Former governor Martin O'Malley will announce his presidential plans at a May 30 event in Baltimore.
O'Malley was in New Hampshire yesterday as he continues to tour early primary states, hire staff and pitch himself as a more progressive alternative to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Yet aides say that O'Malley has not made a final decision on whether to run, and he will make that announcement in the city at the end of the month.
In recent weeks, he has been reconnecting with former Maryland staffers, donors, local friends and political supporters here, spokeswoman Lis Smith said.
O'Malley will host a conference call with them Thursday night where he is expected to discuss his "imminent plans," but not make a formal commitment to run. He will be at political events this week hosted by Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and former Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Yvette Lewis, aides said.
O'Malley has said that, if he runs, his tenure as Baltimore's mayor would be central to his presidential campaign, and that "I wouldn't think of announcing any place else."
"I did not dedicate my life to making Baltimore a safer and more just place because it was easy. And I am more inclined and more deeply motivated now to address what's wrong with our country and what needs to be healed and what needs to be fixed," O'Malley said earlier this month on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Aides said several sites are under consideration for the announcement but would not identify them.
The former two-term governor has come under criticism for his "zero tolerance" police strategy while the city's mayor. When he toured Baltimore during the unrest that followed Freddie Gray's death from injuries while police custody, O'Malley received a hero's welcome in some corners of the city but was heckled in others.
If he runs, O'Malley would face an uphill fight against Clinton, who crushes potential opponents in polls and has a formidable fundraising machine. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is also in the race.
O'Malley's announcement was first reported by The Washington Post.