on the November ballot is expected to ask voters to cut the size of the City Council nearly in half. Do you support that proposal? Why or why not?

Q: Do you support Renew Baltimore’s effort to cut property tax rates? Please explain your answer.

Q: Do you support the Harborplace plans as proposed? Please explain your answer.

Q: What steps would you take to increase Baltimore’s affordable housing stock?

Q: Baltimore’s plan for making its roadways more accommodating for bikers and pedestrians has been embraced in some circles and has faced intense opposition in others. Do you support any changes to the city’s Complete Streets policy? If so, describe them.

Q: Do you think there should be changes to the Board of Estimates to balance out the mayor’s majority control? If so, what would you propose?

Q: Why should voters elect you?