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The governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the state and local governments, as specified by the Maryland Constitution (1867, and revisions/amendments).
The governor of Maryland is the head of government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [1] The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and the constitutional powers of Maryland's governors make them among the most powerful governors in the United States.
In late 2008, the Moores moved from Riverside to Guilford, where they lived until Moore's election as governor in 2022. [165] They reside in Government House, the official residence of the Maryland governor and First Family in Annapolis, Maryland. [166] From 2015 to 2023, Moore attended services at the Southern Baptist Church in east Baltimore ...
On March 31, 2023, Moore became the first Maryland governor to recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility when he issued an official proclamation. [218] In May 2023, Moore signed the Trans Health Equity Act into law [208] and allowed a bill furthering an earlier repeal of the state's sodomy law to become law without his signature. [219]
In practice, Maryland's Lieutenant Governor attends cabinet meetings, chairs various task forces and commissions, represents the state at ceremonial functions and at events which the Governor cannot attend, and advises the Governor. If there is a vacancy in the office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor becomes the Governor.
Government House, (also occasionally known as the Governor's Mansion), [1] is the official residence of the governor of Maryland. It is located on State Circle in the state capital town of Annapolis ( Anne Arundel County ), Maryland .
The information about whom are the candidates running for office can be found in the Gubernatorial Candidate Listings of the Maryland State Board of Elections, [11] also in the League of Women Voters website [12] and in the Maryland Apple Ballot (funded by National Education Association Advocacy Fund). [13]
Edwin Warfield was born to Albert G. Warfield and Margaret Gassaway Warfield at the "Oakdale" plantation in Howard County, Maryland.He received early education at the public schools of Howard County and at St. Timothy's Hall (formerly an Episcopal Church institution, now known as St. Timothy's School) in Catonsville, Maryland, a "streetcar suburb" southwest of Baltimore.