O’Malley, a Democrat, will require Senate confirmation to take over at the agency, which oversees a $1 trillion budget.
Martin O’Malley served as governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015, and was the mayor of Baltimore before that. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration has tapped former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to head the Social Security Administration, the White House announced Wednesday.
O’Malley, a Democrat, will require Senate confirmation to take over at the agency, which oversees a $1 trillion budget and is responsible for distributing benefits to older adults and disabled people. The Social Security Administration has been run by acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi since President Joe Biden fired then-Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump holdover, in 2021.
O’Malley served as governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015, and was the mayor of Baltimore before that.“Governor O’Malley is a lifelong public servant who has spent his career making government more accessible and transparent, while keeping the American people at the heart of his work,” Biden said.
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