Nick J. Mosby

Nick Mosby
Member of the
Maryland House of Delegates
from the 40th district
Assumed office
January 31, 2017
Preceded by Barbara A. Robinson
Member of the
Baltimore City Council
from District 7
In office
December 8, 2011 – December 8, 2016
Preceded by Belinda K. Conaway
Succeeded by Leon F. Pinkett
Personal details
Born Nicholas James Mosby
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Political party Democrat[1][2]
Spouse(s) Marilyn Mosby (m. 2005)[3]
Residence Reservoir Hill, Maryland
Education Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Alma mater Tuskegee University
Occupation Politician

Nicholas James "Nick" Mosby is an American politician based in Baltimore, Maryland. Since January 2017, he has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 40th district. Previously he served as a member of the Baltimore City Council.[4]

Mosby is a 1997 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and has a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Tuskegee University.[5][6] Mosby is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, having been initiated at the Pi Omega Chapter in Baltimore.[7]

Political career

Baltimore City Council

Mosby defeated two-term incumbent Baltimore City Councilwoman Belinda K. Conaway by a double-digit margin.[8]

2015 Baltimore Riots

During the 2015 Baltimore protests following the death of Freddie Gray, Mosby said that the rioting was a "cry for help."[4][9][10] Mosby represents district 7 on the city council; this was where the worst of the rioting happened.[11][12] He has compared the riots to the 2015 riots in Lexington, Kentucky, after the Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.[13]

Bid for Mayor

On October 26, 2015, Mosby announced that he was running for mayor of Baltimore.[14] He dropped out of the race on April 13, 2016, and threw his support behind Catherine E. Pugh.[15]

When he announced his bid for the mayoral election, Mosby decided to forego a bid for re-election to his seat on the Council. On November 8, 2016, Leon F. Pinkett won his vacated seat on the Council.[16]

Personal life

Mosby is married to Marilyn (James) Mosby, the state's attorney of Baltimore City. They have two children together.[17][18] He is Catholic.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Demby, Gene (30 April 2015). "Councilman's Star Rises Fast Amid Baltimore Unrest". National Public Radio. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Protests against Police Brutality Take Place in Cities across U.S.; Interview with Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby; Interview with U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota". CNN. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Levenson, Michael; Johnson, Akilah; Ransom, Jan (1 May 2015). "Freddie Gray case prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has deep ties to Boston". Boston Globe. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Fox News Wanted To Focus On Looters, But This Baltimore City Council Member Wasn't Having It". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Vote Nick Mosby for Baltimore City Council 7th District". Nick Mosby For City Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "District 7: Nick Mosby". Baltimore Sun. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sons of Pi Omega". Pi Omega Chapter. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Riots seen as 'cry for help' from Baltimore youth". The Rachel Maddow Show. MSNBC. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Spaeth, Ryu (28 April 2015). "Watch a Baltimore city councilman try to explain the roots of black anger to Fox News". The Week. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Rector, Kevin (9 June 2015). "Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby's office asked police to target area where Freddie Gray died". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Oppel, Jr., Richard A. (July 8, 2015). "Baltimore Fires Police Chief in Wake of Unrest and Crime Surge". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2015. Councilman Nick J. Mosby, whose district includes areas hardest hit by the riot and by the sharp rise in murders and shootings that followed — and who is married to Marilyn J. Mosby, the state's attorney who charged the officers in Mr. Gray's death...
  13. ↑ "Baltimore Councilman Compares Riots To UK Basketball Fans After Loss". WLEX-TV. Lexington, Kentucky: NBC News Digital, Inc. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Wenger, Yvonne (26 October 2015). "Nick Mosby announces mayoral campaign to crowd in Reservoir Hill". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 27 Oct 2015.
  15. ↑ , Baltimore Sun, 2016
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Nroadwater, Luke (17 January 2015). "Nick Mosby: 'I have no involvement' in wife's office". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Rosen, James (1 May 2015). "Analysis: In Baltimore unrest, liberalism on trial?". Fox News. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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