John Moore (Nevada politician)
John Moore | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 8th district | |
| In office November 5, 2014 – November 9, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Frierson |
| Succeeded by | Jason Frierson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (since 2012) |
| Residence(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
John Moore (born 1964) is an American politician and business owner, who served as a Republican (United States) member of the Nevada Assembly from 2014 to 2016.[1]
Early life
[edit]John Moore was born in 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] After his father's premature death, he was forced to find a job. At age ten, he swept the floor and shined shoes at a local barber shop for one dollar per hour. Two years later, Moore's family moved to California, where he attended high school.
Career
[edit]After high school, John enlisted in the US Army and was selected to be an Airborne Ranger, and graduated in the top 1% of his class at Ranger school.[citation needed] During his time in the military, Moore worked in the Special Operations community.[citation needed] After serving with the 1/75th Ranger Battalion, Moore was selected as a founding member of the 3/75th Ranger Battalion.[citation needed] Moore's military career spanned over 15 years of honorable service.[citation needed]
Following his military career, Moore worked as a real estate agent and in other business.[citation needed]
After 16 years in the private sector, Moore reentered the military following the September 11 attacks in 2001.[citation needed] Following re-enlistment, John Moore served in Iraq.[citation needed]
In 2012, Moore ran for a seat in the Nevada Assembly. Moore lost the Democratic Primary to Jason Frierson 67.6% to 32.4%. In 2014, Moore switched parties to run as a Republican and beat Frierson in the general election by 40 votes.[3]
In 2014, Moore was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where he represented District 8.[1][4] He was elected as a member of the Republican Party,[1] but then joined the Libertarian Party of Nevada in January 2016,[5] citing the largest tax hike in Nevada state history as a primary reason for switching parties.[6][7]
In October 2016, the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) issued an official censure notice against Moore for voting twice in two days to raise taxes, including one for the purpose of building a taxpayer-financed NFL stadium in Las Vegas.[8] He was also censured by the Libertarian Party of Nevada, which had made a priority of opposing both bills, and the state party withdrew its support for his re-election.[9]
Moore lost his 2016 reelection bid, coming in third against his predecessor Jason Frierson.
Electoral history
[edit]| Year | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |
| 2016 | Jason Frierson | 12,060 | 56.1% | Norm Ross | 7,978 | 37.1% | John Moore | 1,464 | 6.8% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Assemblyman John Moore". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "About John". Assemblyman John Moore. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ "Clark". 2014 Statewide General Election Coverage and Reports. Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ Smith, John L. (November 16, 2014). "This new lawmaker is a law breaker". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Goins, Christopher (July 2016). "Prominent GOPers turn to the LP". LP News (Paper). p. 3.
- ^ "Nevada State Assemblyman John Moore Joins Libertarian Party". Libertarian Party. January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Assemblyman John Moore". Assemblyman John Moore. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (2016-11-04). "Libertarian Assemblyman John Moore of Nevada Censured by the Libertarian National Committee". Reason. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "Libertarian Party of Nevada censures Assemblyman John Moore (L)". Lenevada.org. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Nevada General Election 2016 – State Assembly". Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.