Rodney W. Moore (born July 12, 1963) is an American politician from the state of
North Carolina
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. He is a member of the
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, and served in the
North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 99th district, until 2019.
Moore first ran for the state House in 2010. He defeated incumbent Democrat
Nick Mackey in the
primary election, and won the seat in the
general election. He was a candidate in the
2014 special election for .
In March 2019, Moore was indicted on nine felony counts involving filing false campaign reports; investigators stated that he failed to report more than $141,000 in campaign contributions and expenditures. He pleaded guilty to one
felony
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charge of making false statements under oath and was sentenced to
probation
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.
Moore is African-American.
Electoral history
2022
2018
2016
2014
2012
2010
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Living people
1963 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century African-American people
21st-century American politicians
21st-century African-American politicians
African-American state legislators in North Carolina
North Carolina politicians convicted of crimes
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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