Wes Moore says he doesn’t ‘answer’ to Democratic Party

Published February 19, 2026 12:22pm ET



Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) said he doesn’t answer to the “bosses” of the Democratic Party ahead of the National Governors Association’s annual conference this week in Washington, D.C. 

Moore, often mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential contender, is the vice chairman of the NGA and the nation’s only black governor currently in office. 

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