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Sworn into office on Jan. 18, Moore is now the nation’s only current Black chief executive. The Democrat beat challenger Dan Cox in November with a 32-point victory, the largest winning margin in nearly four decades.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Wes Moore's inauguration as Maryland's first Black governor on Wednesday will be punctuated with references to Black history, including an acknowledgement of the slaves who once arrived by ship near the state Capitol and the Baltimore native who became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Andrea Campbell will be sworn in as Massachusetts' attorney general on Wednesday. She'll be the first Black woman to serve as the state's top law enforcement official.

Here are five things to know about Maryland’s next governor, Wes Moore, who will be inaugurated Wednesday afternoon.

Lauren Jones, a Massachusetts Business Roundtable official who at one point worked as communications director for the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, was announced last week as Gov. Maura Healey’s pick to lead that secretariat. Jones, a former Dorchester resident, held a number of roles with the City of Boston under Mayor Martin Walsh, in state government

The inauguration ceremony will be aired live on WJZ and streaming here on CBS News Baltimore starting at 11:30 a.m.

Former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell is being sworn into office Wednesday as Massachusetts attorney general.

Wes Moore’s inauguration as Maryland’s first Black governor will be punctuated with references to Black history

Wes Moore took his oath of office just after noon Wednesday to become Maryland’s 63rd governor, the state’s first and the country’s only current Black chief executive.