Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will host a campaign fundraiser this month in Martha’s Vineyard for a third-term election run, which he calls “Volume 3.”

Scott, whose reelection to the mayoral office in 2024 is still a recent memory, will hold the event at the storied Legacy House in Oak Bluffs, where Martin Luther King Jr. spent time during the Civil Rights Movement. Tickets range from $250 to $2,500, according to an invitation viewed by The Banner.

When reached by phone Sunday, Scott said, “I can run again, and why wouldn’t I?”

He added that, if there is a change in plan, it will first be discussed with his family and “then go from there.”

The fundraiser is also an opportunity to share with donors and supporters the good work happening at the local level in Maryland, he said, while praising the work of Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

“This is a moment — especially during our current political landscape — where we are reminding folks that, if we want to be successful politically, deep, deep involvement is needed at the local level,” he said.

The two-term mayor had previously not said publicly what he’s planning to do next, but he has the option to run for a third term in 2028.

In 2022, Baltimore voters passed Question K, which established a two-term limit for the city’s top office holders. That limit became effective in 2024, meaning Scott is serving his first term under the new rules.

Federal campaign finance rules do not allow money raised for Scott’s local campaign committee to be transferred for use in federal races. Scott has not created a committee to raise federal funds.

Money in Scott’s existing local fund could, however, be used to run for top Maryland offices, including governor.

In Martha’s Vineyard, Scott will be tapping into a network of elite Black vacationers from around the country. Black people have been spending the summer on the island for more than a century, attracting the likes of the Obamas, Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee.

Moore held a fundraiser at Lee’s home in 2022 on his way to becoming Maryland’s governor, and Angela Alsobrooks visited for her summer fundraiser last year during her historic run to become the state’s first Black woman U.S. senator.

The location of Scott’s event suggests to insiders that Scott might have higher aspirations.

Karen Miller, the state’s only Black woman political fundraiser, said Moore’s success at the Vineyard exposed other Black politicians in the state to additional forms of funding among influential Black circles.

“They can go and raise money while raising their profile,” said Miller, whose client then-first-term Del. Kym Taylor raised $10,000 in the Vineyard in 2021. Taylor represents District 23 in Prince George’s County. “Mayor Scott has made no bones about uplifting the culture, and thus having someone host a fundraiser for him in Oak Bluffs makes sense.”

Glynda C. Carr, who held Alsobrooks’ Vineyard fundraiser last year, said the island “holds a storied place in the legacy of Black civic and political life in America.”

“It’s more than a summer destination,” said the president and CEO of Higher Heights for America, adding that people engage in “candid, forward-looking conversations with candidates, policymakers and movement makers.”

The fundraiser won’t be Scott’s first foray into the wealthy Black enclave. In August 2024, he attended a screening of “The Body Politic” at the Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs. The documentary details Scott’s first year in office and his fight to lower the city’s homicide rate.

Scott, whose first time at the Vineyard was last year with his family for the film festival, said it was “great.” His previous exposure to the island was watching Baltimorean actress Jada Pinkett Smith star in the 1994 film “The Inkwell.” Scott said his wife and three children will join him again this year.

The Vineyard plays an important role in Black American life as a reminder of culture, history and the efforts of Black people to “support and fight for the future,” he said.

This article has been updated.