1. Matthew Joseph O'Malley was born on September 20,1979 and is an American politician and businessman who served six terms a member of the Boston City Council.
36 Facts About Matt O'Malley
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Matt O'Malley was elected as the District 6 representative in a special election on November 16,2010, and was re-elected in 2011,2013,2015, and 2017.
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Matt O'Malley's district included the neighborhoods of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, parts of Roslindale and Roxbury, and the Back of the Hill.
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Matt O'Malley grew up in Roslindale and now owns a home in West Roxbury.
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Matt O'Malley is a graduate of Boston Latin School as well as the George Washington University, where he studied Political Science and English.
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Matt O'Malley served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for Suffolk County, where he worked to implement numerous crime prevention initiatives.
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Additionally, Matt O'Malley spent some time working as a political consultant for both the Steven Grossman and Stephen Pagliuca campaigns respectively.
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In 2010, Matt O'Malley was elected for City Council during a special election.
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Matt O'Malley was a member of the Democratic State Committee from 2008 to 2012 and the advisory committee for Project Hope, an anti-poverty agency in Boston.
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Matt O'Malley raised funds through the Boston Marathon for Children's Hospital and Habitat for Humanity, Greater Boston.
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Matt O'Malley chaired the Environment and Parks Committee, and was co-chair of the Education committee and the Arts and Culture committee.
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In 2012 and 2013 Councilor Matt O'Malley served as Chair of the City Council's Government Operations Committee and as Chair of the Environment Committee in 2011.
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Matt O'Malley was elected to the 6th district seat in the 2009 Boston City Council election.
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Matt O'Malley pushed for the expansion of a drug drop off program in Boston as well as the creation of a Silver Alert system for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments.
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Matt O'Malley has held public hearings to discuss vacated public school buildings, Arborway Year in Jamaica Plain, and snow removal jurisdiction.
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Additionally, Matt O'Malley pushed for paperless pay stubs for City of Boston employees, and continues working toward increasing the availability of tap water in open spaces and parks across Boston.
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Matt O'Malley was reelected in the 2011 Boston City Council election.
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In 2012, Matt O'Malley pushed for new energy-saving considerations in City buildings such as City Hall to measure how much energy it was using and whether or not it was efficient.
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Matt O'Malley introduced a hearing order to explore curbside composting in Boston.
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Matt O'Malley's hearing on ways to reduce to litter in Boston led to the creation of Clean Boston Task Force, a group of Boston residents who meet to discuss problem areas in Boston, and solutions that have worked in their communities.
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Matt O'Malley was reelected to a third term in the 2013 Boston City Council election.
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Matt O'Malley was initially able to secure a pledge of support from McCarthy, which put him a position to have six votes.
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McCarthy soon withdrew his backing from Matt O'Malley and gave his support to Linehan instead.
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Matt O'Malley was reelected to a fourth term in the 2015 Boston City Council election.
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Matt O'Malley withdrew himself from consideration on the eve of the vote, and Wu was ultimately elected unanimously.
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In 2016, Matt O'Malley successfully passed an ordinance regarding the elimination of gas leaks in the City of Boston following a hearing on the environmental and economic impacts of gas leaks the year before.
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In December 2017, Matt O'Malley received unanimous support from his fellow Boston City Council members in passing an ordinance he had authored with fellow councilor Michelle Wu to ban single-use plastic bags from stores in the City of Boston.
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Matt O'Malley was reelected to a fifth term in the 2017 Boston City Council election.
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In December 2019, the Boston City Council passed an ordinance that Matt O'Malley had introduced with Michelle Wu that protects local wetlands and promote adaption to climate change.
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Matt O'Malley endorsed Elizabeth Warren's candidacy in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
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On January 6,2020, Matt O'Malley joined all member in unanimously electing Janey.
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In October 2021, Matt O'Malley voted against legislation that was passed by the City Council which restricted the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray by the Boston Police Department.
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In October 2021, the City Council passed and Acting Mayor Janey signed into law an ordinance sponsored by Matt O'Malley requiring buildings in the city that are larger than 20,000 square feet to reach net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 and setting emissions reporting requirements for such buildings.
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For years, joined by fellow council members Michelle Wu and Lydia Edwards, Matt O'Malley had pushed to have the city divest its financial resources from fossil fuels.
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In December 2020, Matt O'Malley announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 Boston City Council election, making his sixth term his final.
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In December 2021, Matt O'Malley announced his new position as chief sustainability officer for Vicinity Energy, the largest district energy provider in the United States.