Smith: 'Humbled And Appreciative' Of Calls To Run For Mayor, But Has No Such Plans

Amid urging from locals including former Commissioner Kevin Davis, T.J. Smith was noncommittal on whether he plans to enter politics.

Smith, who resigned last week as the top spokesman of Baltimore police, was in studio with C4.

"I'm humbled and appreciative of that and now able to be a little bit more opinionated about things and I'll continue to be but I'm supporting our current administration because their success is our success," Smith said. "I'm going to continue to keep my ear to the ground in action more than anything, whatever form that might be."

Commissioner Kevin Davis suggested in an interview with C4 last week that "so many people" were encouraging him to run for mayor, before suggesting himself that Smith should run in 2020 to unseat Mayor Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore Sun reports the endorsement came during a panel discussion on WNUV-TV's "Square Off."

While he didn't rule a run in or out, Smith said he still intends to be involved in Baltimore, and urged proactive and holistic solutions for the city's "longstanding, systemic issues," such as homicides and juvenile crime.

"I think we just have to be more creative, because I think we keep regurgitating a lot of things that have been tried, tested and failed," Smith said.

Either way, were he to want to run, The Baltimore Sun reports he would have to move into the city from Baltimore County.