Alexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.
BALTIMORE — After a bridge collapse in Baltimore killed six people and shut down an international port, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has stepped into the national spotlight this week, leading the response to the catastrophe. Moore, a political newcomer before he launched his 2022 campaign for governor, has already been identified as a rising star in the Democratic Party, joining a deep bench of Democratic governors whose names have been floated as potential 2028 presidential contenders.
But midway through the primary cycle, Moore’s campaign became bogged down with allegations that Moore had misrepresented his upbringing in a 2010 memoir, “The Other Wes Moore.” Moore’s campaign filed complaints with the state board of elections, alleging foul play by a group that circulated a memo raising questions about his past and whether Moore really grew up in Baltimore.
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