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For the basketball coach, see Wes Moore (basketball). m. 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.
23 hours ago · ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday, the governor’s office said. The administration is describing the pardons as the largest state pardon to date. The governor’s action regarding cases relating to use of paraphernalia make ...
Nov 9, 2022 · Democrat Wes Moore has made history in Maryland as the state's first Black governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press. He is only the third Black governor elected in the...
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.
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, 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.
Nov 9, 2022 · Democrat Wes Moore has been elected Maryland’s first Black governor. Moore, a best-selling author in his first run for public office, defeated Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
Nov 9, 2022 · The state of Maryland's first Black governor, Wes Moore, speaks with ABC News' Linsey Davis about his victory on election night.
Jan 18, 2023 · Wes Moore, an Army veteran and former nonprofit executive, was sworn in Wednesday as Maryland’s first Black governor. He’s the third Black person to be elected governor in US history.
Nov 10, 2022 · Wes Moore made history this week when he was elected Maryland's first Black governor — and says the exciting thing about his victory was that "the state spoke with a unified voice."
