Matt O'Malley

Matt O’Malley is an American politician who currently serves as 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 reelected in 2011 2013. His district includes the neighborhoods of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain and parts of Roslindale and Mission Hill. Councilor O’Malley grew up in Roslindale and today owns a home in Jamaica Plain. Other political experience includes staffing the campaigns of Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman and Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral.
In the 2013 election, O’Malley won 18,204 votes or 85% of the District, beating the record for most votes ever received by a district city councilor, previously held by outgoing mayor Tom Menino
O’Malley is a member of the Democratic State Committee 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.

Councilor O’Malley grew up in Roslindale and now owns a home in Jamaica Plain. He is a graduate of Boston Latin School and the George Washington University.

O’Malley worked as an intern at City Hall as well as a Ward Fellow which he says “helped shape my interest in local government”. His professional political experience began in staffing the campaigns of Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman and Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral. O’Malley also served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for Suffolk County, where he worked to implement numerous crime prevention initiatives.

Councilor O’Malley Chairs the Environment and Parks Committee, and is co-chair of the Education committee and the Arts and Culture committee.

He also serves on the City Council Committees on Arts & Culture, Ways & Means, and the Special Committee on Charter Reform. In 2012 and 2013 Councilor O’Malley served as Chair of the City Council’s Government Operations Committee and as Chair of the Environment Committee in 2011.

2014-2015

O’Malley introduced a hearing order to explore curbside composting in Boston. His hearing on ways to reduce to litter in Boston lead 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.

2012-2013

Councilor O’Malley’s 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. In 2012 he 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.

2010-2011

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. He has held public hearings to discuss vacated public school buildings, Arborway Year in Jamaica Plain, and snow removal jurisdiction (City B). Councilor O’Malley is dedicated to improving Boston schools, and ensuring that all Boston students have access to great public schools. He also became involved in securing funding for a major renovation to the Jamaica Plain library.