Rawlings-Blake sworn in as Baltimore mayor

Dr. Nina Rawlings (left) holds the Holy Bible as her daughter, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, is sworn in as the 49th mayor of Baltimore by Frank Conaway in a noon ceremony held at City Hall.<br> <br> "We will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government so our people emerge stronger," she said after a brief ceremony. Rawlings-Blake, who had been president of the City Council for the past four years, assumed the office vacated by Sheila Dixon, who resigned as part of a plea deal resolving her criminal case.<br> <br> "None of us asked for this moment, but all of us must accept the challenges and hard work that come with it," Rawlings-Blake said.<br> <br> The daughter of the late Del. Howard P. Rawlings, a renowned state leader, she became the youngest person ever elected to the council in 1995 at age 25.
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( Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron / February 4, 2010 )

Dr. Nina Rawlings (left) holds the Holy Bible as her daughter, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, is sworn in as the 49th mayor of Baltimore by Frank Conaway in a noon ceremony held at City Hall.

"We will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government so our people emerge stronger," she said after a brief ceremony. Rawlings-Blake, who had been president of the City Council for the past four years, assumed the office vacated by Sheila Dixon, who resigned as part of a plea deal resolving her criminal case.

"None of us asked for this moment, but all of us must accept the challenges and hard work that come with it," Rawlings-Blake said.

The daughter of the late Del. Howard P. Rawlings, a renowned state leader, she became the youngest person ever elected to the council in 1995 at age 25.

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