Complex sentence: Kurt Lidell Schmoke (born December 1,1949) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 46th mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, the first African American to be elected mayor.
Split into simpler sentences: Kurt Lidell Schmoke (born December 1,1949) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 46th mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. He is the first African American to be elected mayor.