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.

6 days ago · The Office of Governor Wes Moore. Governor Moore announced expanded resource webpages across state government, partnerships to launch job fairs across the state, and directives for agencies to facilitate public servant transitions to new careers in Maryland.

Wes Moore is the 63rd Governor of the state of Maryland. He is Maryland’s first Black Governor in the state’s 246-year history, and is just the third African American elected Governor in the history of the United States.

5 hours ago · Gov. Wes Moore said he's prepared to lead Maryland through a possible government shutdown as early as next week.The governor told 11 News that the federal government is playing with fire and doing ...

6 days ago · Governor Wes Moore launched the Maryland Public Servants Resource Website, which serves as a centralized hub for programs and resources to support Maryland’s federal employees and contractors impacted by federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to federal funding. The website launched on February 14, 2025 – the day after the U.S ...

Feb 25, 2025 · 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.

Moore began announcing nominations for his 26-member cabinet on November 14, 2022. [17] [18] He finished announcing his cabinet nominees on April 12, 2023, with the nomination of Sanjay Rai as Secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission. [19]According to The Baltimore Banner, Moore assembled his cabinet at a slower pace than previous Maryland …

In 2022, Governor Moore was elected the first Black governor of the State of Maryland and earned the highest number of individual votes in Maryland gubernatorial history.

Nov 8, 2022 · Wes Moore (Democratic Party) is the Governor of Maryland. He assumed office on January 18, 2023. His current term ends on January 20, 2027. Moore (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Maryland. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Moore retired from the U.S. Army in 2014 after 16 years of service.

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.