O'Malley publicly announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on May 30, 2015, in Baltimore, Maryland, and filed his candidacy form seeking the Democratic Party nomination with the Federal Election Commission on May 29, 2015.[1][2] He suspended his campaign on February 1, 2016 after poor polling numbers and poor polling in the Iowa caucuses.
O'Malley in Baltimore, announcing his campaign for governor.
O'Malley decided not to run for governor in 2002. In 2005 after many rumours, O'Malley announced his run for governor.[5] He won the election.[6] He was re-elected in 2010.[7]
O'Malley publicly expressed interest in a presidential run in 2016 on multiple occasions. At a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at a National Governors Association meeting in August 2013, O'Malley stated he was laying "the framework" for his campaign.
After months of consideration, O'Malley indicated on Twitter that he would announce his candidacy on May 30, 2015, at Baltimore’s Federal Hill Park.[11]
On May 30, O'Malley formally announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential nomination. He dropped out of the race on February 1, 2016 after poor polling numbers.[12]
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.[13] His nomination was confirmed on December 18, 2023 by the United States Senate by a 50-11 vote.[14]
O'Malley resigned from the Social Security Administration on November 29, 2024, to run for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee in 2025.[15]
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