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Dante Swinton: Democratic Candidate for Baltimore Mayor

photo courtesy Dante Swinton

Midday's series of Conversations with the Candidatescontinues with this special Web-only edition: Tom's January 14 conversation with Dante Swinton, one of more than a dozen Democratic candidates vying in the April 28th primary election, hoping to be the party's nominee for mayor of Baltimore in the November 3rd general election.

Mr. Swinton brings to the mayoral race his experience over the past 5 years as an environmental justice researcher & community organizer for Energy Justice Network.  The Philadelphia-based not-for-profit group led the charge for passage last spring of the Baltimore Clean Air Act, which, pending a ruling in a federal law suit, could severely restrict or possibly shut down the city's largest air polluter, the Wheelabrator trash incinerator, and the nation's largest medical waste incinerator. Mr. Swinton's campaign also addresses a wide range of issues facing the city, from violence reduction and criminal justice reform to transit improvements and economic development.

Mr. Swinton grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He received his B.A. in environmental studies and political science from Winthrop University in Rock Hill in 2010. He received his Masters in nonprofit management and social entrepreneurship from the University of Baltimore in 2017. 

At 31, Dante Swinton is the youngest candidate in the mayor's race.  He lives in Baltimore.

More information about Dante Swinton's bid to become Baltimore's next mayor can be found on his campaign Website, dcs4bmore.org.  

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