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Martin O'Malley is the former governor of Maryland who is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He has also served as the mayor of Baltimore.

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Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com:

"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Martin O'Malley
stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate:

"Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards."

By Lauren Carroll • December 20, 2015
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith:

"If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household."

By Emma Hinchliffe • November 20, 2015
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic debate in Des Moines:

"Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me."

By Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.:

"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."

By Linda Qiu • November 10, 2015

Newt Gingrich
stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":

Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000."

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2013
Chris Devaney
stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting:

President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."

By Michael Collins • September 21, 2012

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