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Wes Moore
DemocratGovernor of Maryland| Age | 47 (b. 1978-10-15) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-01 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | African American (with Jamaican and Cuban ancestry) |
| Religion | Christian (Southern Baptist) |
| Education | A.A., Valley Forge Military College (1998); B.A. in International Relations and Economics, Johns Hopkins University (2001, Phi Beta Kappa, first Black Rhodes Scholar from JHU); M.Litt. in International Relations, Wolfson College, Oxford University (2004/confirmed 2005), as a Rhodes Scholar |
| Prior occupation | U.S. Army officer/paratrooper (82nd Airborne, 1998–2014); White House Fellow (2006–2007); investment banker at Deutsche Bank (London) and Citigroup (New York) (approx. 2007–2012); founder of Omari Productions (2010) and BridgeEdU (2014); CEO of Robin Hood Foundation (2017–2021); bestselling author |
| Military service | Yes: U.S. Army / U.S. Army Reserve (Captain) |
| Birthplace | Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | married — Dawn Flythe Moore |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Government House, Annapolis, Maryland (official governor's residence) |
| Notable relatives | Maternal grandfather James Thomas was a Jamaican immigrant minister and the first Black minister in the Dutch Reformed Church; great-grandfather Rev. J.J. Thomas was an Episcopal minister in South Carolina |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Leadership | NGA Vice Chair / Chair-elect (elected July 2025; to become NGA Chair in 2026) · ARC States Co-Chair (2025) · NGA-Blue Star Families 'Do Your Part: State Leadership to Support Military Families' Co-Chair |
| Ideology | Center-left Democrat; described by analysts and commentators as a pragmatic moderate-progressive; no DW-NOMINATE score applicable (governor, not a member of Congress) |
| Signature legislation | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act (2025) – water preservation and climate-friendly farming · Maryland Housing Certainty Act – housing production initiative · Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act (HB 894) – 7,000+ housing units via transit-adjacent land · Protection From Predatory Pricing Act – first U.S. state ban on surveillance-data-driven dynamic pricing by grocers · ENOUGH Act – addresses concentrated poverty in marginalized communities · Expungement Reform Act (2025) – removes barriers to expunging criminal records · Model Employer Act (2025) – career readiness policies for people with disabilities · Transparent Government Act – predictability for entrepreneurs and businesses · Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act – technology infrastructure growth |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $3,115,000–$11,760,000 (2023) · estimate
| Baltimore home (207 East Highfield Road) – sold September 2023 | real_estate · $2,000,001–$4,999,999 · 2023 |
| Philli III Acquisition LLC (10–24% stake) | business_owned · $5,000,000–$9,999,999 · 2023 |
| Valley Forge Acquisition LLC (10–24% stake) | business_owned · $1,000,000–$1,999,999 · 2023 |
| Broadcom Acquisition LLC (3–9% stake) | business_owned · $2,000,000–$4,999,999 · 2023 |
| Princeton Member LLC (3–9% stake) | business_owned · $2,000,000–$4,999,999 · 2023 |
| Green Thumb Industries (cannabis company stock, transferred to blind trust 2023; approximately $1.17M at time of trust creation) | stock · $1,000,000–$1,999,999 · 2023 |
Top donors: Calvin Butler (CEO, Exelon) ($6,000 (maximum)) · Stuart Ingis (Chairman, Venable LLP) ($6,000 (maximum)) · Kurt Schmoke (President, University of Baltimore; former Baltimore Mayor) ($6,000 (maximum)) · Jessica Seinfeld ($6,000 (maximum)) · John Angelos (Chairman/CEO, Baltimore Orioles) ($6,000 (maximum)) · Anheuser-Busch ($6,000 (maximum, corporate)) · Magic Johnson Enterprises ($6,000 (maximum, corporate))
Top industries: Finance / Investment Banking · Real Estate / Development · Law / Lobbying · Health Care · Entertainment / Media · Technology / Entrepreneurship
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.