Westley Moore

{{Officeholder |name=Wes Moore |image= |party=Democratic |spouse=Dawn Moore |religion= |offices= !colspan="2" style="background:#D7D9FF;"|63th Governor of Maryland
From: January 18, 2023 - present |- |Predecessor||Larry Hogan |- |Successor||Incumbent (no successor) |-

Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is a liberal politician and businessman from Democratic party. He is serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023 succeeding Larry Hogan.

Positions

Like other Democrat governors, Moore opposed voter-ID legislation introduced by state senator Justin Ready, calling it "voter suppression". Moore supported a bill to ban the possession and sale of privately made firearms in Maryland. He supports creating a firearms database to help law enforcement track guns used in crimes. In June 2022, Moore condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, calling it a "misguided and dangerous decision." He also opposed Governor Hogan's decision to suspend the state's "good and substantial reason" standard for obtaining a concealed carry permit following the ruling. Moore dont oppose illegal immigration and want to create pathways to citizenship for them. He also against sending members of the Maryland National Guard to the Mexico–United States border.