Wes Moore, whose full name is Westley Watende Omari Moore, is the 63rd governor of Maryland and a Democrat. Before entering politics, he was a Rhodes scholar, an Afghanistan combat veteran, an investment banker, a nonprofit leader, and a best-selling author. He announced his first political campaign in 2021 and was elected governor in November 2022. His victory made him Maryland’s first Black governor and the third Black person elected governor of a U.S. state. He was reelected in 2026.
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