Tekesha Martinez helps her granddaughter Malani Hart with her hair before school inside their home, in Hagerstown.

Tekesha Martinez walks her three grandchildren Malani Hart Messiah Hart, and Ares Aviles to their bus stop in Hagerstown.

Buildings in downtown Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez puts her heels on before attending her final city council meeting at City Hall, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez walks back to her office with family and friend following behind after her final city council meeting at City Hall, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez is hugged by Kristin Aleshire City Council member after her final city council meeting at City Hall, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez gathers her belongings after her final city council meeting at City Hall, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez walks into the elevator at City Hall, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez talks with Miss Maryland Bridget O’Brien during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Stops event, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez greets residents of Hagerstown during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Stops event, in Hagerstown.

Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez, right, with city council members Shelley McIntire, left, and Tiara Burnett during a Western Maryland Delegation meeting at Hagerstown Community College.

Tekesha Martinez sits in the window of her home in Hagerstown.

Messiah Hart, Ares Aviles, and Nehemiah Richardson play in a tree in the front yard of their grandmother Tekesha Martinez's home just outside of Hagerstown.