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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Governor of Maryland since 2023</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the governor of Maryland. For the basketball coach, see <a href="/wiki/Wes_Moore_(basketball)" title="Wes Moore (basketball)">Wes Moore (basketball)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Wes Moore</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Official gubernatorial portrait of Moore smiling in front of the Maryland flag, wearing a black suit with Maryland flag lapel pin, light blue shirt, and red tie." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg/250px-Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg/330px-Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg/500px-Wes_Moore_Official_Governor_Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1638" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">63rd <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 18, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">Lieutenant</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Aruna Miller</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Westley Watende Omari Moore</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-10-15</span>) </span>October 15, 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Takoma_Park,_Maryland" title="Takoma Park, Maryland">Takoma Park, Maryland</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Moore" title="Dawn Moore">Dawn Flythe</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2007)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Government_House_(Maryland)" title="Government House (Maryland)">Government House</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Valley_Forge_Military_Academy_and_College" title="Valley Forge Military Academy and College">Valley Forge Military Academy and College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Associate_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate of Arts">AA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wolfson_College,_Oxford" title="Wolfson College, Oxford">Wolfson College, Oxford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Letters" title="Master of Letters">MLitt</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wes_Moore_signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wes Moore's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Wes_Moore_signature.svg/250px-Wes_Moore_signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Wes_Moore_signature.svg/330px-Wes_Moore_signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1998–2014</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">Captain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">War in Afghanistan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal" title="Afghanistan Campaign Medal">Afghanistan Campaign Medal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal" title="Armed Forces Reserve Medal">Armed Forces Reserve Medal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon" title="Army Service Ribbon">Army Service Ribbon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Combat_Action_Badge" title="Combat Action Badge">Combat Action Badge</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)" title="Parachutist Badge (United States)">Parachutist Badge</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-left listen noprint listen-embedded listen-noimage listen-center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Wes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg" title="File:Wes Moore on the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.ogg">Wes Moore's voice</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="215" style="width:215px;" data-durationhint="331" data-mwtitle="Wes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Wes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/Wes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg/Wes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3AWes_Moore_on_the_response_to_the_Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse.ogg&lang=en&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="en" label="English ‪(en)‬" data-dir="ltr" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Wes Moore on the response to the <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse" title="Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse">Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse</a><br />Recorded April 5, 2024</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Westley Watende Omari Moore</b> (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and veteran, serving as the 63rd <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">governor of Maryland</a> since 2023. </p><p>Moore was born in Maryland and raised primarily in New York. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a> and received a master's degree from <a href="/wiki/Wolfson_College,_Oxford" title="Wolfson College, Oxford">Wolfson College, Oxford</a>, as a <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Scholar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhodes Scholar">Rhodes Scholar</a>. After several years in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a>, he became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, including a young-adult novel. He served as CEO of the <a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood_Foundation" title="Robin Hood Foundation">Robin Hood Foundation</a> from 2017 to 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-leaving3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore authored <i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Wes_Moore" title="The Other Wes Moore">The Other Wes Moore</a></i> and <i>The Work.</i> He also hosted <i>Beyond Belief</i> on the <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey_Network_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)">Oprah Winfrey Network</a> (OWN), and was executive producer and a writer for <i>Coming Back with Wes Moore</i> on <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moore is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>. He won the <a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maryland gubernatorial election">2022 Maryland gubernatorial election</a>, becoming Maryland's first <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African-American</a> governor and the third African-American person elected governor of any U.S. state.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2022Win_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022Win-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moore was born in <a href="/wiki/Takoma_Park,_Maryland" title="Takoma Park, Maryland">Takoma Park, Maryland</a> in 1978, to William Westley Moore Jr., a broadcast news journalist,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Joy Thomas Moore,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a daughter of immigrants from <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, and a media professional.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 16, 1982, when Moore was three years old,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his father died of acute <a href="/wiki/Epiglottitis" title="Epiglottitis">epiglottitis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the summer of 1984, Moore's mother took him and his two sisters to live in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">the Bronx</a>, New York, with her parents.<sup id="cite_ref-Character_List2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Character_List2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was occasionally <a href="/wiki/Babysitting" title="Babysitting">babysat</a> by <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a>' stepmother, Carol Kirlew.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandfather, James Thomas, a Jamaican immigrant,<sup id="cite_ref-Character_List2_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Character_List2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was the first Black minister in the history of the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church" title="Dutch Reformed Church">Dutch Reformed Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Other_Wes_Moore3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Other_Wes_Moore3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandmother, Winell Thomas, a Cuban who moved to Jamaica before immigrating to the U.S., was a retired schoolteacher.