Born in 1963, Martin O’Malley spent his childhood in Bethesda and Rockville, learning about the fundamental importance of public service from his parents, Tom and Barbara O’Malley. He attended Gonzaga College High School and Catholic University, later expressing his ideals through faith and community programs, as well as working on the Gary Hart for President Campaign. Following college, he attended the University of Maryland School of Law while simultaneously directing field operations for Barbara Mikulski’s historic senatorial campaign.

Martin O’Malley is a fearless, intelligent public servant who always puts people before politics. As Mayor of Baltimore City, he helped bring communities together to build a safer, cleaner and healthier city where families want to live and businesses want to invest. Now, as Governor of the State of Maryland, he is applying his knowledge, experience and energy to making State government work again for the people.

Martin O’Malley’s administration has been credited with “accomplishing more in one year than most administrations accomplish in four,” and he is driven by a belief that all citizens share certain core values and goals, and works tirelessly to unite the State as One Maryland. Martin and his wife Katie, a District Court Judge, have two daughters, Grace and Tara, and two sons William and Jack. They are members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Blog Entries by Gov. Martin O'Malley

Maryland's Commitment to Advancing Stem Cell Research

9 Comments | Posted September 28, 2009 | 01:17 PM (EST)


Incredible human breakthroughs in science are helping to reawaken a commitment all across the world to protecting the dignity of every individual. They are igniting a newfound embrace of our shared responsibility to advance the common good. They are instilling a sense in our common humanity that there is a...

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Maryland Unveils the Mikulski Express

4 Comments | Posted May 6, 2009 | 04:24 PM (EST)


Starting tonight, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) can make her daily commute home from Washington to Baltimore on a locomotive that bears her name: the Senator Barb "Go Green" Express.

The Maryland Transit Authority dedicated one of its new diesel trains to Sen. Mikulski earlier today. And though it may sound...

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Maryland Needs to Repeal the Death Penalty -- Now

Posted March 2, 2009 | 06:31 PM (EST)


There are few events that can be considered true turning points in the moral life of a people. But Maryland will face one this week, as the State Senate is expected to vote on Tuesday on whether to repeal the death penalty and replace it with the punishment of life...

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State Government 2.0: How Technology Will Help Maryland Make the Most of the Stimulus

Posted February 27, 2009 | 11:57 AM (EST)


"Here in Washington," President Obama told Congress Tuesday night, "we've all seen how quickly good intentions can turn into broken promises and wasteful spending."

Here in Annapolis - just 40 miles away, in the halls of Maryland's State House - we've had a front-row seat to those failures under...

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