Martin O'Malley In November 1999, at the age of 36, Martin O’Malley was elected Mayor with 91% of the vote - one of the youngest big city mayors in America. Since his election, Baltimore has achieved natonal recognition in the areas of public safety, improving the efficiency of government, education and economic development. Under O’Malleys direction, the police department adopted the New York City Police Department’s CompStat crime fighting program; reduced violent crime; made drug treatment a real funding priority for the city; providing treatment, reducing the supply of drugs by targeting violent drug gangs for arrest. The CompStat program revolutionized Baltimore’s crime fighting tactics. CitiStat is a critial component of O’Malley’s vision for Baltimore. Government provide core services, create an environment that welcomes private investment. CitiStat changes what government does by measuring what it produces and creating a mechanism to make timely changes. It replaces a culture of delay and avoidance with a culture of accountability and results - monitored by technology - that permeates every city agency. Economic Opportunity Baltimore is realizing its economic potential by adopting an economic development straegy focused on building from the city’s strengths; focused on investing in all of Baltimore’s people, on improving the quality of life and a firm belief that economic and community development go hand in hand. Baltimore went from an industrial giant where houses languished on a dormant real estate market to a hip city in demand that has seen double-digit growth in home sales. O’Malley recognised that Baltimore had an opportunity to icrease minority participation and opportunity with the City to the highest levels in its history, empowering minority businesses. The first-time Minority and Women’s Business Outreach Fair attracted over 400 companies seeking to do business with the City. The city’s schools have gained new leadership. Baltimore City now ranks 3rd among the 24 local jurisdictions of Maryland in per capita student fundng. National spotlight Baltimore is fast becoming a place where people want to live, work, play and raise a family. Mayor O’Malley has become a leading voice for Homeland Security for our nation’s cities. Following September 11th the United States Conference of Mayors tapped Mayor O’Malley to co-chair the Task force on Federal-Local Law Enforcement Task Force where he conducted internet conferences concerning chemical and bological terrorism. Prior to becoming Mayor, he served on the Baltimore City Council from 1991 to 1999 and as an Assistant State’s Attorney for the City of Baltimore from 1988 to 1990. In 1991 he became Chairman of the Legislative Investigations Committee and Chairman of the Taxation and Fnance Committee. Mayor O’Malley a graduate of Catholic University and the University of Maryland School of Law, is a member of the Maryland Bar Association. He and his wife Katie Curran O’Malley live in Hamilton with their two daughters, Grace and Tara, and two sons William and Jack.