Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday that he will run for reelection in 2026, seeking a second term in a deep-blue state even as the rising Democratic star sparks speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid.

“While we stand up for middle-class Marylanders, the president of the United States is bending over backwards for billionaires and big corporations, firing federal workers, gutting Medicaid, raising prices on everything from electricity to groceries,” Moore said in a video announcing his reelection campaign.

“I’m asking you to reelect me governor,” Moore said in the video.

Moore, a former Army officer and celebrated author, has downplayed talk about his future plans while steadily elevating his national profile since his election in 2022. He is among several high-prof

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