EMILYs List Endorses Odette Ramos for Baltimore City Council

For Immediate Release
October 1, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Odette Ramos for Baltimore City Council

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Odette Ramos for Baltimore City Council, District 14. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is thrilled to endorse Odette Ramos for Baltimore City Council. A lifelong advocate for working families, Odette has a proven record of putting her community first and fighting for affordable housing. As co-founder and co-chair of Baltimore Women United and as an organizer of the Baltimore Women’s March, Odette is committed to empowering more women to envision themselves in positions of leadership. We are proud to stand with Odette and we look forward to helping her make history as the first Latina elected to the Baltimore City Council.”

Odette Ramos is the founding director of the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, and currently serves as the executive director of the Community Development Network of Maryland. In 2014, Odette was elected to the Democratic State Central Committee as a representative for Legislative District 43, and she is now serving her second term. Odette was recently recognized as an Influential Marylander by the Daily Record for her accomplishments, including her efforts in leading the passage of the Baltimore City Affordable Housing Trust Fund ballot initiative. 

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