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Gov. Wes Moore will be an official guest for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
The new governor, a Democrat who succeeded Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, will be a guest of Sen. Ben Cardin, also a Democrat. The senator said he saw a chance to highlight opportunities for renewed federal-state partnerships.
Cardin announced the invitation on Saturday in a press release, which said he and Moore would attend the Secretary of the Senate’s annual dinner before attending the joint session of Congress for the address.
“Team Maryland, which again includes the state’s chief executive in Annapolis, is poised to make major advancements in infrastructure, transportation, public health and safety, the Chesapeake Bay, and so much more thanks to the epic achievements we made in the last Congress,” Cardin said in a statement.
Moore has already attracted national attention as the state’s first Black governor. The author and former nonprofit CEO dedicated much of his State of the State address on Wednesday to the concept of service.
As for the State of the Union, Moore said in a statement that it would be “historic both in celebrating the Biden-Harris administration’s achievements and in sharing their vision for America’s future.”
He continued, “We are thrilled to know that we have strong support and partners in Washington who will work closely with us to build on bipartisan legislative accomplishments, ensuring that Maryland is a national leader in advancing infrastructure, transportation, education, and health, and to be assured every day that we will move forward in service of Marylanders.”
Cardin also previously said he would invite state Del. Carl Jackson, who had wanted to attend the annual presidential address. There’s no word yet on other Maryland attendees.
meredith@thebaltimorebanner.com
Meredith Cohn is a health and medicine reporter for The Baltimore Banner, covering the latest research, public health developments and other news. She has been covering the beat in Baltimore for more than two decades.
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