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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. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford, as a Rhodes ...
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.
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 1851 Enoch Louis Lowe (D) [d] [e] Philip Francis Thomas (D) 12W, 9D 46W, 36D Thomas Pratt (W) James Pearce (W) 4W, 2D 1852 11W, 11D 44D, 30W Pierce/ King (D) 1853 4D, 2W Henry E. Bateman (D) 1854 Thomas ...
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).
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday he would not run for Senate, becoming the third Republican governor to do so this year. Maryland's Larry Hogan becomes 3rd GOP governor to decline ...
On March 31, 2023, Moore became the first Maryland governor to recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility when he issued an official proclamation. [223] In May 2023, Moore signed the Trans Health Equity Act into law [213] and allowed a bill furthering an earlier repeal of the state's sodomy law to become law without his signature. [224]
Maryland Governor-Elect Wes Moore, and his wife Dawn, tour the capitol grounds in preparation for tomorrow's inauguration in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Then-Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley campaigns for re-election in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2010. O'Malley prevailed by 15 points in a GOP wave year. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post/Getty Images