Gregory Moore

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Gregory Moore

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Concordia College at Moorhead, 1987

Graduate

University of Virginia, 1991

Ph.D

University of Denver, 2004

Personal

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minn.

Religion

Christian

Profession

University professor

Contact

Campaign website

Gregory Moore (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.

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Biography

Gregory Moore was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1987. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1991. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Denver in 2004. Moore's career experience includes working as a university professor and political scientist. He has been affiliated with the following organizations:

• International Studies Association
• Association of Chinese Political Studies
• National Committee on US-China Relations
• Centennial Institute (Colorado Christian University)

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet (D)	55.9	1,397,170
		Joe O'Dea (R)	41.3	1,031,693
		Brian Peotter (L)	1.7	43,534
		T.J. Cole (Unity Party)	0.7	16,379
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	11,354
	Submit photo	Tom Harvey (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	29
	Submit photo	Joanne Rock (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	25
	Submit photo	John Rutledge (L) (Write-in)	0.0	9
	Submit photo	Robert Messman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,500,201
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Trevino (Independent)
• Teal'c Anderson (Freedom Party Party)
• Aaron Pehrson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet	100.0	516,985

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Chapin (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Joe O'Dea defeated Ron Hanks and Daniel Hendricks in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe O'Dea	54.4	345,060
		Ron Hanks	45.5	288,483
		Daniel Hendricks (Write-in)	0.0	302

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 633,845
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gino Campana (R)
• Juli Henry (R)
• Erik Aadland (R)
• Eli Bremer (R)
• Gregory Moore (R)
• Deborah Flora (R)
• Peter Yu (R)

Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Frank Atwood advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gregory Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moore's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a Professor at Colorado Christian University. After ten years working as a political scientist in China, a failing, increasingly authoritarian socialist state, I returned to Colorado in 2020 as some in our country hoped to build such a state here. We can’t allow that. In our state and across our nation, taxes are too high, government intervention in our lives is too deep, national debt is too high, dependence on government is too great. We need a return to the principles our nation was founded on, principles which made this nation the greatest in the world, principles such as pro-life, pro-fiscal responsibility, and a strong national defense. Coloradans live in the greatest state in the world’s greatest nation. Yet Democrats are replicating here the errors they are producing in Washington. All of this is more pressing given the challenges we are facing in the economic, energy, information and national security domains from China, Russia and others, for these challengers seek to undermine our elections, our economy, and our security. We must rescue the state and the nation from the failed utopian big-government, debt-inducing, growth-inhibiting, freedom-limiting policies of incumbent Senator Michael Bennett and President Joe Biden.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• 1. We must turn back high prices, unsustainable economic policies, deep indebtedness, creeping socialism of Democrats.
• 2. We need more vigilance and a stronger hand in dealing with China.
• 3. While moving to greener technology, we must avoid utopian, big government schemes that hurt working people and make us indebted to countries like China.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

National Security

Energy Policy
Economic Prosperity
Free Speech
Right to Life

2nd Amendment

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Jesus Christ. As a general example, as a Christian Jesus is my role model. He exemplified all my values, all I hold most dear. In politics, I would say Lincoln and Reagan best capture my values, Lincoln in terms of his abilities and political sensibilities, and Reagan in terms of his strengths, political savvy and national security policy in the face of Soviet threats.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The book I've written about Reinhold Niebuhr (it is called Niebuhrian International Relations: The Ethics of Foreign Policymaking) reflects my political philosophy quite well. I am more conservative than Niebuhr theologically and politically, but my political philosophy is close to his.

In addition to this, the following books are excellent and have influenced my political philosophy: Ben Shapiro's The Right Side of History; Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto; Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged; Doris Kearns Goodwin's A Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power; Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

1. Integrity

2. Honesty
3. Patriotism
4. Commitment to country, constitution, electorate

5. Courage to do what is right

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty

Integrity
Faith commitment
Experience
Education
Knowledge
Love of country

Love of state

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

1. Protecting and defending the US constitution

2. Advancing policies/laws that improve the lives of Americans
3. Advancing policies/laws that improve the lives of Coloradans (whom I'd represent)
4. Serving, putting the interests of my state and my country above my own

5. Being aware of my state's and my nation's interests, as well as threats to the good of my state and my nation, so that I might advocate for good policy and provide wise counsel for those with decision making power

What legacy would you like to leave?

I'd like to leave my state and my country better than I found it upon entry into office.

I'd like to leave my state and my country safer and more security than I found it upon entry into office.

I'd like to leave my state and my country more prosperous than I found it upon entry into office.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the lunar landing in 1969. I was about four years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a newspaper delivery boy. I held that job for about three years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Bible. It is timeless. It contains great wisdom. It challenges. It instructs. It convicts. It enlightens. It shows a/the path to enlightenment and all the best that one can attain in this life, and the next.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Captain America

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

The Veggietales theme song

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Saying no to worthwhile endeavors that are beyond the scope of my current available time resources.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

1. We must turn back high prices, unsustainable economic policies, deep indebtedness, creeping socialism of Democrats.

2. We need more vigilance and a stronger hand in dealing with China. China may be our biggest challenge in coming decades in terms of foreign policy.
3. While moving to greener technology, we must avoid utopian, big government schemes that push energy prices up and could make us in effect slaves to China, who holds too much of the world's precious metals reserves.

4. We must work to unify our country and protect and uphold the constitution.

What do you think of the filibuster?

It's a pain in the neck, but it is necessary. It keeps the brakes on policies that could exceed the mandate given Senators by the electorate.

If you are not a current senator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

1. Foreign Relations

2. Select Committee on Intelligence
3. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
4. Armed Services

These are my choices, in that order.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Don't really have one.

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)