Martin O'Malley for President Announces State Leadership Teams
BALTIMORE, MD - Today, O'Malley for President is announcing the endorsements of activists, local leaders, and former and current elected officials who will serve on the campaign's state leadership teams. A complete list of new and previously announced endorsers from 21 states, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico can be found below. The following statement can be attributed to campaign manager, Dave Hamrick:
"Our campaign is proud to have the endorsements of local leaders who, like Governor O'Malley, have a proven track record of getting things done. Our leadership teams include activists in New Hampshire, over 60 endorsers in Iowa, and current and former elected officials in Maryland who have worked with Governor O'Malley and know his record and strong leadership abilities best. Governor O'Malley is campaigning the old-fashioned way, one living room at a time. Our campaign is not one that is being backed by Washington insiders, but by local influencers on the ground who understand it's time for a bold, progressive, new leader with a proven ability of getting results."
Iowa
George Appleby, State Co-Chair
Berkley Bedell, Former US Congressman
Kevin Kinney, State Senator
Bruce Hunter, State Representative
Bruce Bearinger, State Representative
Charlie McConkey, Iowa State Representative
Rich Taylor, Iowa State Senator
Dan Kelley, Iowa State Representative
Peggy Sherrets, Mayor of Oelwein
Dan Howard, Mayor of Maynard
Steven Gast, Mayor of Maxwell
Nathan Blake, School Board Member
John Murphy, Dubuque County Recorder
Steve Siegel, Wapello County Supervisor
Phil Meier, Boone County Auditor
Kelly Bennett, Assistant Jasper County Attorney
Frank Rottinghaus, Floyd County Treasurer
Joel Greer, Marshalltown City Councilor
Sandra Frericks, Blue Grass City Councilor
Matt Dalby, Ottumwa City Councilor
Sharon Acuff, Pilot Mound City Councilwoman
Rick Howard, Maynard City Council Member
Kevin Powell, Starmont Community School District Board Member
Art Behn, Dallas County Chair
Joe Judge, Monroe County Chair
Mary Hoyer, Henry County Chair
Carol Gordon, Grundy County Chair
Donna Crum, Mills County Chair
Melinda Jones, Wapello County Chair
Larry Hodgden, Cedar County Chair
Taylor Van De Krol, Jasper County Chair
Bev Strayhall, Scott County Vice Chair
Ken Kahl, Crawford County Vice Chair
Gregory Guelcher, Woodbury County Vice Chair
Cheryl Scherr, Marion County Vice Chair
Bob Petrzelka, Vice Chair Henry County Democrats
Bryan Johnson, Vice Chair of Mahaska County Democrats
Morgan Brittain, Former President of the College and Young Democrats of Iowa
Kenia Calderon, Student at Drake University and the first DREAMer nationally to endorse for the 2016 Presidential election.
Alexander Mundell, Co-Chair Grinnell College Democrats
Nancy Bobo, Polk County Activist
Kim Boggus, IDP State Central Committee Member and Affirmative Action Officer
Julie Stewart, IDP State Central Committee Member
Gary Schmidt, Polk County Activist
Karl Schilling, Polk County Activist
Heather Ryan, Polk County Activist
Mitch Henry, Polk County Activist
Lu Ann Pedrick, Former DNC Rules Committee Member and Polk County Activist
Cal Woods, Former Des Moines Area News Anchor and Polk County Activist
Scott Heldt, Dallas County Activist and candidate for State House
Sara Riley, Linn County Activist
Nancy Riley, Linn County Activist
Peter Riley, Linn County Activist
Larry Peterson, Former Crawford County Chair
Bob Beisch, Former Wapello County Chair
Jan Evans, Marion County Central Committee Member
Tom Corrieri, Story County Central Committee Treasurer
Richard Machacek, DNC superdelegate for Obama in ’08; Fmr Buchanan County Dems Chair
Larry Stewart, Former President Charles City Chamber of Commerce
Karl Knock, Union County Activist
Sharon Holle, Scott County Activist
Rob Hubler, Former Iowa Congressional Candidate and Fairfield County Activist
Rick Mullin, Former Woodbury County Chair
Jon Heitland, Former Hardin County Chair and 2008 Electoral College Elector
Jim West, Labor Activist and SEIU Member
Jerry Hageman, CWA Local 7108 Treasurer
Ed Brown, Former Davenport Alderman
Sam Gray, Candidate for State Representative
Edgar Ortiz, Latino community activist
Alba Perez, Latino community activist
Mary Burke, Member of SEIU
New Hampshire
Mary Rauh, Co-Chair, Former Congressional candidate, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England board member, and founding board member of the Women’s Fund of NH and the NH Women’s Initiative.
