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Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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Wes Moore

Candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Running mate: Aruna Miller

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Campaign website
wesmoore.com

Governor of Maryland since January 2023; U.S. Army veteran (82nd Airborne, Afghanistan), author and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation (2017–21). Running mate Aruna Miller has been lieutenant governor since 2023; she served in the House of Delegates (District 15, Montgomery County, 2011–19) and was a Montgomery County traffic engineer.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland Manual On-Line (Maryland State Archives)

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Opposes deputizing Maryland police to work with ICE agents.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Governor / Lt. Governor, 2026 General Election

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Immigration · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “we will not allow untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable ICE agents to deputize our law enforcement officers”
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Housing

  • Supports building more affordable housing and curbing price gouging.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Governor / Lt. Governor, 2026 General Election

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “building more affordable housing, and introducing legislation to combat price gouging”
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Economy & jobs

Health & human services

  • Supports funding rural hospitals and statewide health care access.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Governor / Lt. Governor, 2026 General Election

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Healthcare · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “fought to fund rural hospitals and create quality and accessible healthcare across the state”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Wes Moore on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (29)

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