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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.
Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
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.
Apr 14, 2022 · Wes Moore, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland, first became famous for his 2010 bestselling memoir, “The Other Wes Moore,” an inspirational story of two boys with...
Nov 8, 2022 · Wes Moore, a Democrat, celebrity author and former nonprofit executive, won Maryland’s election for governor, according to The Associated Press, defeating a far-right Republican and...
Nov 9, 2022 · Wes Moore is the third Black governor to be elected in the country, and the first to serve in Maryland. He defeated Republican Dan Cox for the job, who was endorsed by former...
Nov 9, 2022 · Wes Moore, a charismatic best-selling author and former head of the anti-poverty organization Robin Hood, becomes only the third Black elected governor in this nation’s history.
