Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, will come to Boston to fund-raise for ... City Councilor Matt O’Malley.

The two are not related, although O’Malley — the councilor — appears to have embraced the confusion.

Councilor O’Malley served as a surrogate for the former presidential candidate O’Malley at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in August 2015. During a presidential primary debate, O’Malley, the councilor, fielded tweets intended for O’Malley, the candidate.