'Heartwarming to see diversity': Internet celebrates as Wes Moore elected as Maryland's first Black governor
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: Democrat Wes Moore made history in Maryland as the state's first Black governor. Moore is the third Black governor elected in the country. Moore was elected Maryland’s governor after defeating Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
Moore was born in Maryland and raised in New York. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford. He became an investment banker in New York after many years n the US Army and Army Reserve. He later became an investment banker in New York. Moore is notably a best-selling author and former head of the anti-poverty organization 'Robin Hood' and has published five books, including one young adult novel, between 2010 and 2015. Moore was named a White House Fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the past.
