2013 January 25 – Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns kicked off the [Maryland Democratic Party Inaugural Ball] with a soulful rendition of “God Bless America.” (WTOP/Hoai-Tran Bui) Kearns was the guest of Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, Democratic Governors Association Chairman. (Left to right: Maryland Democratic Party Chair Yvette Lewis, Kearns and Gov. O’Malley)