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Jared Littman sworn in as Annapolis mayor; officials pledge cooperation on housing, CityDock and public safety
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At a packed ceremony at the Naval Academy stadium, Jared Littman took the oath as mayor of Annapolis and delivered an inaugural address promising to streamline permitting, tackle parking and public safety, and work with state and county leaders on CityDock and other capital projects.
Jared Littman was sworn in as mayor of Annapolis in a public ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy stadium, where local, county and state officials urged cooperation and pledged support for the new administration.
Bishop Coates opened the program with an invocation and Bishop Craig Coats (name variant appears in the transcript) introduced visiting officials, including U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman. Van Hollen congratulated the incoming officials and urged them to “listen, unite and do,” invoking Annapolis’s history as an example of civic responsibility.
In his inaugural address, Littman thanked campaign volunteers, city staff and his family and outlined priorities he said would make “a government that works better for all of us.” He highlighted parking as the top issue raised during the campaign and listed other priorities including public safety, a permitting‑streamlining initiative, and continuing progress on the CityDock project. “Annapolis works,” Littman said, urging residents and officials to work together across neighborhoods and institutions.
State and federal elected officials framed their remarks as offers of partnership. Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth described a “Team Maryland” approach to long‑standing problems such as affordable housing and climate impacts; Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and County Executive Pittman each promised intergovernmental cooperation on capital projects and resources.
The ceremony included the formal oath for Littman administered by Clerk Scott Poirier and the swearing‑in of eight incoming aldermen and alderwomen: Harry Huntley, Karma O’Neil, Keanu Smith Brown, Janice Elaine Allsup Johnson, Brooks Shandlemyer, Daisha Sharon Contee, Rob Savage and Frank Thorpe. Each repeated the statutory oath to support the U.S. and Maryland constitutions and to execute the office faithfully.
Poet laureate Jeff Holland closed the program with a spoken‑word piece recalling George Washington’s December 1783 return to Annapolis and urging the crowd to model democracy with “justice, not vengeance…truth, not outright lies.” Organizers announced a reception at 4 p.m. and provided instructions for guests without tickets.
The transcript contains several inconsistent spellings of key participants’ names (see audit). Where the oath records the name, the mayor is identified as Jared Littman; the transcript also contains variants of that surname. The event concluded with a short communal moment asking attendees to look at a neighbor and say “I love you.”