Peter Burling, Co-Chair, Pete Burling is the Former Democratic Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Former State Senator.
Jay Surdukowski, Co-Chair & NH Counsel, Former counsel to Governor Maggie Hassan’s reelection campaign
Dave Allen, Co-Chair, Senior Vice President at Dyn International
Dan Calegari, Democratic activist
Rachel Hampe, member of the Litigation Department of McLane Middleton
Debra Hastings, Democratic activist
Don Jorgensen, Former member of the Manchester Airport Authority and former Executive Committee Members of the Rockingham County Democratic Committee
Pam Jorgensen, Former Londonderry Town Democratic Chair and former Treasurer of the Rockingham County Democratic Committee
Ben Kelley, Co-founder of BevNow a Manchester based mobile technology company
Commissioner Paul Martineau, Welfare Commissioner of the Manchester Welfare Commission.
Norm Patenaude, Ward 1 Vice Chair of the Portsmouth Democrats
John Rauh, Former candidate for U.S. Senate, leading voice on election reform
Jerry Slagle, Gilford Democratic Activists
Maureen Mann, Former State Representative
Kat McGhee, Former Chair of the Hollis Democrats
Rep. Patricia Higgins, State Representative
Lawrie Barr, Chair of Francestown Democrats
Rep. Chuck Townsend, State Representative
Matt Hancock, Vice Chair of Portsmouth Democrats
Rep. Frank Heffron, State Representative
South Carolina
State Senator Vincent Sheheen
Former State Representative Boyd Brown
Charleston City Councilman Rodney Williams
Former South Carolina Judge Mullins McLeod
Nevada
Oscar Goodman, Former Las Vegas Mayor and State Chair
Former State Rep. Andrew Martin
Dana Barooshian, Democratic Activist
Maryland
Attorney General Brian Frosh, State Chair
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, State Chair
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, State Chair
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, State Chair
Former Maryland Democratic Party Chair Yvette Lewis, State Chair
Former Maryland Democratic Party Chair Terry Lierman
Charles County Commission President Peter Murphy
Former Governor Harry Hughes
Former Governor Parris Glendening
Former Senator Joe Tydings
Former Congressman Mike Barnes
Former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke
Senator Bill Ferguson
Senator Karen Montgomery
Senator Ron Young
Senator Nathaniel McFadden
Delegate Talmadge Branch
Delegate Ben Brooks
Delegate Kathleen Dumais
Delegate Bill Frick
Delegate Barbara Frush
Delegate Tawanna Gaines
Delegate Anne Healey
Delegate Karen Young
Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti
Delegate Andrew Platt
Baltimore City Council Vice-President Ed Reisinger
Baltimore City Councilman Robert Curran
Montgomery County Councilman Tom Hucker
Mayor Peter Fosselman
Mayor of Laurel Prince George's Fred Robinson
Mayor of Marydel Debbie Rowe
Mayor of Takoma Park Bruce Williams
Mayor of Berlin Gee Williams
Former Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt
Former Charles County Commission President Candice Quinn Kelly
Former Delegate Ann Marie Doory
California
Congressman Eric Swalwell, CA-15
Montana
Brian Schweitzer, Former Governor of Montana
Kentucky
Former Attorney General Chris Gorman
Former Treasurer Jonathan Miller
Nebraska
Jim Cavanaugh, Douglas County Commissioner
John Cavanaugh, Former member of Congress
Mayor Mike Fahey, former Mayor of Omaha
Steve Lathrop, Former State Senator
Colorado
Gary Hart, Former United States Senator, presidential candidate
Sue Casey, Former member of Denver City Council
Bill Holen, Arapahoe County Commissioner
Hal Haddon, Democratic Activist
Tom Hogg, Democratic Activist
Paul Weissmann, Former State Senator and former State House Majority Leader
Florida
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
Texas
Former Congressman John Bryant
Georgia
Former Macon Mayor Jack Ellis
Virginia
Former Petersburg Mayor Brian Moore
Ohio
Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins
New Jersey
Former Neptune Mayor Mike Beson
Massachusetts
Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone
Newton Alderman Jay Harney
Former Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair, and former State Representative Gerard Doherty
Pennsylvania
Former Councilman at large, Philadelphia, Bill Green IV
Former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy
State Rep Mike Driscoll
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele
Arizona
Tempe City Councilman and former State Senator David Schapira
Illinois
State Senator Bill Cunningham
Former State Comptroller Daniel W. Hynes
Washington, D.C.
Walter Deleon, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and youngest elected official in District of Columbia history
Puerto Rico
Senator Jorge Suárez
Representative César Hernández
Representative Sonia Pacheco
Representative Ramón Luis Cruz
Representative Carlos Bianchi
Representative Nelson Torres Yordán
