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Matt O'Malley | |
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| President of the Boston City Council Acting | |
| In office March 22, 2021 – November 16, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Janey |
| Succeeded by | Kim Janey |
| Member of the Boston City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office November 16, 2010 – January 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Tobin Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Kendra Lara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1979 Roslindale, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kathryn Niforos |
| Relations | Jen O'Malley Dillon (second cousin) |
| Residence | West Roxbury, Boston |
| Alma mater | George Washington University (BA) |
| Profession | Boston City Councilor |
| Committees | Former Chair of the Committee on Government Operations; Current Chair of the Committee on Environment & Sustainability |
| Website | |
Matthew Joseph O'Malley is an American politician and businessman who served six terms a member of the Boston City Council. He 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. His district included the neighborhoods of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, parts of Roslindale and Roxbury, and the Back of the Hill. As the most senior member of the council, O'Malley succeeded Kim Janey as acting council president after Janey became acting mayor of Boston in March 2021. In late 2021, he became the chief sustainability officer of Vicinity Energy, a U.S. district energy subsidiary of Antin Infrastructure Partners.[1]
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. He also raised funds through the Boston Marathon for Children's Hospital and Habitat for Humanity, Greater Boston.
- ^ "Boston City Council President Matt O'Malley Joins Vicinity as Chief Sustainability Officer". Vicinity. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.