Governor of Maryland
Wes Moore
Governor of Maryland (since January 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Governor of Maryland
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Dan Cox (R); Andy Ellis (Green); Cathy White (Working Class Party)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
Since day one of my administration, I have made clear my support for a woman's right to choose.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Wes Moore D | incumbent |
| Dan Cox R | challenger |
| Andy Ellis Green | challenger |
| Cathy White Working Class Party | challenger |
Running with incumbent Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller. Won the Democratic primary with 88.3%.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Since day one of my administration, I have made clear my support for a woman's right to choose.
Signed a proclamation enshrining the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution after voters approved the amendment in 2024.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed SB 245/HB 444 in 2026 prohibiting State and local jurisdictions from entering 287(g) agreements deputizing officers for federal civil immigration enforcement.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Wes Moore is the incumbent Governor of Maryland, seeking a second term with Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller. A Rhodes Scholar and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, he led the Robin Hood Foundation before being elected governor in 2022. In office he has signed measures on housing access and on limits to local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Moore was born in Takoma Park, Maryland.[7] He earned an associate degree from Valley Forge Military College in 1998, a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University, and a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar.[1][7]
He was commissioned as a U.S. Army second lieutenant, served with the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan, where he deployed in 2005, and later served as a White House Fellow and worked as an investment banker.[1][7]
Before entering politics Moore founded the education company BridgeEdU, wrote books including The Other Wes Moore, and served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, a New York anti-poverty organization.[1][7]
Moore has been Governor of Maryland since January 2023.[8] In February 2026 he signed SB 245/HB 444, which prohibits State and local jurisdictions in Maryland from entering 287(g) agreements with federal immigration authorities and requires any existing agreements to be terminated.[3] At the final bill signing in May 2026 he signed the Maryland Housing Certainty Act, a collective-bargaining bill for nontenure-track faculty, child care scholarship changes and a phone-free schools act that requires counties to adopt "bell-to-bell" device policies by the 2027-2028 school year.[4]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2026-02-17 · Signed SB 245/HB 444, prohibiting Maryland State and local jurisdictions from deputizing officers for federal civil immigration enforcement (287(g) agreements).[6]
- bill2026-05-26 · Signed more than 274 bills at the final 2026 bill signing, including the Maryland Housing Certainty Act (HB 548/SB 325) and the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act (HB 894).[9]
- bill2026-08-05 · Signed HB 2100, placing a constitutional amendment on the November 2026 ballot that would clarify that redistricting standards for legislative districts do not apply to congressional districts.[10]
- action2025-01-17 · Signed a proclamation enshrining 'an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom' in Maryland's constitution.[5]
- bill2024-05-16 · Presided over a 2024 bill signing of public safety bills, including measures to support victims, recruit law enforcement and address gun violence.[11]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/wes-moore
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Wes Moore · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Wes Moore for Maryland · Wes Moore campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Prohibit Maryland Jurisdictions from Deputizing Officers for Federal Civil Immigration Enforcement · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2026-02-17 Official record
- 4.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Expand Housing Access and Strengthen Education During Final Bill Signing · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2026-05-26 Official record
- 5.Governor Moore Signs Proclamation to Enshrine Reproductive Freedom in Maryland's Constitution · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2025-01-17 Official record
- 6.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Prohibit Maryland Jurisdictions from Deputizing Officers for Federal Civil Immigration Enforcement · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2026-02-17 Official record
- 7.Governor Wes Moore · Office of the Governor of Maryland Official record
- 8.Wes Moore · Ballotpedia Reference
- 9.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Expand Housing Access and Strengthen Education During Final Bill Signing · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2026-05-26 Official record
- 10.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Put Redistricting Constitutional Amendment on November Ballot · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2026-08-05 Official record
- 11.Governor Moore Signs Legislation to Make Maryland Safer · Office of Governor Wes Moore · 2024-05-16 Official record
- 12.Wes Moore for Maryland · Wes Moore campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words