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Don't Look for O'Malley
Gary Hart, ex-presidential candidate and former senator from Colorado, was a guest at the governor's mansion in Annapolis twice last month.
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The advertisement for tonight's event on the Maryland Democratic Party Web site seems pretty straightforward: "Governor O'Malley Invites you to a Reception honoring Senator Brian Frosh."
But Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) will not be attending the fundraiser in Baltimore, nor is the use of his name meant to convey his support for Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery) in his bid to succeed Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), who might retire when his term ends in 2010.
"I wish it did," said Frosh, who is among several Senate Democrats jockeying to replace Miller if he retires. "I needed to raise some money, and [the governor] agreed to let me use his endorsement."
O'Malley is on vacation this week, fishing in Upstate New York with son William. Although the governor is a fan of Frosh's, aides said, he has not weighed in on the Senate contest.
Besides Frosh, others eyeing Miller's post include Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George's) and Sen. Thomas M. Middleton (D-Charles).
Frosh said fundraising prowess is an aspect of the job that his colleagues will consider when picking Miller's successor.
"One of the jobs that the next president has is to raise money to help Democrats get elected to the Senate," Frosh said.
-- John Wagner
Definitely on the List
As he campaigns for Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is maintaining a close relationship with the first Democrat he tried to help win the White House: Gary Hart.
The former Colorado senator was a guest at the governor's mansion in Annapolis on two successive nights last month: one at which he was the featured dinner speaker on homeland security; the other at which O'Malley and other alumni of Hart's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns reunited.
Aides say Hart, who co-chaired the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century, has been particularly helpful to O'Malley on homeland security since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
-- John Wagner