<sup id="cite_ref-Character_List2_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Character_List2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore attended <a href="/wiki/Riverdale_Country_School" title="Riverdale Country School">Riverdale Country School</a>. When his grades declined and he became involved in <a href="/wiki/Petty_crime" class="mw-redirect" title="Petty crime">petty crime</a>, his mother enrolled him in <a href="/wiki/Valley_Forge_Military_Academy_and_College" title="Valley Forge Military Academy and College">Valley Forge Military Academy and College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Other_Wes_Moore3_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Other_Wes_Moore3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, Moore graduated <a href="/wiki/Phi_Theta_Kappa" title="Phi Theta Kappa">Phi Theta Kappa</a> from Valley Forge with an <a href="/wiki/Associate_degree" title="Associate degree">associate degree</a>, completed the requirements for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>'s early commissioning program, and was appointed a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Second lieutenant (United States)">second lieutenant</a> of <a href="/wiki/Military_Intelligence_Corps_(United_States_Army)" title="Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)">Military Intelligence</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a>. He then attended <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a>, from which he graduated <a href="/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa" title="Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa</a> with a B.A. in <a href="/wiki/International_relations" title="International relations">international relations</a> and economics in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Johns Hopkins, he also played wide receiver for the <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Blue_Jays_football" title="Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football">Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football</a> team for two seasons<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was initiated into the <a href="/wiki/Omicron_Delta_Kappa" title="Omicron Delta Kappa">Omicron Delta Kappa</a> honor society, and Sigma Sigma Chapter of <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha" title="Alpha Phi Alpha">Alpha Phi Alpha</a> Fraternity, Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998 and 1999, Moore interned for <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Mayor">Baltimore Mayor</a> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Schmoke" title="Kurt Schmoke">Kurt Schmoke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later became involved with the <a href="/wiki/March_of_Dimes" title="March of Dimes">March of Dimes</a> before serving in the Army.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also interned at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">United States Department of Homeland Security</a> under Secretary <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ridge" title="Tom Ridge">Tom Ridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fellow_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fellow-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After graduating, he attended <a href="/wiki/Wolfson_College,_Oxford" title="Wolfson College, Oxford">Wolfson College, Oxford</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Scholar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhodes Scholar">Rhodes Scholar</a>, where he earned a master's degree in international relations in 2004<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and submitted a thesis titled <i>Rise and Ramifications of Radical Islam in the Western Hemisphere</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WhoIsMoore_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhoIsMoore-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was activated in the Army following the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, and was deployed to <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> from 2005 to 2006,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attaining the rank of <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">captain</a> while serving in the <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-leaving3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left the Army in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-WhoIsMoore_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhoIsMoore-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_(49596383388).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg/250px-Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg/330px-Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg/500px-Social_Impact_Discussion_with_Wes_Moore_%2849596383388%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a><figcaption>Moore at Social Innovation Summit by <a href="/wiki/New_America_(organization)" title="New America (organization)">New America</a> in January 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>In February 2006, Moore was named a <a href="/wiki/White_House_Fellows" title="White House Fellows">White House Fellow</a> to Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-leaving3_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later worked as an investment banker at <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Bank" title="Deutsche Bank">Deutsche Bank</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Fellow_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fellow-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at <a href="/wiki/Citibank" title="Citibank">Citibank</a> from 2007 to 2012<sup id="cite_ref-Need_to_know_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Need_to_know-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while living in <a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-leaving3_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Circling2_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circling2-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, Moore was included on <a href="/wiki/Crain%E2%80%99s_New_York_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Crain’s New York Business">Crain’s New York Business</a>'s "40 Under 40" list.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Moore founded a television production company, Omari Productions, to create content for networks such as the Oprah Winfrey Network, PBS, <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2014, he produced a three-part PBS series, <i>Coming Back with Wes Moore</i>, which followed the lives and experiences of returning veterans.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Moore founded BridgeEdU, a company that provided services to support students in their transition to college.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Students participating in BridgeEdU paid $500 into the program with varying fees.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BridgeEdU was not able to achieve financial stability and was acquired by student financial services company Edquity in 2019, mostly for its database of clients.<sup id="cite_ref-Under_Armour2_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Under_Armour2-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Banner" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Banner">Baltimore Banner</a></i> interview with former BridgeEdU students found that the short-lived company had mixed results.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore was the commencement speaker at <a href="/wiki/Utah_Valley_University" title="Utah Valley University">Utah Valley University</a>'s class of 2014 graduation ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2016, Moore produced <i>All the Difference</i>, a PBS documentary that followed the lives of two young African-American men from the <a href="/wiki/South_Side_of_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="South Side of Chicago">South Side of Chicago</a> from high school through college and beyond.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, he launched <i>Future City</i>, an interview-based talk show with Baltimore's <a href="/wiki/WYPR" title="WYPR">WYPR</a> station.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From June 2017 until May 2021, Moore was CEO of the <a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood_Foundation" title="Robin Hood Foundation">Robin Hood Foundation</a>, a charitable organization that attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City. It works mainly through funding schools, <a href="/wiki/Food_bank" title="Food bank">food pantries</a> and shelters. It also administers a disaster relief fund.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leaving3_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure as CEO, the organization also raised more than $650 million, including $230 million in 2020 to provide increased need for assistance during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore also sought to expand his advocacy to include America's poor and transform the organization into a national force in the poverty fight.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore served on <a href="/wiki/Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a>'s board of directors from September 2020 to November 2022, resigning from the board shortly after becoming governor-elect.<sup id="cite_ref-Under_Armour2_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Under_Armour2-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 27, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Spiegel_%26_Grau" title="Spiegel & Grau">Spiegel & Grau</a> published his first book, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Wes_Moore" title="The Other Wes Moore">The Other Wes Moore</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 200-page book explores the lives of two young Baltimore boys who shared the same name and race, but largely different familial histories that leads them both down very different paths.