Final Days For Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- With just two weeks left as the head of City Hall, it will be the first time in more than two decades that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hasn't held a public office.

The mayor is pretty tight-lipped about what her next step will be, but says she is looking forward to moving on.

"I love our people. I love our character," said Rawlings-Blake.

She's the youngest person ever elected to the Baltimore City Council, and served as mayor for six years. Now, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is preparing to say goodbye to public office. But her plans for the future are still a secret.

"It's been all sweet. I love what I have a chance to do. I love what I'm going to do next... I'm just not talking about it," she tells WJZ.

Rawlings-Blake has become a fixture on the national stage, and secretary of the Democratic National Committee.

The mayor announced her decision not to run for re-election amidst a crowded field of Democratic candidates in the primary.

She faced heavy fire for her response to the unrest in Baltimore, following the death of Freddie gray, and had a public feud with Governor Larry Hogan.

Still her successor,Senator Catherine Pugh says the mayor leaves behind a legacy.

"When I think about our property taxes having been reduced, when I think about vacant to values, what it's meant to our city, I think she's done a great deal for Baltimore," said Sen. Pugh.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she accomplished her goal.

"I made a promise to myself that I would leave this city in a better condition than it was left for me," she said.

Now she's thankful for what's next. As for another elected position in the future? The mayor says she isn't ruling anything out.

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officially step down from her position on December 6.