2028 Presidential Election › Candidates › Wes Moore
Democrat
Wes Moore
Governor of Maryland
Veteran · Army2%±0
Chance of winning the 2028 Democratic nomination, 7th among the contenders we track. Kalshi 2% · Polymarket 2%
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Background
An Army veteran, author and former anti-poverty charity chief, Moore won the Maryland governorship in 2022 in his first run for office.
- Born
- October 15, 1978 in Takoma Park, Maryland (age 48)
- Home state
- Maryland
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University; University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar)
Military service
U.S. Army
Army paratrooper and captain with the 82nd Airborne Division, deployed to Afghanistan in 2005–2006.
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Career
- Governor of Maryland (2023–)
- CEO, Robin Hood Foundation (2017–2021)
- U.S. Army, served in Afghanistan
Notable record
- First Black governor of Maryland
- Led the state's response to the 2024 Key Bridge collapse
- Wrote the bestselling memoir The Other Wes Moore (2010)
Other Democratic contenders
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezU.S. Representative from New York14%
- Gavin NewsomGovernor of California13%
- Josh ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvania5%
- Pete ButtigiegFormer U.S. Secretary of Transportation5%
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