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Wes Moore: “I'm only the third African American ever elected governor in…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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The Honorable J. Kevin Stitt and The Honorable Wes Moore

Published | Video Starts at 13:17

When you just think about my life trajectory, how many black governors are there in this country right now? There is one. One sitting right here. Yeah, there's. I'm only the third African American ever elected governor in the history of this country, in its 250 year history. Let me ask you, when you went to Johns Hopkins, you were a Rhodes Scholar, which is the highest honor. Many people would say 32 are picked every year. (13:17–13:24)

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