Politics & Government
Somerville Mayor to Host Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley
Joseph Curtatone will host a fundraising event for the former Maryland Governor at River Bar on Assembly Row in Somerville on Thursday.
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Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone will be hosting Democratic presidential contender Martin O’Malley as he tours the Boston area for a series of fundraisers and media appearances this week.
Curtatone and former Lt. Gov. Tom O’Neil will host a fundraising event for the former Maryland Governor at River Bar on Assembly Row in Somerville on Thursday night, according to the State House News Service.
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O’Malley has struggled thus far to emerge a leading candidate amid a crowded Democratic field which includes Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The most recent stats out of New Hampshire shows O’Malley polling at just 4 percent.
Despite the slow start, O’Malley has attracted several high-profile donors from Massachusetts to his campaign such as Deval Patrick and his former finance chair Sean Curran, among many others.
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O’Malley is most known for passing a marriage equality act and raising the minimum wage while working as governor.
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