Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley, who plans to “park” in Iowa in coming months, will be redeploying staff there and to other early nominating states, aides said Monday — a move they acknowledged could lead to a reduction in overall staffing.

O’Malley spokeswoman Haley Morris confirmed Monday that the former Maryland governor’s “lean” campaign is shifting resources to the sites of the first contests, something O’Malley hinted at following an appearance Sunday at a barbecue for central Iowa Democrats in Ames.

Asked by a reporter if he is laying off staff, O’Malley said “no,” and then added: “Hopefully everybody will start moving out to Iowa or New Hampshire or South Carolina or Nevada. I mean that’s what happens in a national campaign.”

On Monday, Morris said in an e-mail: “With 75 days left until the Iowa caucus, we’re in the next phase of the campaign and that means all-in in the early states. We’re pushing all resources and [headquarters] staff to early states.”

Asked in a follow-up email if the move could lead to a reduction in O’Malley’s overall staff, Morris said: “It could.”

O’Malley’s campaign, which is headquartered in Baltimore, reported having only $805,986 in the bank heading into October — a mere fraction of the the war chests of Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

Aides said the campaign was buoyed by O’Malley’s performance in Saturday night’s second Democratic debate in Des Moines and is optimistic that the national exposure would produce an uptick in fundraising.

The night of the debate, O’Malley strategist Bill Hyers said O’Malley plans to “park” in Iowa in coming months, with the hope of gaining traction in that all-important first caucus state.

Hyers also said he was confident the campaign would have the resources it needs to compete in the first nominating contests.

In a bid to demonstrate some momentum in Iowa, the O’Malley campaign on Monday rolled out 28 new endorsements, including that of Tom Henderson, the longtime chairman of the Polk County Democrats. Polk County, Iowa’s largest, includes Des Moines.