Governor Martin O’Malley is likely eying a White House run in 2016 and his Irish-born aide Colm O’Comartun will be right by his side.
O’Malley was recently elected chairman of the Democratic Governor’s Association a job Bill Clinton among others, used as a stepping stone to far greater things.
O’Malley easily won his re-election race in Maryland despite the anti-Democratic Party trend elsewhere.
O’Malley announced the appointment of O’Comartun to the top staff job of executive director of the DGA, the new top staff job at the organization.
In a statement O'Malley said O'Comartun was "one of the most skilled and loyal public servants."
The executive director job will put O'Comartun, a native of Dublin, in a very good position to create the kind of relationships that could help O’Malley if he eventually ran for president.
It will also put him in touch with the top field workers, fundraisers, pollsters and political operatives around the country.
O’Comartun who formerly was at Boston College, has been O’Malley’s closest aide for some time now. He is always O’Malley’s go-to man, his loyal insider, who has been with O’Malley since his days as Mayor of Baltimore.
As the Washington Post noted, O’Commartun played a critical role during the recent easy election win by O’Malley.
The paper noted that O'Comartun “popped up with O'Malley at events and toted around the governor's over-sized three-ring binder. The governor clearly favors him, turning to him when even minor questions arose.”
He will replace Nathan Daschle, son of the former Senate Majority Leader.
O’Malley has traveled many times to Ireland, including accompanying Clinton there in 1995. He fronts an Irish rock band called “O’Malley’s March’
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REMITROMJR | Dec 10, 2010, 05:27 PM EST
Nial, What's O'Malley's name recognition in the rest of the country? I'll bet it's less than 1%. Hey, that means I've got just as good a chance of being President as he does...what a great country this America is where ANYONE can have pretensions to greatness!
CMMcShane | Dec 10, 2010, 10:32 AM EST
The more Irish the better, I am still waiting for him to appoint Kathleen Callan a Judge in Cumberland, Maryland. From "Dear Old Dad".
Searlit | Dec 10, 2010, 10:32 AM EST
This is going to make the political scene more interesting, alright.
Niamhaine | Dec 10, 2010, 09:11 AM EST
Knowing all of the parties involved and working with them on various projects, Martin better have another whole team standing behind Colm to do the actual job. Unbelievable.