Wes Moore

This article is about the governor of Maryland. For the basketball coach, see Wes Moore (basketball).
Wes Moore
Official portrait, 2023
63rd Governor of Maryland
Assumed office
January 18, 2023
LieutenantAruna Miller
Preceded byLarry Hogan
Personal details
Born
Westley Watende Omari Moore

(1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 46)
Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
ResidenceGovernment House
EducationValley Forge Military Academy and College (AA)
Johns Hopkins University (BA)
Wolfson College, Oxford (MLitt)
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1998–2014
RankCaptain
Unit82nd Airborne Division
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Awards
Wes Moore's voice
Wes Moore on the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Recorded April 5, 2024

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 later raised in New York. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After serving in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, he became an investment banker in New York.

Moore has published five books, including a young-adult novel. He served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021.[1] He 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 won the 2022 gubernatorial election. He become Maryland's first African-American governor and the third African-American person elected governor of any U.S. state.[a][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ McLeod, Ethan (February 8, 2021). "Wes Moore stepping down as CEO of New York's Robin Hood Foundation". Baltimore Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Moore, Wes. "Coming Back With Wes Moore". PBS.org. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Milevski, Laila (January 19, 2023). "How many Black governors have served in the U.S. before Wes Moore?". Baltimore Banner. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Epstein, Reid J. (November 9, 2022). "Moore, a Democrat, Will Become Maryland's First Black Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Booker, Brakkton (November 8, 2022). "Wes Moore makes history as Maryland's first Black governor". Politico. Retrieved November 11, 2022.


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