Summary
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, representing Baltimore's...
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland and previously served as mayor of Baltimore City from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the Nov. 7, 2006, election by a 6.5 percent margin. He was the only candidate to defeat a sitting governor in 2006. O'Malley's involvement in politics began at age 20, when he became a volunteer for Gary Hart's presidential campaign. While in law school, O'Malley further honed his skills as state field director for Barbara A. Mikulski's successful U.S. Senate race and later served as a legislative fellow in her office. O'Malley was elected to a seat on the City Council in 1991 and served until 1999, representing Baltimore's 3rd District. As mayor, O'Malley's statistics-based accountability tool CitiStat won Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government award in 2004. O'Malley is a 1985 graduate of The Catholic University. He earned his J.D. in 1988 from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore and passed the bar the same year. O'Malley is married to state District Judge Catherine 'Katie' Curran O'Malley, the daughter of J. Joseph Curran Jr., who served as Maryland attorney general from 1987 to 2007. Martin and Katie O'Malley live in the governor's mansion in Annapolis with their children, Grace, Tara, William and Jack. Aside from politics, O'Malley showcases his musical talents and heritage with his on-again, off-again Irish rock band O'Malley's March.
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Nature lessons, sweetened by s'mores
Special to The SunEach family found a spot on the grass where the folks spread out blankets or set up lawn chairs. There were about 100 people, from infants to seniors, gathered at the Eden Mill Nature Center for an evening program. Some of the families were there to...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Miller, Lyme Disease, Family, Diseases
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Broadband project's fees waived
The Board of Public Works yesterday approved a wetlands license and waived the applicable fees for a project that will allow greater broadband Internet access in the state's rural areas. The Maryland Broadband Cooperative, a public-private partnership...Tags: Wallops Island, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Natural Resources, Wetlands
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Currie linked to mall plan
Sun reportersState Sen. Ulysses Currie, whose ties to Shoppers Food and Pharmacy are under federal investigation, intervened several times in recent years on behalf of the grocery store chain when it was seeking public financing and other concessions as part of the...Tags: General Growth Properties Incorporated, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sheila Dixon, Howard P Rawlings, Supervalu Inc.
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Letters to the editor
Thanks so much for the editorial on Sen. John McCain's indifference toward the Internet ("Net deficit," editorial, June 29). It's chilling to think we might have a president who lacks the capacity to perform vital Web-related duties such as chatting up...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Sheila Dixon, Bob Barr, Weather Reports, Prosecution
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Board plans review on state pension advisers
Sun reporterThe Board of Public Works Wednesday agreed to clarify the appointment process for advisers to the State Retirement and Pension system after complaints that a nominee who would have been the first African-American in that post was treated poorly....Tags: Pension and Welfare, Corporate Crime, Minority Groups, Peter Franchot, Bribery
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Leaders reserve judgment in inmate death
Sun reporterThe Prince George's county seat was both a memorial and a crime scene Tuesday. Thin black fabric was draped from the courthouse as state and federal authorities walked through the nearby jail, trying to determine how the man accused of killing Cpl....Tags: Murder, NAACP, Prosecution, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Delinquency
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Board plans review on pension advisers
Sun reporterThe Board of Public Works agreed yesterday to clarify the appointment process for advisers to the state retirement and pension system after complaints that a nominee who would have been the first African-American in that post was treated poorly....Tags: Pension and Welfare, Corporate Crime, Peter Franchot, Bribery, Nancy K Kopp
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Group alleges labor abuse
Sun reporterThe state of Maryland has contracts with at least four public employee uniform companies that allegedly use sweatshop labor to turn out inexpensive shirts, jackets and pants, according to a report by SweatFree Communities, a group that wants to create a...Tags: Local Authority, Joanne C Benson, Human Rights, Labor Legislation, Laws
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Camping out for biotech tax credits
Sun reporterMark A. Vulcan - a tax attorney and CPA - had something of a rock star moment when he rolled into work at the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development's Baltimore offices yesterday morning just before 8. There, crowding in the lobby at...Tags: Biotechnology, Credit and Debt, Economic Policy, Executive Branch, State Budgets
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Lights, camera, inaction
Actress Renee Zellweger and noted Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr. have little in common, but they tell a story of how opportunities to bring Hollywood filmmaking to Maryland are won and lost. Ms. Zellweger is in town...Tags: Renee Zellweger, State Budgets
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