Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - 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 na Seattle na 2000 Mallahan rụrụ ọrụ na onye otu ya bụ onye gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Industrial Areas Foundation Barack Obama's presidential campaign
mana ọ bụ ruo mgbe 2009 Seattle onyeisi obodo agbụrụ na ọ gbara ọsọ maka ọrụ 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 n'ime ntuli aka 25 ọ ruru eru isonye na ya.