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Other_Wes_Moore3_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Other_Wes_Moore3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2012, Moore announced that <i>The Other Wes Moore</i> would be developed into a feature film, with <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> attached as an executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2013, <a href="/wiki/Random_House" title="Random House">Ember</a> published his second book, <i>Discovering Wes Moore</i>. The book maintains the message and story set out in <i>The Other Wes Moore</i>, but is more accessible to young adults.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2021, <a href="/wiki/Unanimous_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Unanimous Media">Unanimous Media</a> announced it would adapt <i>The Other Wes Moore</i> into a feature film.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of June 2022, a film has yet to be produced.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, Moore wrote his third book, <i>The Work</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2016, he wrote <i>This Way Home</i>, a young adult novel about Elijah, a high school basketball player, who emerges from a standoff with a local gang after they attempt to recruit him to their basketball team, and he refuses.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2020, Moore and former <i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Sun">Baltimore Sun</a></i> education reporter Erica L. Green wrote <i>Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City</i>, which explores the <a href="/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests" title="2015 Baltimore protests">2015 Baltimore protests</a> from the perspectives of eight Baltimoreans who experienced it on the front lines.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_activities">Political activities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moore first expressed interest in politics in June 1996, telling a <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a></i> reporter that he planned to attend law school and enter politics after two years at Valley Forge.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He told <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></i> in October 2022 that he felt the idea of holding elected office "only started to feel like a real possibility in 2020, when he was about to leave his job running Robin Hood".<sup id="cite_ref-Circling2_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circling2-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg/250px-2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg/330px-2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg/500px-2014-20-2014_MDP-6625.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2144" data-file-height="1424" /></a><figcaption>Moore (center) at a <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">Maryland Democratic Party</a> picnic, 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>Moore gave a speech at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention" title="2008 Democratic National Convention">2008 Democratic National Convention</a>, supporting <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> for president.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, he said that he had "no interest" in running for public office, instead focusing on his business and volunteer work.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Maryland" title="Attorney General of Maryland">Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Gansler" title="Doug Gansler">Doug Gansler</a> said that he considered choosing Moore as his running mate in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Maryland gubernatorial election">2014 Maryland gubernatorial election</a>, in which he ran with <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">state delegate</a> <a href="/wiki/Jolene_Ivey" title="Jolene Ivey">Jolene Ivey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, following the <a href="/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests" title="2015 Baltimore protests">2015 Baltimore protests</a>, Moore said that the demonstrations in Baltimore were a "long time coming"<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that Baltimore "must seize this moment to redress systemic problems and grow."<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore attended the funeral for <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Gray" class="mw-redirect" title="Freddie Gray">Freddie Gray</a> but left early to catch a plane to Boston for a speech he was giving on urban poverty. He later said he "felt guilty being away, but it wasn't just that. An audience in Boston would listen to me talk about poverty, but at a historic moment in my own city's history, I was <abbr title="missing in action">MIA</abbr>."<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the eighth anniversary of Gray's death in April 2023, Moore made a tweet calling his death a turning point for not just those who knew Gray personally, but the entire city.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017, Governor <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a> nominated Moore to serve on the <a href="/wiki/University_System_of_Maryland" title="University System of Maryland">University System of Maryland</a> Board of Regents.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2020, Moore was named to serve on the transition team of <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Baltimore" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Baltimore">Baltimore mayor-elect</a> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Scott" title="Brandon Scott">Brandon Scott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2021, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates <a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Adrienne A. Jones</a> consulted with Moore to craft her "Black agenda" to tackle <a href="/wiki/Racial_inequalities" class="mw-redirect" title="Racial inequalities">racial inequalities</a> in housing, health, banking, government, and private corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversies">Controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2013, a <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">Baltimore Sun</a></i> investigation alleged that Moore was improperly receiving homestead property tax credits and owed back taxes to the city of Baltimore. Moore told <i>The Sun</i> that he was unaware of any issues with the home's taxes and wanted to pay what he owed immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-TaxBreaks2013_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TaxBreaks2013-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2022, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Brew" title="Baltimore Brew">Baltimore Brew</a> reported that Moore had not paid any water and sewage charges since March 2021, owing $21,200 to the city of Baltimore.<sup id="cite_ref-Water_bills_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Water_bills-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore settled his outstanding bills shortly after the article was published.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2022, the family of Baltimore County Police Sergeant Bruce Prothero, whose murder in 2000 is highlighted in <i>The Other Wes Moore</i>, accused Moore of making contradictory statements about where the proceeds of the book went, saying that the family "directed no donations" to anywhere, including the nonprofits Moore named.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family also complained that Moore exaggerated his role in their son's life.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moore was the subject of a <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> article in which he was accused of embellishing his childhood and where he actually grew up.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the article was published, Moore created a website that attempted to rebut the allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later criticized for failing to correct television interviewers who incorrectly said he received the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> during interviews.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2024, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> reported that Moore had falsely claimed that he was awarded the Bronze Star for his military service in his 2006 application for a White House fellowship, which he said was an "honest mistake" and that his commanding officer, <a href="/wiki/Michael_R._Fenzel" title="Michael R. Fenzel">Michael R. Fenzel</a>, suggested he should do it, believing that Moore had earned it and was going through the paperwork to process it, and expressed remorse for the error and for failing to correct interviewers. Fenzel also told the <i>New York Times</i> that Moore initially objected to mentioning the Bronze Star in his application, but included it after he told Moore that he and others approved the medal and that the paperwork would be processed by the time his fellowship began. Fenzel said that he would resubmit the paperwork so that Moore could be awarded a Bronze Star the week that the <i>New York Times</i> published their article about Moore's application.