Martin O'Malley

Martin O'Malley
Official portrait, 2023
17th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office December 20, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Kilolo Kijakazi (acting)
61st Governor of Maryland
In office January 17, 2007 – January 21, 2015
Lieutenant	Anthony Brown
Preceded by	Bob Ehrlich
Succeeded by	Larry Hogan
48th Mayor of Baltimore
In office December 7, 1999 – January 17, 2007
Preceded by	Kurt Schmoke
Succeeded by	Sheila Dixon
Member of the Baltimore City Council from the 3rd district
In office 1991–1999
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Personal details
Born	Martin Joseph O'Malley (1963-01-18) January 18, 1963 (age 61) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Katie Curran ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	4
Education	Catholic University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)
Signature
Martin O'Malley's voice Martin O'Malley on his tenure as mayor of Baltimore Recorded March 8, 2014

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Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American politician serving as the 17th and current commissioner of the Social Security Administration since December 2023.^[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 61st governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015 and the 48th mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007.^[2]

O'Malley was elected mayor of Baltimore in 1999 after a surprise win in the Democratic primary. As mayor, O'Malley prioritized reducing crime within the city. He was reelected in 2004. O'Malley won the 2006 gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Republican governor Bob Ehrlich. During his first term, O'Malley implemented Maryland StateStat and became the first governor to sign the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. O'Malley won reelection in 2010. In 2011, he signed a law that would make illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children eligible for in-state college tuition. In 2012, he signed a law to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland. Both laws were approved in referendums in the 2012 general election. O'Malley served as the chair of the Democratic Governors Association from 2011 to 2013. After leaving office in 2015, O'Malley was appointed to The Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School as a visiting professor focusing on government, business and urban issues.

Long rumored to have presidential ambitions, O'Malley publicly announced his candidacy for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on May 30, 2015. One of six major candidates, O'Malley struggled to gain support, and he suspended his campaign on February 1, 2016, after finishing third in the Iowa caucuses. He endorsed Hillary Clinton four months later. Since his presidential campaign, he has lectured at Georgetown University and Boston College Law School, and written two books about the use of technology in government.

In July 2023, President Joe Biden announced he would nominate O'Malley to lead the Social Security Administration, which is headquartered in the suburbs west of Baltimore.^[3] He was confirmed by the United States Senate with a 50-11 vote on December 18, 2023.^[4]