Dawn Chanté Flythe Moore (née Flythe; born August 8, 1975)[1][2] is an American philanthropist, community organizer, campaign strategist, and the current First Lady of Maryland as the wife of GovernorWes Moore. She is the first African-American First Lady in Maryland history.
In 2004, Flythe ran for Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, representing U.S. senator John Edwards.[6] She won the Democratic primary, receiving 8.9 percent of the vote.[8] However, Flythe did not check in with the rest of the Maryland delegation nor show up to the convention, leading to Democratic Party officials calling up Louise Gallun to serve as an alternate delegate.[9]
During the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election, Flythe organized a fundraising committee for Martin O'Malley's gubernatorial candidacy.[7] In December 2006, Maryland lieutenant governor-elect Anthony Brown named Flythe as his director of intergovernmental affairs.[10] She later served as his chief of staff until June 2007.[2][11] In February 2022, the Baltimore Center Stage appointed Moore to its Board of Trustees.[7]
First Lady of Maryland
Dawn with Wes Moore and their children at the Maryland gubernatorial inauguration, 2023
During the 2024 legislative session, Moore testified for the Families Service Act, a bill allowing companies to give preferential hiring to military spouses.[14]
Personal life
Moore met Wes Moore in Washington, D.C. in 2002.[14] They moved to the Riverside community in Baltimore in 2006.[16] The couple eloped in Las Vegas while Wes was on a brief leave from Afghanistan and were married by an Elvis impersonator.[17] Their official wedding ceremony was held on July 6, 2007.[2] They have two children, born 2011 and 2013.[18]
In late 2008, the Moores moved from Riverside to Guilford, where they lived until Wes Moore's election as governor in 2022.[19] They reside in Government House, the official residence of the Maryland governor and First Family in Annapolis, Maryland.[20]
Moore was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in her late twenties.[21] She controlled the disease with medication, which she stopped taking once she started having children, and now manages her condition with a strong physical fitness routine, which includes yoga and meditation.[22][17] In March 2023, Moore said that her MS was in remission.[23]
In November 2025, Moore was inducted into the University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame.[24]
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