<sup id="cite_ref-BronzeStar_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BronzeStar-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore was finally awarded a Bronze Star Medal in December 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-BronzeStarReward_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BronzeStarReward-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Capital_News_Service_(Maryland)" title="Capital News Service (Maryland)">Capital News Service</a> article highlighted Moore's connections to various industries, including pharmaceutical, technology, beauty and retail giants, and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Green_Thumb_Industries&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Green Thumb Industries (page does not exist)">Green Thumb Industries</a> cannabis company.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore left Green Thumb Industries in March 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and said in October that he would use a <a href="/wiki/Blind_trust" title="Blind trust">blind trust</a> to hold his assets and resign from every board position if elected governor.<sup id="cite_ref-Finances_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finances-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2023, Moore finalized his trust, making him the first governor to have one since <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ehrlich" title="Bob Ehrlich">Bob Ehrlich</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor_of_Maryland">Governor of Maryland</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Governor of Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maryland gubernatorial election">2022 Maryland gubernatorial election</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_(52449917661).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wes Moore and Aruna Miller stand in front of a campaign bus with a crowd of supporters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg/220px-Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg/330px-Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg/440px-Wes_Moore_at_Clubs_of_Color_%2852449917661%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2833" data-file-height="1700" /></a><figcaption>Moore campaigning in October 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>In February 2021, Moore announced he was considering a run for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">governor of Maryland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maryland gubernatorial election">2022 election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He launched his campaign on June 7, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> emphasizing "work, wages, and wealth"<sup id="cite_ref-ComesFrom_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComesFrom-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and running on the slogan "leave no one behind".<sup id="cite_ref-CNS_MooreCox_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNS_MooreCox-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeployingCampaign_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeployingCampaign-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His running mate was <a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Aruna Miller</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">state delegate</a> who represented <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Legislative_District_15" title="Maryland Legislative District 15">Maryland's 15th district</a> from 2010 to 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the primary, Moore was endorsed by House Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Steny_Hoyer" title="Steny Hoyer">Steny Hoyer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Prince_George%27s_County,_Maryland" title="Prince George's County, Maryland">Prince George's County</a> executive <a href="/wiki/Angela_Alsobrooks" title="Angela Alsobrooks">Angela Alsobrooks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> television host <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former Governor <a href="/wiki/Parris_Glendening" title="Parris Glendening">Parris Glendening</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Glendening_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glendening-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also received backing from the <a href="/wiki/National_Education_Association" title="National Education Association">Maryland State Education Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-MSEA_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSEA-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/VoteVets.org" title="VoteVets.org">VoteVets.org</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 6, 2022, Moore filed a complaint with the Maryland State Board of Elections against the gubernatorial campaign of <a href="/wiki/John_King_Jr." title="John King Jr.">John King Jr.</a>, accusing "an unidentified party" of anonymously disseminating "false and disparaging information regarding Wes Moore via electronic mail and social media in an orchestrated attempt to disparage Mr. Moore and damage his candidacy." The complaint also suggested that King "may be responsible for this smear campaign", which the King campaign denied.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2024, King's campaign was fined $2,000 after prosecutors connected the email address to an IP address used by Joseph O'Hearn, King's campaign manager.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moore won the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022, defeating former <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee" title="Democratic National Committee">Democratic National Committee</a> chairman <a href="/wiki/Tom_Perez" title="Tom Perez">Tom Perez</a> and Comptroller <a href="/wiki/Peter_Franchot" title="Peter Franchot">Peter Franchot</a> with 32.4% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Nominee_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nominee-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the general election, Moore twice campaigned with U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Biden_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biden-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also campaigned on reclaiming "patriotism" from Republicans, highlighting his service in the U.S. Army while also bringing attention to <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee and state delegate <a href="/wiki/Dan_Cox" title="Dan Cox">Dan Cox</a>'s participation in the <a href="/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">January 6 United States Capitol attack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore defeated Cox in the general election,<sup id="cite_ref-2022Win_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022Win-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and became Maryland's first Black governor<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first veteran to be elected governor since <a href="/wiki/William_Donald_Schaefer" title="William Donald Schaefer">William Donald Schaefer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DeployingCampaign_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeployingCampaign-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, Moore was elected to serve as finance chair of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Governors_Association" title="Democratic Governors Association">Democratic Governors Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Governorship_of_Wes_Moore" title="Governorship of Wes Moore">Governorship of Wes Moore</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Swearing_In_(52644811505).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Moore takes the oath of office at his public swearing in with his wife and children" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg/220px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg/330px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg/440px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644811505%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6192" data-file-height="4128" /></a><figcaption>Moore being sworn in as governor, 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>Moore was sworn in on January 18, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took the <a href="/wiki/Oath_of_office" title="Oath of office">oath of office</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> owned by abolitionist <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Douglass" title="Frederick Douglass">Frederick Douglass</a>, as well as his grandfather's Bible.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The morning before his inauguration, Moore participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the <a href="/wiki/Kunta_Kinte" title="Kunta Kinte">Kunta Kinte</a>-<a href="/wiki/Alex_Haley" title="Alex Haley">Alex Haley</a> Memorial at the <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland#Museums,_historical_sites,_and_monuments" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis City Dock</a> to "acknowledge the journey" that led to him becoming the third elected Black governor in U.S. history.