John Moore (born 1964) is an American realtor and politician. He served as a

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member of the Nevada Assembly representing District 8.

Early life

John Moore was born in 1964 in

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. After his father's premature death, he was forced to find a job. At age eleven, 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

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. During his time in the military, Moore worked in the Special Operations community. After serving with the 1/75th Ranger Battalion, Moore was selected as a founding member of the 3/75th Ranger Battalion. Moore's military career spanned over 15 years of honorable service. Following his military career, Moore worked as a real estate agent and in other business. After 16 years in the private sector, Moore reentered the military following the

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in 2001. Following re-enlistment, John Moore served in Iraq. 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. In 2014, Moore was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where he represented District 8. He was elected as a member of the

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, but then joined the

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in January 2016, citing the largest tax hike in Nevada state history as a primary reason for switching parties. 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

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stadium in Las Vegas. He was also censured by the

, which had made a priority of opposing both bills, and the state party withdrew its support for his re-election. Moore lost his 2016 reelection bid, coming in third against his predecessor Jason Frierson.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, John Living people 1964 births Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri Politicians from Las Vegas Libertarian Party (United States) officeholders Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly Nevada Libertarians 21st-century American politicians