Last week he co-created a new work group on police accountability with House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones.Shortly after Jones was selected the House’s leader last year, she accepted $3,000 from the Baltimore County FOP PAC (political action committee). I am a very strong advocate of Black Lives Matter. Rain Pryor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Baltimore City Council to represent District 3 in Maryland.Pryor lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020. So I want that to be clear.”“If giving back my [$2,000] contribution will contribute to policy changes nationally and further create the accountability of racism and corruption in our local City Hall and governing powers, then, of course, I will give back my endorsement.”Pryor, who lost the 3rd District primary race to incumbent Ryan Dorsey, said in an email, “I have always been vocal about police brutality and systemic racism, never shying away from being vocal and standing on the side of justice for my people.“The FOP was very much aware of my feelings towards them and endorsed me because the incumbent deliberately shunned the opportunity to bring an open and honest dialogue to the community. Actress Rain Pryor Vane has officially filed paperwork to run for city council in Baltimore's third district.
If the policies are the same, we keep to protesting.”Winning reelection in West Baltimore’s 9th District, where citizen resentment over harsh policing tactics has raged for years, John Bullock said he doesn’t always agree with FOP’s leaders. She is the daughter of the late comedian and actor Richard Pryor.Dorsey said as the outbreak upended the campaign, he has replaced door-knocking and voter outreach with well-being checks on constituents.
Lawmakers in other states have pledged to return Fraternal Order of Police donations or give them to law enforcement reform efforts. Rain Pryor: Conditional Giveback “If giving back my [$2,000] contribution will contribute to policy changes nationally and further create the accountability of racism and corruption in our local City Hall and governing powers, then, of course, I will give back my endorsement.” If you want to donate to my campaign, that’s fine, but I don’t make no agreements to let off the police department,” he said, noting that he Stokes said he opposes calls to defund the police department as strongly as he favors the protest marches against racism and police brutality. Not so in Baltimore.In the wake of widespread protests against systemic racism and increased calls to defund police departments, state Delegate Luke Clippinger made a commitment regarding campaign contributions: going forward, he won’t accept any from police groups.Among the politicians to whom the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has contributed, the legislator, representing southeast and south Baltimore, is the first to make such a vow.“We have more work to do to rebuild the way we police in this city and this state so that the public, and specifically the African-American community, have confidence in law enforcement,” Clippinger said in an email. (Fern Shen) I was willing to do that.”“Nobody has ever asked me about returning it,” Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer said yesterday, referring to FOP’s $2,000 contribution to his successful primary campaign in the 5th District.“I am supportive of the good officers in the city and, in the same way, I condemn situations that are not good. But he doesn’t plan to return the $2,000 they gave him, either.Asked to explain, he said, “Some of the conditions we’re dealing with now, not only in Baltimore but in other places across the country, really deal with some of those damaged relationships, damaged trust and the treatment of people and communities. “I haven’t honed in on any donors yet. “We got to look at police policies. All my finances are handled by my treasurer.”The councilwoman, who has represented the northwest 6th District since 2007, said she has no intention of returning FOP money despite “definite concerns” about the organization’s statements regarding marchers protesting the death of George Floyd.“They’ve always donated funds. Councilman Ryan Dorsey regularly rides his bicycle the four miles from his home near Lake Montebello in Northeast Baltimore downtown to City Hall, or he catches the bus. He sent a recent mailer to all registered voters, not just Democrats, in the district and said he used it to communicate places people can turn for help.“I turned my campaign operation into simply reaching people to check in on them and make sure that their needs are being met,” Dorsey said.
So I think both can be true: you don’t have to necessarily be anti-an organization at the same time being able to have a critique of their practices.”Regarding law enforcement more generally, he said, “I think it’s important for someone like myself to work with police. “I look forward to working on real reform this coming session.”Clippinger chairs the House Judiciary Committee, which often handles criminal justice bills.