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Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland, having 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. In 2010, O'Malley and Ehrlich again contested the gubernatorial position, with O'Malley again winning. 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...
Martin O'Malley is the 61st governor of Maryland, having 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. In 2010, O'Malley and Ehrlich again contested the gubernatorial position, with O'Malley again winning. 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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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Festive Events, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Druid Hill, Family, Mount Vernon
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Regional Authority, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Cruises, Manufacturing and Engineering
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'House of Cards' to take over State House
The marble hallway trod for centuries by Maryland politicians will host perhaps its most sinister character when actor Kevin Spacey arrives for work next week. Television crews from the political thriller "House of Cards" began transforming Maryland's...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Rentals, Mount Vernon, Executive Branch, Government
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O'Malley to visit France, Ireland
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley will leave the country Saturday to visit France and Ireland during a week-long trip billed as trade mission, his office said. The governor's third international journey of 2013 will include visits to the Paris Air Show, meetings...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Republic of Ireland, Executive Branch, France
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Wedded: Ashley Valis and Jim Gillis
Wedding date: May 4, 2013 Her story: Ashley Valis, 31, grew up in Baltimore. She is the assistant chief of staff for Gov. Martin O'Malley. Her mother, Beth Russell, is a director of marketing and sales, and her father, Jim Valis, is a sales director....
Tags: Pies and Tarts, Family, Horse and Harness Racing, Key Lime Pie, Kentucky Derby
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, U.S. Supreme Court, Chemical Industry, American Civil Liberties Union, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
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The mayor and the lobbyist
Based on what we know so far, there does not appear to be anything illegal about the way Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has carried on her friendship with City Hall's top lobbyist, Lisa Harris Jones. Strictly speaking, there may not be anything...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Family, Lobbying, Rentals, Public Officials
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Westminster band invited to play in Pearl Harbor parade
The Westminster High School marching band has performed in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and Gov. Martin O'Malley's inauguration parade. But the band has an opportunity that would trump those special appearances. It has been invited to...
Tags: Festive Events, Schools, Polynesia, Students, Teaching and Learning
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State allows juvenile facility to double in size
The state Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to allow a Carroll County treatment center for juveniles to double its size to 96 beds — twice the state cap of 48 — despite a policy of sending troubled teens to smaller facilities for...
Tags: Government, Lobbying, Juvenile Delinquency, Regional Authority, Anthony G. Brown
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O'Malley names new energy director
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday appointed his long-time energy advisor to permanently lead the Maryland Energy Administration. Abigail Ross Hopper became the agency's acting director since 2012, and this year successfully helped convince lawmakers to...Tags: Government, Executive Branch
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Juvenile facility in Carroll County could double capacity
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services has asked again to expand the capacity of a privately run residential facility in Carroll County to twice the state's limit, saying there is a backlog of young offenders who are waiting in detention centers...
Tags: Government, Juvenile Delinquency, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Baltimore County
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Republicans join call for investigator in jail scandal
The Baltimore SunSenate Republicans on Tuesday echoed Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler's call for an independent investigator into alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The Republicans expanded their request beyond an outside probe into...Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Gang Activity, Douglas F. Gansler, Prisons, Lawyers
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