Wes Moore
Governor of Maryland since 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Wes Moore | |
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63rd Governor of Maryland | |
Assumed office January 18, 2023 | |
Lieutenant | Aruna Miller |
Preceded by | Larry Hogan |
Personal details | |
Born | Westley Watende Omari Moore (1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 45) Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Government House |
Education | Valley Forge Military Academy and College (AA) Johns Hopkins University (BA) Wolfson College, Oxford (MLitt) |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1998–2014 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 82nd Airborne Division |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | National Defense Service Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal Army Service Ribbon Parachutist Badge |
Wes Moore on the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Recorded April 5, 2024 | |
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 Scholar. After several years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, 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 Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021.[1] Moore authored The Other Wes Moore and The Work. He also hosted Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and was executive producer and a writer for Coming Back with Wes Moore on PBS.[2]
Moore is a longtime member of the Democratic Party. He won the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election against Republican nominee Dan Cox, to become Maryland's first African-American governor, the third African-American person elected as governor of any U.S. state, and as of 2024, the only African-American incumbent governor of any U.S. state.[3][4] Moore is the fifth African-American U.S. state governor overall following P. B. S. Pinchback of Louisiana, Douglas Wilder of Virginia, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and David Paterson of New York.[5]