Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mallahan malitere ọrụ ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị ya na Chicago mgbe ọ na-arụ ọrụ dịka Onye isi oche nke Century Supply Company. N'ebe ahụ, Mallahan nyere aka guzobe United Power maka Action na Ikpe Ziri Ezi ma nweta ọzụzụ na ọrụ dịka onye nhazi obodo site na Industrial Areas Foundation. Mgbe ọ laghachiri Seattle na 2000 Mallahan rụrụ ọrụ na ibe Industrial Areas Foundation alumnus
Mgbasa ozi onyeisiala nke Barack Obama mana ọ bụ ruo mgbe asọmpi ndị isi obodo Seattle nke 2009 ka ọ gbara ọsọ maka ọfịs ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị. Na mgbakwunye na ọrụ ya na mbụ ya na onye nnọchi anya Al Swift Mallhan mechara rụọ ọrụ dị ka onye enyemaka iwu na Washington Republican Senator Slade Gorton. Kemgbe ọ laghachiri na Seattle ma debanye aha ya ka ọ votu na Eprel 2000 ndekọ ntuli aka na King County na-egosi na Mallahan tụrụ vootu na 12 nke ntuli aka 25 ọ ruru eru isonye na ya.