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Here's a look at the life of Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland.
Birthdate: January 18, 1963
Place of birth: Washington D.C.
Birth name: Martin Joseph O'Malley
Father: Thomas O'Malley, lawyer
Mother: Barbara (Suelzer) O'Malley, receptionist for Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
Marriage: Catherine “Katie” Curran O'Malley (1990-present)
Children: Grace, Tara, William and Jack
Education: Catholic University of America, BA, 1985; University of Maryland School of Law, JD, 1988
Religion: Catholic
Longtime guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been the frontman of the Celtic rock band O'Malley's March since 1988.
He worked as a volunteer on Gary Hart's presidential campaign.
While mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland, O'Malley introduced data-driven government reporting and management programs such as CitiStat, StateStat, and BayStat.
During O'Malley's two terms as governor, Maryland legalized same-sex marriage, passed new gun control laws, raised the minimum wage, repealed the death penalty, decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, and provided in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrants.
David Simon, Baltimore-based creator of the television series “The Wire,” has said the character, Tommy Carcetti, is based in part on O'Malley.
1986-1988 – She serves as state field director for Barbara Mikulski's campaign and then as a legislative member after Mikulski was elected to the United States Senate.
1988-1990 – Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City.
1990 – He runs unsuccessfully for the Maryland State Senate. O'Malley loses to incumbent Senator John Pica in the Democratic primary by 44 votes.
1991 – Elected to represent Baltimore's Third District on the City Council, he served until 1999.
December 7, 1999-January 17, 2007 – He serves two terms as mayor of Baltimore.
November 7, 2006 – Elected governor of Maryland, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich.
January 17, 2007-January 21, 2015 – He serves as the 61st governor of Maryland.
2010 – Appointed to the first Council of Governors by President Barack Obama. O'Malley is named co-president in 2013.
November 2, 2010 – Governor re-elected, defeating Ehrlich again.
December 2010-December 2012 – President of the Democratic Governors Association.
May 10, 2011 – Enacts the Maryland DREAM Act, which extends in-state tuition to certain undocumented immigrants. Opponents later collected enough signatures to force a referendum. In November 2012, voters chose to enforce the law.
March 1, 2012 – Signs into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland. Opponents subsequently collected enough signatures to force a referendum in November, with 51.9% of voters approving the right to same-sex marriage. The law will come into force in January 2013.
May 2nd, 2013 – Sign a bill repealing the death penalty. The legislation will take effect in October but is not retroactive.
December 31, 2014 – He announces that he will remove the state's last four prisoners from death row and commute their sentences to life in prison without parole in one of his last acts as governor.
May 30, 2015 – He formally announces that he is running for president.
February 1, 2016 – He ends his presidential campaign after obtaining less than 1% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses.
February 7, 2018 – Harvard University announces that O'Malley will be a visiting fellow for 2018 beginning in April.
November 2019 – Announced as Poling Chair in Business and Government at Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
November 5, 2019 – “Smarter Government: How to govern for results in the information age” is published. The companion book, “Smarter Government Workbook: A 14-Week Implementation Guide to Governing for Results,” is published in May 2020.
July 26, 2023 – President Joe Biden nominates O'Malley to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration. On December 18, 2023, the Senate confirms O'Malley by a vote of 50 to 11.
