Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and veteran, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. Moore was born in Maryland and raised primarily in New York.

17 hours ago · Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) unveiled the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge almost a year after it was hit by a cargo ship, causing it to ...

Jan 28, 2025 · By investing in our teachers, we will help ensure that every child in Maryland is learning by four, reading by eight, and is college and career ready by sixteen. The Moore-Miller Administration continues to make Maryland safer, more affordable, more competitive, and the state that serves.

Jan 28, 2025 · Wes Moore is the charismatic author, activist, and politician elected in 2022 to be Maryland’s first Black governor. Moore is a Rhodes scholar, an Afghanistan combat veteran, and a best-selling author.

Wes Moore is the 63rd Governor of the state of Maryland. He is Maryland’s first Black Governor in the state’s 246-year history, and is just the third African American elected Governor in the history of the United States.

Wes Moore became the 63rd governor of Maryland on January 18, 2023. During an August 2006 interview with C-SPAN, Moore said he identified as a "social moderate and strong fiscal conservative". [1] . In September 2022, he reiterated his position on fiscal issues as being "fiscally responsible". [2] .

Jan 18, 2023 · With his son under his raised arm and his wife holding a Bible that once belonged to Frederick Douglass, Wes Moore on Wednesday was sworn in as the first Black governor of Maryland, the only Black governor currently in office and one of only three Black governors elected in U.S. history.

In 2022, Governor Moore was elected the first Black governor of the State of Maryland and earned the highest number of individual votes in Maryland gubernatorial history.

Mar 29, 2024 · Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is the only sitting Black governor and the third ever elected in the U.S. Moore is described as a "rising star" in the Democratic party without spending much time in...

Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and veteran, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. Moore was born in Maryland and later raised in New York.