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In a star-studded inauguration ceremony Wednesday, newly sworn-in Maryland Gov. Wes Moore captivated the crowd with the same energy and vision that launched his political ascension last year. Emphasizing themes of unity and forward progress, Moore promised to lift people out of poverty, become a leader in clean energy technology and create a path of service for the state’s youth.
In a ceremony emceed by Anne Arundel Executive Steuart Pittman, Moore became the 63rd governor of Maryland, and the first Black governor in state history. He is the fifth Black governor in U.S. history and only the third elected Black governor.
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Pittman, a Democrat and one of the first state leaders to endorse Moore’s campaign in September 2021, acknowledged the historic nature of Moore’s election by confessing that his ancestor, Dr. George Hume Steuart, a prominent 18th-century politician and tobacco planter, had made his fortune through slave labor.
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“You all came out tonight!” Wes Moore told the packed crowd inside the cavernous main hall of the Baltimore Convention Center at the “People’s Ball.” “I’ve done a fair bit of speaking today,” he said, adding that now was the time to celebrate.
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Here are Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s remarks at the beginning of the inaugural ceremony Wednesday for Gov. Wes Moore.