WASHINGTON 鈥 Former Maryland governor Martin O鈥橫alley said that he will not be running to be the head of the Democratic National Committee.
In a statement, O鈥橫alley said that the DNC needs a chair who can 鈥渄o the job fully and with total impartiality.鈥
Since the election, O鈥橫alley said that he has been approached by many Democrats who urged him to consider running for the position.
He said in that he was 鈥渢aking a hard look at the DNC chair,鈥 adding that there needs to be reform in the nominating process and an articulation of a bold progressive vision.
O鈥橫alley ran for president in 2016 but ended his campaign in February during the Iowa caucuses. He was governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015.
