DELEGATE McINTOSH TO CHAIR COORDINATED CAMPAIGN

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DELEGATE McINTOSH TO CHAIR COORDINATED CAMPAIGN

After Successful Legislative Session, Will Get Head Start on 2010 Elections

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Thursday, April 16, 2009) – Governor Martin O'Malley today announced that Delegate Maggie McIntosh (43rd District) will chair the coordinated campaign of the Maryland Democratic Party. Prior to serving in the House of Delegates, McIntosh served as state director and campaign manager for U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski.

"Delegate Maggie McIntosh is an outstanding legislative leader who helped us successfully protect K-12 education, maintain the tuition freeze for the fourth straight year, protect the environment and put Maryland's children and families first," Governor O'Malley said. "Maggie will bring the same leadership and effectiveness to serving our state as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party's coordinated campaign, which will help Democrats continue to win and build on the 2008 victories of President Obama and our other Democratic winners."

Governor O'Malley and Senator Mikulski will lead the top-of-the-ticket for Democrats in the 2010 elections. All seven Democratic members of Maryland's Congressional delegation will also be on the ballot, as will other statewide constitutional offices, state senators and delegates. McIntosh will oversee the strategic planning and execution of the State Party's coordinated campaign next year.

"Maggie McIntosh is an outstanding choice. She brings experience in running state-wide campaigns, political savvy and a real knack for building coalitions and holding them together. She also knows old fashioned grassroots and new fashioned technology. Governor O'Malley has made a great pick. I look forward to working with her for victory in 2010," Senator Mikulski said.

Delegate McIntosh has served in Maryland's House of Delegates since 1992. In 2001, she was appointed House Majority Leader, the first women ever to serve in this post. In addition to being named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women, Delegate McIntosh has been honored by the Women's Law Center and awarded the Dorothy Beatty Memorial Service Award for her work on behalf of expanding the legal rights and protections for all women and their families.

On Monday, Governor O'Malley, Delegate McIntosh and the Democratic members of the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates completed a successful General Assembly session that put Families First. Notable victories include record funding for K-12 education and a fourth straight year without tuition increases at Maryland's public colleges and universities. In addition, Democrats protected the safety net for working families who have been hit hardest by the national economic downturn by expanding unemployment benefits to part-time employees, strengthening mortgage lending regulations and cracking down on unequal pay for women.

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