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that night, he held a celebratory event at the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Convention_Center" title="Baltimore Convention Center">Baltimore Convention Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As governor, Moore testified for several of his administration's bills, making him the first governor to do so since <a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley" title="Martin O'Malley">Martin O'Malley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his first term, his legislative priorities included establishing a "service year option" for high school graduates,<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> removing regulations around new housing development,<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and supporting military families through health care benefits, tax cuts, and employment opportunities.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also sought to undo or revise many of his predecessor's decisions, including the cancellation of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Red_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Red Line">Baltimore Red Line</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the withholding of state funding for training abortion care providers,<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and plans to expand portions of the <a href="/wiki/Capital_Beltway" title="Capital Beltway">Capital Beltway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_270_(Maryland)" title="Interstate 270 (Maryland)">Interstate 270</a> using <a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_toll_lane" title="High-occupancy toll lane">high-occupancy toll lanes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse" title="Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse">Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse</a> occurred during Moore's tenure, after which he supported and signed into law legislation to provide financial assistance to workers and businesses affected by the subsequent closure of the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Baltimore" title="Port of Baltimore">Port of Baltimore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the disaster, Moore has urged <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> to pass legislation that would have the federal government cover the costs of <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_replacement" title="Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement">rebuilding the bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of November 2024, Congress has yet to pass any legislation to provide disaster relief aid toward rebuilding the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moore began announcing nominations for his 26-member cabinet on November 14, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished announcing his cabinet nominees on April 12, 2023, with the nomination of Sanjay Rai as Secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Banner" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Banner">The Baltimore Banner</a></i>, Moore assembled his cabinet at a slower pace than previous Maryland governors.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Twelve of Moore's cabinet nominees are women and 14 are people of color.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His nominees have mixed experience in government, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HealthSecretary_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HealthSecretary-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three of them, Secretary of Emergency Management Russell Strickland, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_Police" title="Maryland State Police">Maryland State Police</a> superintendent Roland Butler, and <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Department_of_Public_Safety_and_Correctional_Services" title="Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services">Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services</a> Carolyn Scruggs, are holdovers from the Hogan administration.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As his <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_staff" title="Chief of staff">chief of staff</a>, Moore chose Fagan Harris, who co-founded the Baltimore Corps organization with Moore a decade ago.<sup id="cite_ref-FaganHarris_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FaganHarris-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moore also named three members of the Maryland General Assembly to his administration: state senator <a href="/wiki/Paul_G._Pinsky" title="Paul G. Pinsky">Paul G. Pinsky</a> as Director of the Maryland Energy Administration;<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> state senator <a href="/wiki/Susan_C._Lee" title="Susan C. Lee">Susan C. Lee</a> as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maryland" title="Secretary of State of Maryland">Secretary of State</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">House of Delegates</a> Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Eric_Luedtke" title="Eric Luedtke">Eric Luedtke</a> as chief legislative officer.<sup id="cite_ref-FaganHarris_155-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FaganHarris-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other notable Cabinet nominations included <a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Maryland" title="Salisbury, Maryland">Salisbury</a> mayor <a href="/wiki/Jacob_R._Day" title="Jacob R. Day">Jacob R. Day</a> as Secretary of Housing and Community Development,<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_Correction" title="New York City Department of Correction">New York City Department of Correction</a> commissioner <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Schiraldi" title="Vincent Schiraldi">Vincent Schiraldi</a> as <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Department_of_Juvenile_Services" title="Maryland Department of Juvenile Services">Secretary of Juvenile Services</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Woods" title="Anthony Woods">Anthony Woods</a> as Secretary of Veterans Affairs,<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former <a href="/wiki/WMATA" class="mw-redirect" title="WMATA">WMATA</a> general manager <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wiedefeld" title="Paul Wiedefeld">Paul Wiedefeld</a> as <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Department_of_Transportation" title="Maryland Department of Transportation">Secretary of Transportation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All but two of Moore's cabinet nominees were unanimously confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Maryland Senate</a>: Schiraldi, who faced opposition from Republicans over his policies toward juvenile justice reform;<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Butler, whose critics claimed had not done enough to address complaints of racism and disparate treatment of Black officers in the Maryland State Police.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Swearing_In_(52644184111).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg/250px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg/330px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg/500px-Public_Swearing_In_%2852644184111%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4083" data-file-height="2722" /></a><figcaption>Moore and his family at his gubernatorial inauguration, 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>Moore met <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Flythe" class="mw-redirect" title="Dawn Flythe">Dawn Flythe</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Limelight_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Limelight-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They moved to the <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Baltimore" title="Riverside, Baltimore">Riverside</a> community in <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-TaxBreaks2013_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TaxBreaks2013-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple eloped in Las Vegas while he was on a brief leave from Afghanistan and were married by an <a href="/wiki/Elvis_impersonator" title="Elvis impersonator">Elvis impersonator</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their official wedding ceremony was held on July 6, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have two children, born in 2011 and 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2008, the Moores moved from Riverside to <a href="/wiki/Guilford,_Baltimore" title="Guilford, Baltimore">Guilford</a>, where they lived until Moore's election as governor in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2015 to 2023, he attended services at the Southern Baptist Church in east Baltimore.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They reside in <a href="/wiki/Government_House_(Maryland)" title="Government House (Maryland)">Government House</a>, the official residence of the Maryland governor and First Family in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moore holds honorary degrees from <a href="/wiki/Skidmore_College" title="Skidmore College">Skidmore College</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_University_(Pennsylvania)" title="Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)">Lincoln University</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Commonwealth_Caribbean" title="University of the Commonwealth Caribbean">University of the Commonwealth Caribbean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_American_Revolution" title="Sons of the American Revolution">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; his ancestor Prince Ames served in the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Militia" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Militia">Massachusetts Militia</a> in the Revolutionary War.