Martin O’Malley through the years

Governor Martin O’Malley is pictured in his office at the State House. The painting on the wall behind him is of Mordecai Gist (1743-1792) who was a Major, First Maryland Regiment (1776); Colonel, Third Maryland Regiment (1776); and Brigadier General, Continental Army (1779).  (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun)

Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley talks on stage during the New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention on September 19,.

Baltimore mayoral candidate Martin O’Malley high fives kids from St. Veronica’s headstart program at the Enoch Pratt Library at Cherry Hill Center during a tour with Governor Glendening.  (PERRY THORSVIK / The Baltimore Sun)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Mayor Martin O’Malley talk before addressing a press conference Thursday morning at the National Press Club. One Economy Corporation announced the proposal of a public internet channel.   (Christopher T. Assaf / Baltimore Sun)

Mayor Martin O’Malley addresses the audience at the Fleet Center for the 2004 democratic National Convention.  (MONICA LOPOSSAY / Baltimore Sun)

Mayor Martin O’Malley clowns around in Druid Park pool in honor of the opening this weekend of Baltimore city pools. He was accompanied by his family and also by students from Rosemont Elementary school in Baltimore, which is one of the schools where test scores have increased.   (BARBARA HADDOCK TAYLOR / Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley (center) walks back from the alley at Samester Parkway Apartments at 7010 Park Heights Ave Thu., May 27, 2004 where three children were found murdered. Three children -- Alexis Quezada, 10, and siblings belonging to Moemi Quezada, Lucero Solis Quezada, 9 and Ricardo Solis Quezada, 9 were brutally killed inside an apartment, discovered by Quezada when she returned from work. One child was decapitated; two other children were partially beheaded. Policarpio Espinoza and Adan Canela, both family relatives, were later charged with the children’s murders, yet some family members now believe they are innocent.   (KARL FERRON / Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley, top right, looks toward the Dawson house during a ground-breaking ceremony that will turn the house, located in the 1400 block of E. Preston Street, into a community center. Seven members of the Dawson family were killed when their home was set afire as retaliation for the family’s complaints about drug dealers in their neighborhood.   (KENNETH K. LAM / Baltimore Sun)

Jeanie Young (cq), left, and Pat Ozborn (cq), both of Baltimore hold cut- outs of Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley as they mingle in the crowd during a fund- raiser at the Baltimore Ravens’ football stadium Monday, June 20, 2005. According to Tommy D’Alesandro, the event raised $2 million.   (KARL MERTON FERRON / Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore City Mayor Martin O’Malley (LT) and Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich (RT) get ready to debate at MPT this evening live on TV. This was their second debate to become next governor or State of Maryland.   (CHIAKI KAWAJIRI / Baltimore Sun)

Election 2006 night at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martin O’Malley’s headquarter at the Hippodrome Theatre. Martin O’Malley celebrates his victory with supporters.   (KENNETH K. LAM / Baltimore Sun)

Governor-elect Martin O’Malley chats over lunch with Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer at Chick and Ruth’s Deli in downtown Annapolis at the conclusion of the first day of the 2007 Maryland Legislative Session at the Maryland State House Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007.   (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

Governor Martin O’Malley held a press conference with Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown announcing plans for a special session beginning ctober 29th, 2007 “for the purpose of passing legislation to address Maryland’s $1.7 billion structural deficit,” according to the press packet from the governor’s office.   (ALGERINA PERNA / Baltimore Sun)

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley riding butch on Defenders Day at Fort McHenry this evening.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, center, gives his victory speech at the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore after defeating Republican challenger Robert Ehrlich Jr., to win re-election for another term in office.   (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Members of the O’Malley family share a moment during the inauguration ceremony of Martin O’Malley as Governor of Maryland. Left to right: William O’Malley, Katie O’Malley and Jack, Governor Martin O’Malley. BAL1101191700099775  (BARBARA HADDOCK TAYLOR / Baltimore Sun)

Standing, Governor Martin O’Malley looks on as, right to left, Mary Anne Whitcomb, OCean Pines, Tommy D’Alessandro, Baltimore, a former Baltimore mayor, and Bruce Quade, Ocean Pines, a horse racing fan, are among the first to play the slot machines during the grand opening of the Casino at Ocean Downs.   (Kim Hairston / BALTIMORE SUN)

Bob Schieffer, Anchor of Face The Nation With Bob Schieffer and CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent speaks with former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Senior Obama campaign aide Stephanie Cutter and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley during preparations for the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 2, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. T  (Handout / Getty Images)

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, center, celebrates with Josh Levin after the passage of Question 6 for same-sex marriage, at The Sound Stage on election night.   (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Governor Martin O’Malley is interviewed in his office at the State House.   (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun)

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O’Malley after the Dalai Lama spoke at the Comcast Center.  (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun)

Governor Martin O’Malley, second from left, was joined by Frederick Mayor Randy McClement, left, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Baltimore Housing Commissioner Paul T. Graziano, right, and other officials in the 400 block of Old Town Mall to announce state funds that would be awarded for this dormant shopping district and other projects around the state. The state Department of Housing and Community Development’s “Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund” will invest $5 million in 13 revitalization projects, including $2.15 million for five projects in Baltimore City.   (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

Clarence J. Snuggs, Deputy Secretary of the Md. Dept. of Housing and Community Development, second from left, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, center, and Governor Martin O’Malley, at the Mayor’s left, during a walking tour of Old Town Mall. A press conference was held in the 400 block of Old Town Mall to announce state funds that would be awarded for this dormant shopping district and other projects around the state. The state Department of Housing and Community Development’s “Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund” will invest $5 million in 13 revitalization projects, including $2.15 million for five projects in Baltimore City.  (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

Gov. Martin O’Malley and others officially launched the Star-Spangled Summer in Maryland at Bladensburg Waterfront Park to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the national anthem. Gov. O’Malley, left, and Congresswoman Donna Edwards take cell phone picture of themselves after the ceremony.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Gov. Martin O’Malley rides a hore while dressed in War of 1812 uniform at Ft. McHenry. The Star Spangled Spectacular Concerts and firework show at Fort McHenry to celebrate the 200th Anniversary.  (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

Gov. Martin O’Malley and Rep. Elijah Cummings took a selfie after warming up the crowd before President Barack Obama and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown addressed a campaign rally for Brown-Ulman at the Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School gym.   (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

Gov. Martin O’Malley smiles at his mother in the balcony before giving his final State of State address to the combined legislature at the House of Delegates Chamber.   (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun)

In a Monday, April 7, 2014 file photo, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks with reporters in his office inside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. Outgoing Democratic Gov. O’Malley said Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, that he will commute the capital sentences of the state’s last four inmates on death row to life in prison, saying executing them “does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland.”   (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, bottom, takes a selfie with members of the media during a roundtable interview, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. O’Malley leaves office Wednesday after two four-year terms and is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.  (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press)