It’s now official.

I am proud to report — with humility and pride — that I am the Democratic nominee to be Maryland’s next Governor.

When we first began this journey, I announced a goal: to run the most organized, most energetic, and most effective grassroots campaign this state has ever seen.

And thanks to your tireless work, we’ve done just that.

We competed not just in one region of the state, but in all regions of the state — from the Eastern Shore to the Western mountains, and everywhere in between.

Now, we march to November.

And, when you consider the Republican nominee Dan Cox, the stakes have quite literally never been higher.

Marylanders will face a very clear choice this November.

A choice between unity and division. A choice between a future built on hope and optimism vs. the cynical politics of conspiracy theories and fear. A choice between the values we embrace as Marylanders and Donald Trump’s dark and dangerous MAGA movement.

When I led soldiers in combat in Afghanistan as a Captain in the U.S. Army, we lived by a principle: leave no one behind.

It’s a value that I embraced in my work as CEO of one of the nation’s largest antipoverty organizations, where we brought leaders in government and in the private sector together to help people lift themselves out of poverty and into jobs you can raise a family with.

Leave no one behind.

The principle that drives this campaign — leave no one behind — is not a slogan. It’s personal. And it’s a value that will guide me as Governor of Maryland.

Right now, too many Marylanders are being left behind. Unable to fill the gas tank or keep up with monthly bills. Feeling unsafe in their own communities, or with their children trapped in chronically underfunded schools.

That all must change.

We get there with new ideas, and a new spirit of togetherness — working across party lines and regional lines, through civility and collaboration.

That’s an approach my opponent, Dan Cox, doesn’t believe in.

Cox won the nomination because he pledged his unwavering allegiance to Donald Trump. Cox personally participated in the insurrection on January 6th, even organizing buses of insurrectionists to the U.S. Capitol. He spread Trump’s lies about the 2020 election and fought to have it overturned. He trafficks in conspiracy theories. He tried to impeach Governor Hogan. Cox represents the most extreme fringe of American politics.

Simply put, Dan Cox is so far outside the mainstream that I believe he’d be dangerous in the Governor's office.

Marylanders deserve a Governor devoted to them, not to Donald Trump.

And it’s not just about Donald Trump — abortion access is on the ballot. Public school funding is on the ballot. A $15 minimum wage is on the ballot. The future of our environment is on the ballot.

I believe Maryland is the best state in America to live and raise a family, but to fulfill our potential, we must make sure all Marylanders have that opportunity at success.

So that’s what’s at stake this November. We’ve got work to do, and aren’t taking our opponent lightly for even a minute. We’ve got more voters to talk to about our message, and our campaign is going to have to grow. If you can help us kick off this general election campaign by splitting a contribution between my campaign and The Collective PAC, chip in here, and together, we’re going to get this done.

With that, I close with again saying: thank you!

From the bottom of my heart, on behalf of my family and my amazing running mate, Aruna Miller, I thank you for the opportunity to serve.

Onward to victory,

Wes Moore

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