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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. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford, as a Rhodes ...
As governor, Moore is a member of the Maryland Board of Public Works—a constitutionally appointed body that oversees many aspects of the state's finances—along with the comptroller and the state treasurer. During his first board meeting in January 2023, Moore said the state would work to include more diverse businesses in state contracts.
The 2026 Maryland gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Governor Wes Moore is running for re-election to a second term in office. [1]
The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution (1867, and revisions/amendments).
The Maryland Child Victims Act is a law in the U.S. state of Maryland passed by the Maryland General Assembly during the 445th legislative session in 2023 and signed into law by Governor Wes Moore. It retroactively and prospectively repeals the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits and raises the liability limits for a single ...
Moore, a best-selling author in his first run for public The post In Maryland, Moore elected as state’s first Black governor appeared first on TheGrio. In Maryland, Moore elected as state’s ...
Wes Moore 's inauguration as Maryland's first Black governor on Wednesday will be punctuated with references to Black history, including an acknowledgement of the slaves who once arrived by ship ...
Dan K. Moore (1906–1986), 66th Governor of North Carolina; Gabriel Moore (1785–1845), 5th Governor of Alabama; Henry Monck-Mason Moore (1887–1964), 1st Governor-General of Ceylon; Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (1713–1769), Acting Governor of Jamaica, and royal Governor of the Province of New York from 1765 to 1769; James Moore Sr. (c ...