Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel Maximilian Moreno

Career After graduating from Texas A&M, Moreno worked as a floating substitute teacher before leaving Texas to attend MSLAW. After his wife got a job in human resources at the University of Maryland, College Park, they moved to Baltimore and eventually settled in Elkridge. Moreno worked at various law firms before becoming a national senior attorney on the Family Separation Response Team at Kids in Need of Defense until 2023. In July 2023, he became the CEO of Luminus, a nonprofit that provides services to immigrants from over 90 countries. From 2021 to 2023, he served on the steering committee for the family separation response established under the "Ms. L. settlement agreement". Moreno stepped down from Luminus in January 2026, after being appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates.

Moreno was elected to the Howard County Democratic Central Committee in 2018 and reelected in 2022. He also served as an alternate delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention and at-large delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention. In August 2024, Moreno was appointed to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention. He was also a member of the Governor's Commission on Hispanic and Latin American Community Affairs. Governor Wes Moore appointed Moreno to the seat on January 12, 2026, and he was sworn in the next day. Moreno is a member of the Judiciary Committee.

Political positions During the 2026 legislative session, Moreno introduced a bill that would prohibit the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services from using of seclusion rooms and restraints as a form of punishment.

Personal life Moreno is married to his wife, Jessica. Together, they have two children and live in Columbia, Maryland.