Wes Moore in 2022 MD Governor's race


On Abortion: Enshrine the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution

Protect reproductive freedoms and advance access to reproductive health care by enshrining the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution, combating any efforts to restrict care and expanding training for health care providers so more Marylanders can obtain care.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Budget & Economy: Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support

Ensure procurement agencies reach their goals for investing in Minority Business Enterprise contracts and provide MBEs with supports around curriculum, capital, and customers.

Create a resource and knowledge base to provide MBEs with assistance and best practices

Ensure MBEs have a fair shot at contracts by cracking down on the use of MBE program waivers.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Civil Rights: Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies

Support students who identify as LGBTQ+ by fully implementing the newly passed Inclusive Schools Act, ensuring Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies, create partnerships with organizations working with LGBTQ+ youth to provide additional resources needed to support our students, and broaden access to trauma-informed mental health care in schools.

Support the passage of the Trans Health Equity Act to ensure transgender Marylanders can receive the gender-affirming health care they need.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Corporations: Increase diversity on Maryland corporate boards

Increase diversity on corporate boards for companies incorporated in Maryland

Put a greater emphasis on gender and ethnic diversity on corporate boards and in C-suites by ensuring corporations whose principal executive offices are located in Maryland have at least one director from underrepresented communities on their boards

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Crime: Remove barriers to state aid for those with criminal records

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Drugs: Legalize cannabis, expunge possession convictions

Wes will legalize cannabis, expunge the records of anyone convicted of simple possession, and prioritize equitable access to this emerging industry.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Education: Fully fund Blueprint for Education, Child Care

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Energy & Oil: Reduce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Environment: Will push back against Supreme Court ruling against EPA

Just hours after the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to broadly regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Moore stood on the banks of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, surrounded by environmental leaders, promising to take swift and bold action on climate change if elected. The justices, Moore said, "decided to back those who are violating our environmental protections, and I'm here to say that the state of Maryland is going to push back."
Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race Jun 30, 2022

On Families & Children: Paid sick, family, and medical leave for every Marylander

Get women back to work by ensuring every family has access to quality, affordable child care by broadening the expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, developing a system to cap out-of-pocket expenses for families in need and more.

Secure paid sick, family, and medical leave for every Marylander so that no family has to choose between caring for a new child or loved one or their paycheck.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Government Reform: Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression

Moore put out a social media post designed to capture email addresses, a common practice for political candidates. It said, in full: "I'll be blunt: I'm asking for your signature before midnight to stop voter suppression.

"Maryland Republicans just introduced a bill that would make it harder for Black folks to vote.

"I need 5,000 signatures on my petition to show Republicans that Marylanders--and Americans nationwide--OPPOSE voter suppression. Will you add your name before midnight?"

Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race Jun 11, 2021

On Gun Control: Combat gun violence, ban ghost guns

As governor, Wes will swiftly and aggressively combat gun violence by building strong partnerships across state, local and federal law enforcement agencies, banning ghost guns and investing in proven community-based violence intervention programs.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Health Care: Ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Homeland Security: Expand and improve quality of care for veterans

Work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand and improve quality of care and expedite claims so Veterans can get access to the care they need.

Better meet the needs of women Veterans by improving access to specialized health care, and ensuring programs supporting the transition to civilian life address the unique needs of women.

Ensure Maryland delivers the job training and educational resources needed for Veterans to obtain employment and compete in the private sector.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Jobs: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023

Support working families by raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023, strengthening Maryland's childcare and early childhood education systems, implementing a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program in Maryland, and leveraging new federal transportation funds to connect people with new opportunities.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Jobs: Protect and expand the right of workers to join unions

The North Star of the Moore-Miller administration will be to ensure that all working people have access to good jobs and the power to determine their wages and working conditions. Wes and Aruna are committed to protecting and expanding the right of workers to join unions and bargain collectively; this way expanding work, wages, and wealth for every family in Maryland, with a commitment to equity.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Jobs: Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring

Ensure equal pay for women by exploring policies requiring companies to disclose demographics on gender, race and salary bands; and removing salary history from the interview process.

Establish a Women in STEM focus across all levels of education and invest in job training and credentialing programs to drive women into high-demand, high-paying STEM jobs.

Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Principles & Values: Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to succeed

Wes Moore, a combat veteran, bestselling author, small business owner, Rhodes Scholar and former CEO of one of the nation's largest anti-poverty organizations, has devoted his life's work to a basic principle: no matter your start in life, you deserve an equal opportunity to succeed--a job you can raise a family on, a future you can look forward to.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

On Tax Reform: Supported making child tax credit fully refundable

Some of the things he's most proud of during his four years at Robin Hood "weren't just the allocations of cash" but changes in public policy, including an adjustment to make the child tax credit fully refundable. "Literally we cut the child poverty rate in almost half in the stroke of a pen," Moore said.
Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race Aug 26, 2021

On Welfare & Poverty: Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities

Prioritize environmental justice for the low-income communities and communities of color facing the worst effects of climate change by taking action to address extreme heat, improve access to cleaner public transit, increase tree canopy cover to reduce pollution and cool the climate, and ensure equitable access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

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