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Moore is a fan of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_decorations_and_badges">Military decorations and badges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Military decorations and badges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Moore's decorations and medals include:<sup id="cite_ref-WhoIsMoore_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhoIsMoore-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BronzeStar_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BronzeStar-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BronzeStarReward_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BronzeStarReward-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/250px-Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal" title="Afghanistan Campaign Medal">Afghanistan Campaign Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal_with_mobilization_device.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal_with_mobilization_device.png/80px-Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal_with_mobilization_device.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal_with_mobilization_device.png 1.5x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal" title="Armed Forces Reserve Medal">Armed Forces Reserve Medal</a> with "M" devices </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/120px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/250px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon" title="Army Service Ribbon">Army Service Ribbon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Combat_Action_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Combat_Action_Badge.svg/120px-Combat_Action_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Combat_Action_Badge.svg/160px-Combat_Action_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="95" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Combat_Action_Badge" title="Combat Action Badge">Combat Action Badge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/250px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg/100px-United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg/150px-United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg/200px-United_States_Air_Force_Parachutist_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="136" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)" title="Parachutist Badge (United States)">Parachutist Badge</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; ; font-size:95%"> <caption>Maryland gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Wes Moore</li><li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Aruna Miller</a></li></ul></div> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>217,524 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>32.4 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Perez" title="Tom Perez">Tom Perez</a></li><li>Shannon Sneed</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">202,175 </td> <td style="text-align:right">30.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Franchot" title="Peter Franchot">Peter Franchot</a></li><li>Monique Anderson-Walker</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">141,586 </td> <td style="text-align:right">21.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rushern_Baker" title="Rushern Baker">Rushern Baker</a> <i>(withdrawn)</i></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Navarro" title="Nancy Navarro">Nancy Navarro</a> <i>(withdrawn)</i></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">26,594 </td> <td style="text-align:right">4.0 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Gansler" title="Doug Gansler">Doug Gansler</a></li><li>Candace Hollingsworth</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">25,481 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_King_Jr." title="John King Jr.">John King Jr.</a></li><li>Michelle Siri</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">24,882 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.7 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Ashwani Jain</li><li>LaTrece Hawkins Lytes</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">13,784 </td> <td style="text-align:right">2.1 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Jon Baron</li><li>Natalie Williams</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,880 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.8 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Segal" title="Jerome Segal">Jerome Segal</a></li><li>Justinian M. Dispenza</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,276 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.6 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Ralph Jaffe</li><li>Mark Greben</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right">2,978 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland gubernatorial election, 2022</a><sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Wes Moore</li><li>Aruna Miller</li></ul></div> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,293,944 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>64.53 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+21.02 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Cox" title="Dan Cox">Dan Cox</a></li><li>Gordana Schifanelli</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">644,000 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">32.12 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−24.23 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>David Lashar</li><li>Christiana Logansmith</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">30,101 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.50 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+0.93 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #CC6699; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Working_Class_Party" title="Working Class Party">Working Class</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>David Harding</li><li>Cathy White</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">17,154 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.86 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">N/A </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #17aa5c; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party (United States)">Green</a> </td> <td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Nancy Wallace</li><li>Patrick Elder</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14,580 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.73 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+0.25 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: white; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,444 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.27% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">+0.19 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,005,259 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #3333FF;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates</i>, New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385528191" title="Special:BookSources/9780385528191">9780385528191</a></li> <li><i>Discovering Wes Moore : My Story</i>, New York : Ember (Random House), 2013. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385741682" title="Special:BookSources/9780385741682">9780385741682</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385741675" title="Special:BookSources/9780385741675">9780385741675</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780375986703" title="Special:BookSources/9780375986703">9780375986703</a></li> <li><i>The work : searching for a life that matters</i>, New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2015. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780812983845" title="Special:BookSources/9780812983845">9780812983845</a></li> <li>Wes Moore; Shawn Goodman, <i>This way home,</i> New York : Delacorte Press, 2015. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385741699" title="Special:BookSources/9780385741699">9780385741699</a></li> <li>Wes Moore; Erica L Green, <i>Five days : the fiery reckoning of an American city</i>, New York : One World, 2020. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780525512363" title="Special:BookSources/9780525512363">9780525512363</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_minority_governors_and_lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States" title="List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States">List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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B. S. Pinchback">P. B. S. Pinchback</a> of Louisiana, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Wilder" title="Douglas Wilder">Douglas Wilder</a> of Virginia, <a href="/wiki/Deval_Patrick" title="Deval Patrick">Deval Patrick</a> of Massachusetts and <a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">David Paterson</a> of New York.