Wes Moore

CTL-E-6105 · Person · politician · 2023–present

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Wes Moore is an American politician, author and Army veteran serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland. Born October 15, 1978, in Takoma Park, Maryland, he moved with his family to the Bronx after his father's death when he was three, and returned to Maryland at age fourteen. He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy and College with an associate's degree in 1998, earned a bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and became the university's first Black Rhodes Scholar, and earned a master's degree in international relations at Oxford. In 2005 he deployed to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division, leading soldiers in combat, and afterward served as a White House Fellow. His 2010 book The Other Wes Moore became a perennial New York Times bestseller, and he later served four years as chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation. Sworn in on January 18, 2023, Moore is Maryland's first Black governor in the state's 246-year history and the third African American elected governor in United States history.

The record

• Also known as: Westley Watende Omari Moore

Notes

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Referenced by

• Johns Hopkins University — has alumnus → this record

Sources

• State of Maryland, Office of Governor Wes Moore, "Governor Wes Moore" (accessed 2026-10-16; page carries © 2026 State of Maryland) — 63rd governor; first Black governor in Maryland's 246-year history; third African American elected governor in U.S. history; born October 15, 1978 in Takoma Park; Valley Forge 1998; Johns Hopkins Phi Beta Kappa and first Black Rhodes Scholar there; Afghanistan deployment 2005; White House Fellow; The Other Wes Moore (2010); Robin Hood CEO for four years — https://governor.maryland.gov/leadership/governor-wes-moore (primary source · build store)
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Wes Moore" (published 2023-02-15, updated 2026-10-14; accessed 2026-10-16) — sworn in as 63rd governor January 18, 2023; first Black governor of Maryland; Rhodes Scholar and Afghanistan combat veteran; The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates published 2010; Robin Hood Foundation CEO from 2017 — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wes-Moore (primary source · build store)
• Appalachian Regional Commission, "Governor Wes Moore" (accessed 2026-10-16) — sworn in January 18, 2023; first Black governor; deployed to Afghanistan as a captain with the 82nd Airborne; The Other Wes Moore (2010) a perennial New York Times bestseller; Five Days — https://arc.gov/staff/governor-wes-moore/ (primary source · build store)

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