As Governor Steers Maryland to the Left, Talk Turns to 2016 [The New York Times]

With victory after victory in the state legislature, supporters and opponents alike say Gov. Martin O'Malley is looking to a presidential race.

South Carolina Democrats see O'Malley 'rising'

Martin O'Malley took the stage Saturday at a high school in this early presidential primary state, telling an auditorium of South Carolina Democrats that his principles worked in Maryland — and they'd work elsewhere.

As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage

President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman. But neither development is likely to push Maryland's governor off the national stage.

O'Malley pays a visit to Iowa's core Democrats

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was in this first-in-the-nation caucus state to give the keynote address to hundreds at a Democratic barbecue -- a role frequently reserved for likely presidential candidates.

O'Malley sharply critical of GOP at convention

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would only move the nation backward.

O'Malley becomes regular figure in Sunday talk

Why does O'Malley get invited to the shows seemingly every week while many other eager and able political leaders never get the call? People who host and book the shows say political savvy, TV skills, geography and a willingness to take off the gloves result in a combination that one veteran network producer describes as "the Chris Christie of Democrats."

Outspoken first lady fights for those 'on the outside'

Now in her sixth year as Maryland's first lady, Katie O'Malley credits her upbringing -- watching her father grapple with some of the most difficult issues in the 1960s and 1970s -- for her dedication to another cause stirring outrage from many, including the family's Catholic church: legalizing same-sex marriage.

O'Malley looks to put his record to the test

O'Malley, a Democrat, finished the fourth and final regular General Assembly session of his term, meaning his record as governor is nearly complete. For the next few months, he'll be on a sales mission, trying to convince Marylanders that decisions he made during the worst economic downturn in generations put the state on solid footing.

Martin O'Malley forged his leadership style through trial, error of political office

The 43-year-old Democratic candidate for governor has worked diligently to bury the ambitious and flashy persona. And he has in large part outgrown the brazen, loose-lipped style of a young mayor -- elected at age 36 in 1999 -- who was prone to fiery public tirades.

Hart's 1984 campaign left mark on O'Malley

He went west to the heartland in 1983 with a guitar and a penny whistle, a political troubadour who was 20 but looked more like 15. And when he arrived, they gave him a phone, a map and a list of names, and said, "Go win part of Iowa for our presidential campaign."