Wes Moore

“I've seen the harsh effects of disparities in health care and economic opportunity since as long as I can remember. I have also seen the impact a good job cannot only have on the employed, but how it can change the trajectory of a family.”

“We stand committed to strengthening programs like Medicaid, now and into the future, because a healthier Maryland means more people of all backgrounds can work, grow and thrive.”

“With wisdom and grit, my mom was able to lift me and my family to a higher rung on the economic ladder.”

“No one in my family ever had joined the military at all, and how I first got introduced to the military was when I was 13 years old and I got sent away to military school, because my mother had been threatening me with this idea of military school ever since I was eight years old.”

“My journey has been littered with luck.”

“From the pastor who has an affair with his secretary, to the jerk at the office who happens to be a deacon, to the overbearing boss who can’t miss his Monday night Bible study, Christians today cause more problems for the gospel than all the devil’s demons put together.”

“I can tell you countless instances of this country's history of brutality, of inequity, of heartlessness. But if I do that without also talking about the other elements of its history, that's a selective memory that I think is dangerous.”

“We need to be abundantly clear on this - people living in poverty are the victims, not the perpetrators of it.”

“Our children deserve neither status quo policing policies nor an environment of vitriolic rhetoric toward those who protect and serve. They deserve a holistic conversation that embraces change that is not simply about altering the police force.”

“Thrust into single motherhood, my mom worked multiple hourly jobs to support my sisters and me. She couldn't find full-time employment that included benefits until I was 13-years-old.”

“Baltimore is the community that emerges from the devoted and beautiful souls that come together to move her forward.”

“Salisbury University is one of the great treasures of our state.”

“We will continue to drive down crime. And at the same time, we will ensure Marylanders who've been successfully rehabilitated aren't denied access to health care, housing, and employment.”

“No child should be worried about where their next meal will come from or whether they'll have a roof over their heads.”

“We have made a concerted effort to build new bonds of trust and communication between the governor's office and other corners of society. It's part of our obligation as public servants.”

“Our strategy to make Maryland safer has centered on an all-of-the-above approach - prioritizing data, coordination, accountability, rehabilitation, and prevention across all parts of society.”

“We have to use incarceration to set people up on a path to stability, so they do not continue committing crimes when they return home.”

“We often adhere to the myth that if you advocate for cutting spending, you're a Republican, and if you are willing to raise taxes, you're a Democrat. But I reject these false choices.”

“Marylanders deserve affordable homes, affordable energy options, and a government that makes it easier for small businesses to thrive.”

“Law enforcement must help lead the conversation that the solemn obligation to 'protect and serve' applies to those both presumed innocent and those presumed guilty.”