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Moore&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-leaving3-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-leaving3_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leaving3_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leaving3_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leaving3_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leaving3_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMcLeod2021" class="citation web cs1">McLeod, Ethan (February 8, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/08/wes-moore-leaving-ceo-post-robin-hood-foundation.html">"Wes Moore stepping down as CEO of New York's Robin Hood Foundation"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Business_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Business Journal">Baltimore Business Journal</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210208224451/https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/08/wes-moore-leaving-ceo-post-robin-hood-foundation.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 8, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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But did he allow a narrative to take hold that didn't match the facts?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220609232622/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/politics/wes-moore-baltimore-origin-story-campaign-governor-maryland/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on June 9, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Wes Moore seen failing to correct record again in past interview"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WBFF" title="WBFF">WBFF</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220428212309/https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bronze-star-recipient-wes-moore-appears-to-misrepresent-military-record-in-past-interview">Archived</a> from the original on April 28, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Braun" title="Mike Braun">Braun</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Reynolds" title="Kim Reynolds">Reynolds</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laura_Kelly" title="Laura Kelly">Kelly</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a 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style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Moore</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Healey</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Whitmer</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Walz</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Reeves</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kehoe" title="Mike Kehoe">Kehoe</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Gianforte</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; 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title="Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Murphy</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Lujan_Grisham" title="Michelle Lujan Grisham">Lujan Grisham</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of New York (state)">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Hochul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Stein" title="Josh Stein">Stein</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Armstrong" title="Kelly Armstrong">Armstrong</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">DeWine</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Stitt</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Kotek</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Shapiro</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_McKee" title="Dan McKee">McKee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">McMaster</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhoden" title="Larry Rhoden">Rhoden</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)">Lee</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Abbott</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Cox" title="Spencer Cox">Cox</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Scott" title="Phil Scott">Scott</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Youngkin</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington (state)">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bob Ferguson (politician)">Ferguson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Morrisey" title="Patrick Morrisey">Morrisey</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Evers</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gordon" title="Mark Gordon">Gordon</a> (R)</div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington, D.C.">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Bowser</a> (D), Mayor</span></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pula_Nikolao_Pula" title="Pula Nikolao Pula">Pula</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lou_Leon_Guerrero" title="Lou Leon Guerrero">Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palacios" title="Arnold Palacios">Palacios</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Governor of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez-Col%C3%B3n" title="Jenniffer González-Colón">González-Colón</a> (PNP/R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Bryan_Jr." title="Albert Bryan Jr.">Bryan</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party 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Lee">Susan C. Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maryland" title="Secretary of State of Maryland">Secretary of State</a> (appointed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dereck_E._Davis" title="Dereck E. Davis">Dereck Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_Maryland" title="Treasurer of Maryland">Treasurer</a> (appointed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Bill Ferguson</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Maryland_Senate" title="President of the Maryland Senate">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Augustine" title="Malcolm Augustine">Malcolm Augustine</a>, President pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_J._King" title="Nancy J. King">Nancy J. King</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Hershey_Jr." title="Stephen S. Hershey Jr.">Stephen S. Hershey Jr.</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Adrienne A. Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Maryland_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Stein" title="Dana Stein">Dana Stein</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Moon_(politician)" title="David Moon (politician)">David Moon</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_C._Buckel" title="Jason C. Buckel">Jason C. Buckel</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Maryland" title="Supreme Court of Maryland">Supreme Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_J._Fader" title="Matthew J. Fader">Matthew J. Fader</a>, Chief Judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_M._Watts" title="Shirley M. Watts">Shirley M. Watts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brynja_McDivitt_Booth" class="mw-redirect" title="Brynja McDivitt Booth">Brynja McDivitt Booth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Biran" title="Jonathan Biran">Jonathan Biran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_B._Gould" title="Steven B. Gould">Steven B. Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_M._Eaves" title="Angela M. Eaves">Angela M. Eaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Killough" title="Peter Killough">Peter Killough</a>, Judges</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Governors_of_Maryland493" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Governors_of_Maryland" title="Template:Governors of Maryland"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Governors_of_Maryland" title="Template talk:Governors of Maryland"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Governors_of_Maryland" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Governors of Maryland"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Governors_of_Maryland493" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governors of Maryland</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Provincial <span class="nobold">(1632–1776)</span></a><br /> <figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/45px-Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/68px-Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg/90px-Red_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_%281707%E2%80%931800%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Calvert" title="Leonard Calvert">L. Calvert</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hill_(Virginian_politician)" title="Edward Hill (Virginian politician)">E. Hill</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Greene_(governor)" title="Thomas Greene (governor)">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Stone_(Maryland_governor)" title="William Stone (Maryland governor)">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josias_Fendall" title="Josias Fendall">Fendall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Calvert_(governor)" title="Phillip Calvert (governor)">P. Calvert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore">C. Calvert, 3rd Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Wharton_(Maryland_governor)" title="Jesse Wharton (Maryland