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Jeff Salkin Hosts: Sponsored byCoproduced with Additional Support Provided by Sage Policy Group Stay Informed Text BUSINESS to 70701 Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to 70701 to cancel. Terms Conditions: www.baltimoresun.com/mobile Brandon M. Scott, who won the Democratic primary in the only open seat this year a Northeast Baltimore district that had been represented by Councilman Nicholas for 20 years. Securing the party nominations means an almost certain win in general election because electorate is heavily Democratic.

In a brief interview Wednesday morning, Conaway said the defeat had not left her dismayed and said she looked forward to spending more time with her family. have any regrets said Conaway, 43. a lot of support for me and for my family. We remain positive and remain committed to the community. Life goes on.

The world keeps on family has won re-election to various offices over the years with a core group of backers, some of whom have been known to dress up in bear costumes. The Conaway political machine, which has advertised itself in campaign literature as Four includes the father, Frank M. Conaway the clerk of the Circuit Court; her mother, Mary Conaway, the register of wills; and her brother, Frank M. Conaway who represents the city in the House of Delegates. Frank Conaway who has mounted four campaigns for mayor, lost his latest bid on Tuesday.

He was one of several challengers to Rawlings-Blake, who nonetheless garnered more than 50 percent of the vote. Conaway retains his court job. In Belinda race for District 7, her residency became an issue. She filed a $21million libel lawsuit against a blogger she claimed had defamed her by reporting that she signed a document that claimed a Randallstown home in Baltimore County as her primary residence. Conaway dropped the suit last month.

Some political observers say the lawsuit likely cost her the election. mistake was not so much that she may have had a place of residence out of her district, but she chose to make such an issue of it by filing a said Matthew Crenson, a professor emeritus of political science at the Johns Hopkins University. she had just let it go Crenson said, may very well have been re-elected. She was the victim of her own political Mosby said he saw an opportunity when Conaway filed the suit. In 2007 he ran unsuccessfully for City Council against William H.

Cole IV, before Reservoir Hill was redistricted from District 11to District 7. can remember the day I was driving to Northern Virginia and my wife called and said, Belinda Conaway just filed a $20 million said Mosby, 32. initial reaction was why would she draw more attention to this issue? knew they had the Conaway name, but Isaw it as now or he added. she was going to be able to escape this, she would be untouchable. It was now or While the other incumbents largely sailed to easy victories, Warren Branch, who represents District 13, garnered just 15 votes more than challenger Shannon Sneed, a television news producer.

With such a slim margin, Sneed said in an e-mail Wednesday that she was waiting on all the votes to be counted. is not she wrote. The shifting power dynamic on the City Council also has implications for Council President Bernard C. Young, who won his nomination Tuesday against four challengers. The Democrat faces Republican David Wiggins in November.

Rawlings-Blake initially supported Cole for council president, a position she vacated when she was elevated to the office after Mayor Sheila resignation. As for Conaway, Young called her of the most council members and excellent budget going to miss said Young. Crenson said that because of the mayor- council president dynamic, Young could suffer politically if he challenges Rawlings- Blake. the mayor and the president work pretty closely said Crenson. he does, in fact, challenge her, it could be serious trouble.

The City Council president is sort of the floor manager for legislation, putting together a majority of support. If you want to get bills passed, you want to be an antagonist of the Scott, winner of the District 2 Democratic primary and a protege of Rawlings- Blake who previously worked for the Office of Neighborhoods and for Rawlings-Blake when she was council president, played down any potential clashes. Scott said he counts both Young and the mayor as mentors. can be at odds, and guess what, I can be odds with both of said Scott, 27. be awkward for The council president, who won 75 percent of the primary vote in his first citywide election, said ready to work with all of council members, whether supporters of the mayor or not.

He said no lingering animosity. who knows me knows I hold said Young. looking forward to a whole new working relationship with the mayor, and pretty sure looking forward to it Nonetheless, he added: not going to be a rubber stamp for the going to be some things that going to agree on and some that he said. looking for a cordial relationship with the administration because the ultimate thing is doing the work and the will of the people that we nicole.fuller@baltsun.com Conaway loses her seat on City Council to newcomer Mosby UPSET, Frompage1 Nick Mosby, an electrical engineer, pictured outside City Hall, pulled off a surprise victory by defeating incumbent Belinda Conaway. KENNETH K.

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