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Sheila Ann Dixon born December 27, is an American politician who served as the 48th mayor of Baltimore , Maryland, after mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as governor on January 17, Dixon, then president of the Baltimore City Council , served out the remaining year of her term and won the mayoral election in November Dixon was the first African-American woman to serve as president of the City Council, Baltimore's first female mayor, and Baltimore's third black mayor.

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The indictment alleged the personal use of gift cards, donated by two prominent Baltimore real estate developers, Patrick Turner and Ronald Lipscomb. Dixon has remained active in the Baltimore community and sought reelection for mayor in Dixon was born and was raised in the Ashburton neighborhood of West Baltimore. After graduating from college, Dixon worked as an elementary school teacher and adult education instructor with the Head Start program.

In , Dixon waved her shoe at white colleagues on the Baltimore City Council and yelled, "You've been running things for the last 20 years.

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Now the shoe is on the other foot. Dixon explained her earlier comment by stating that she had "matured" since making the shoe comment and that she now attempts "to communicate better with individuals. In , Dixon was elected president of the Baltimore City Council, the first African-American woman elected to this position. In , she won her re-election race for president of the Baltimore City Council, defeating her nearest competitor, Catherine Pugh , by 21, votes.

As City Council President, Dixon was ex officio mayor pro tempore , and ascended as mayor when Martin O'Malley resigned after being elected governor of Maryland in November During her tenure, Baltimore's homicide rate dropped for the first time in the 30 years.