governor)">Wharton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Notley" title="Thomas Notley">Notley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore">C. Calvert, 3rd Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benedict_Calvert,_4th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore">B. Calvert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_(governor)" title="William Joseph (governor)">Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Coode_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="John Coode (Governor of Maryland)">Coode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehemiah_Blakiston" title="Nehemiah Blakiston">Neh. Blakiston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Copley" title="Lionel Copley">Copley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lawrence_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="Thomas Lawrence (Governor of Maryland)">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Andros" title="Edmund Andros">Andros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Greenberry" title="Nicholas Greenberry">Greenberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Andros" title="Edmund Andros">Andros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lawrence_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="Thomas Lawrence (Governor of Maryland)">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Nicholson" title="Francis Nicholson">Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Blakiston" title="Nathaniel Blakiston">Nat. Blakiston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tench" title="Thomas Tench">Tench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Seymour_(Maryland_governor)" title="John Seymour (Maryland governor)">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Lloyd_(Colonial_Governor_of_Maryland)" title="Edward Lloyd (Colonial Governor of Maryland)">Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hart_(Governor_of_Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hart (Governor of Maryland)">Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brooke_Jr." title="Thomas Brooke Jr.">Brooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_5th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore">C. Calvert, 5th Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benedict_Leonard_Calvert" title="Benedict Leonard Calvert">B. L. Calvert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ogle" title="Samuel Ogle">Ogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_5th_Baron_Baltimore" title="Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore">C. Calvert, 5th Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ogle" title="Samuel Ogle">Ogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bladen" title="Thomas Bladen">Bladen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ogle" title="Samuel Ogle">Ogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Tasker_Sr." title="Benjamin Tasker Sr.">Tasker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horatio_Sharpe" title="Horatio Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Robert_Eden,_1st_Baronet,_of_Maryland" title="Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland">Eden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maryland" title="List of governors of Maryland">State <span class="nobold">(since 1776)</span></a><br /> <figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/60px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/120px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Johnson_(jurist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Johnson (jurist)">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Sim_Lee" title="Thomas Sim Lee">T. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Paca" title="William Paca">Paca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Smallwood" title="William Smallwood">Smallwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Eager_Howard" title="John Eager Howard">J. Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">Plater</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Brice" title="James Brice">Brice</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Sim_Lee" title="Thomas Sim Lee">T. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hoskins_Stone" title="John Hoskins Stone">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_(Maryland_politician)" title="John Henry (Maryland politician)">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Ogle" title="Benjamin Ogle">Ogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Francis_Mercer" title="John Francis Mercer">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bowie" title="Robert Bowie">R. Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Wright_(Maryland_politician)" title="Robert Wright (Maryland politician)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Lloyd_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)">E. Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bowie" title="Robert Bowie">R. Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levin_Winder" title="Levin Winder">Winder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carnan_Ridgely" title="Charles Carnan Ridgely">Ridgely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Goldsborough" title="Charles Goldsborough">C. Goldsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Sprigg" title="Samuel Sprigg">Sprigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Stevens_Jr." title="Samuel Stevens Jr.">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kent" title="Joseph Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Martin_(politician)" title="Daniel Martin (politician)">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_King_Carroll" title="Thomas King Carroll">T. Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Martin_(politician)" title="Daniel Martin (politician)">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Howard_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="George Howard (Governor of Maryland)">G. Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Thomas_(Governor_of_Maryland)" title="James Thomas (Governor of Maryland)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Veazey" title="Thomas Veazey">Veazey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Grason" title="William Grason">Grason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Thomas" title="Francis Thomas">F. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pratt_(Maryland_politician)" title="Thomas Pratt (Maryland politician)">Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Francis_Thomas" title="Philip Francis Thomas">P. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enoch_Louis_Lowe" title="Enoch Louis Lowe">Lowe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Watkins_Ligon" title="Thomas Watkins Ligon">Ligon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Holliday_Hicks" title="Thomas Holliday Hicks">Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Bradford" title="Augustus Bradford">Bradford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Swann" title="Thomas Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oden_Bowie" title="Oden Bowie">O. Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Pinkney_Whyte" title="William Pinkney Whyte">Whyte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Black_Groome" title="James Black Groome">Groome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Carroll" title="John Lee Carroll">J. Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Thomas_Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="William Thomas Hamilton">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Milligan_McLane" title="Robert Milligan McLane">McLane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Lloyd_(governor)" title="Henry Lloyd (governor)">H. Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elihu_Emory_Jackson" title="Elihu Emory Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Brown_(governor)" title="Frank Brown (governor)">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Lowndes_Jr." title="Lloyd Lowndes Jr.">Lowndes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Walter_Smith" title="John Walter Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Warfield" title="Edwin Warfield">Warfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Lane_Crothers" title="Austin Lane Crothers">Crothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillips_Lee_Goldsborough" title="Phillips Lee Goldsborough">P. Goldsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Harrington" title="Emerson Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Ritchie" title="Albert Ritchie">Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Nice" title="Harry Nice">Nice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_O%27Conor" title="Herbert O'Conor">O'Conor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Preston_Lane_Jr." title="William Preston Lane Jr.">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_McKeldin" title="Theodore McKeldin">McKeldin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Millard_Tawes" title="J. Millard Tawes">Tawes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiro_Agnew" title="Spiro Agnew">Agnew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Mandel" title="Marvin Mandel">Mandel</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blair_Lee_III" title="Blair Lee III">B. 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