
John T. Bullock - District 9
410-396-4815
100 Holliday Street
Room 503
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Councilmember's Bio:
Councilman John T. Bullock, Ph.D., represents the 9th District which covers West and Southwest Baltimore. He is Chair of the Education, Youth & Older Adults Committee, as well as a Member of the Planning Commission and the Commission on Historical & Architectural Preservation. Councilman Bullock previously served on the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee and was a Member of the Board of Trustees for St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Dr. Bullock is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science at Towson University, focusing on Urban Politics and Metropolitan Studies. Additionally, he served as Executive Director of the Baltimore Family Alliance and was Board President of the Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation. Dr. Bullock is also on several boards of directors including the Baltimore Curriculum Project and National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Foundation.
As a political analyst, he has been a regular contributor for media outlets including local ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates as well as Maryland Public Television. In addition, Dr. Bullock has provided commentary for the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Time, Huffington Post, Guardian, Afro American, and Maryland Daily Record newspapers along with being a frequent guest on local public radio stations WEAA and WYPR as well as National Public Radio.
Throughout the years, Councilman Bullock has served in numerous professional capacities. As a Baltimore City Mayoral Fellow, he worked with the Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development in the Office of the Commissioner. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Bullock worked with the Government of the District of Columbia as Planner in the Department of Transportation and in the Executive Office of the Mayor as a Capital City Fellow.
Councilman Bullock received a Doctorate in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland-College Park in 2009, a Master's in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002, and a B.A. magna cum laude in Political Science from Hampton University in 2000. Dr. Bullock is Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and a Prince Hall Mason & Shriner. He is the proud father of two sons – Thomas and George.