Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley won’t run to succeed Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski in the Senate, he said Tuesday.
“Senator Mikulski has done an outstanding job representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate for nearly 30 years,” O’Malley said in a statement. “I am hopeful and confident that very capable public servants with a desire to serve in the Senate will step up as candidates for this important office. I will not be one of them.”
O’Malley is seriously considering a presidential bid and the decision not to run for Mikulski’s seat furthers speculation about his 2016 aspirations, despite the fact that his candidacy would undoubtedly be an uphill battle against the presumed front-runner Hillary Clinton.
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