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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

Governor · 2022

Wes Moore

Democrat

Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.

Maryland certified results

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★60%

3 of 5 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
5
Fulfilled
3
With progress
2
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
0

5 of 5 commitments

Reproductive rights

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Protect abortion rights in Maryland's constitution.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Moore's response to Maryland Matters

What has been verified

Question 1, which recognizes a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, was approved by 76% of voters in November 2024.

Official amendment results

Minimum wage

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Accelerate the statewide minimum-wage increase to $15 per hour.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2023 State of the State address

What has been verified

The Fair Wage Act advanced the $15 state rate to January 1, 2024. This finding concerns that increase.

Governor's official release

Child poverty

In progress

What they pledged

End child poverty in Maryland.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2023 State of the State address

What has been verified

The 2024 ENOUGH Act created a program to support communities with concentrated child poverty. That action does not establish that the end goal was achieved.

Maryland ENOUGH initiative

Sustainability

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Appoint leadership to coordinate state sustainability and resilience policy.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Official campaign platform

What has been verified

In November 2023 Moore appointed separate chief sustainability and chief resilience officers.

State appointment announcement
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Wes Moore · 2022
Awaiting verification

The opening agenda is being verified.

A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Wes Moore · 2022 · Election-night remarks

Election-night remarks are being verified.

A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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