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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, represent...
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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State faces budget gap of $700 million
Baltimore Sun reporterMaryland's fiscal year has barely begun, but the state legislature's chief budget analyst is warning of a $700 million shortfall, or about twice the previous estimate. Gov. Martin O'Malley soon will present to the Board of Public Works a series of...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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MTA bans driver phones
Baltimore Sun reporterIn the wake of fatal transit accidents across the nation, the Maryland Transit Administration has adopted a zero-tolerance policy under which any bus or train operator found using a cell phone or text-messaging device on the job will be fired, even for...Tags: Cell Phones, Transportation Accidents, Transportation, Fires, Road Accidents
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O'Malley readies $700M in cuts as Md. budget shortfall widens
Baltimore Sun reporterGov. Martin O'Malley said Friday he plans to propose as much as $700 million in budget cuts for the fiscal year that began just 10 days ago, as income tax receipts are projected to be lower than expected. At an appearance in Baltimore, O'Malley said...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, State Budgets
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O'Malley says Md. better prepared for swine flu in the fall
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that Maryland and other states will be better prepared to deal with a swine flu pandemic this fall because of problems encountered in coping with the outbreak earlier in the year.
The Democratic governor made the...Tags: Vaccines, Barack Obama, Epidemics and Plagues, Heads of State, The White House
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Turn the U-Haul around
Looks like Marylanders threatening to leave the state over tax increases have one less place to go. Delaware, long the darling of anti-tax types in the Free State, just wrapped up work on closing an $800 million hole in its budget - no mean feat...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Credit Ratings, Regional Authority, State Budgets
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AP and O'Malley both went fishing
After South Carolina's Mark Sanford pulled his disappearing act, the Associated Press rang up the nation's 49 other governors to see if any of them were AWOL. "Where in the world are your governors?" the headline read.
Martin O'Malley's story sounded...Tags: Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Fishing, Regional Authority, Dundalk
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Son of stimulus
Governors like Maryland's Martin O'Malley and Pennsylvania's Edward G. Rendell may be open to a second stimulus bill - as governors are seldom opposed to accepting federal largesse of most any kind - but that doesn't make it sound economic policy. To even...Tags: Barack Obama, Heads of State, State Budgets, Polls, The White House
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Fleeing Md. taxes? Forget Delaware
Here's a preview of an editorial we're working on. Send us your comments at talkback@baltimoresun.com. The best comments will run alongside the editorial in the print edition.
Looks like Marylanders threatening to leave the state over tax increases...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Regional Authority, State Budgets, Government
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O'Malley open to 2nd stimulus
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that a second economic stimulus package might be needed if the U.S. economy fails to recover, but it's too soon to know yet.
"I think it's too early for us to say that right now," said the Democratic governor, while...Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Government, United States, Unemployment
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Kevin Jackson appointed to Arundel school board
Gov. Martin O'Malley has appointed Kevin L. Jackson, a 1999 graduate of the Naval Academy, to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. Jackson, who is a resident of Edgewater, works at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington and has leadership...Tags: Edgewater, Government, Executive Branch
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Relatives of girl, 5, voice hope she'll live
Baltimore Sun reportersThe family of 5-year-old Raven Wyatt, who was struck in the head by a stray bullet last week, said in a brief interview that they believe the girl's condition has stabilized, and they are optimistic she will survive. Though the family requested that...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Carrollton, People, Murder, Regional Authority
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Baltimore County's Jim Smith: From executive to kingmaker
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. might not be on the ballot in 2010, but he is set to leave office with one of the largest war chests of any departing Maryland elected official - meaning his next role could be as kingmaker. Smith, 67,...Tags: Democratic Party, Upper House, Prosecution, Prince George's County, National Government
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