Moore’s brisk fundraising pace continues in office, but he also spends liberally

Gov. Wes Moore (D), who used national connections and his growing political popularity to set fundraising records during his 2022 campaign, continues to raise money at a furious pace. In campaign finance documents released Wednesday, Moore reported collecting more than $2.6 million for his own campaign committee during his first year in office. On top of that, the governor helped the Maryland Democratic Party raise almost half a million dollars in its state accounts between mid-January 2023 and this January, while his lieutenant governor, Aruna Miller, reported raising $274,000 over the past year.