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John Moore (Nevada)
John Moore (Libertarian Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 8. Moore assumed office on February 2, 2015. Moore left office on November 9, 2016.
Moore (Republican Party) ran for election for Clark County Recorder in Nevada. Moore lost in the Republican primary on June 12, 2018.
Moore is a former Libertarian member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 8 from 2014 to 2016. Before joining the Libertarian Party, Moore was previously a member of the Republican and Democratic parties. In 2014, Moore was elected to the chamber as a Republican by defeating incumbent Jason Frierson (D) by 40 votes.
Biography
Moore's professional experience includes working as a real estate agent and business owner. He served in the United States Army.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Moore served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Government Affairs, Vice-Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Legislative Operations and Elections |
Campaign themes
2016
For the 2016 campaign, Moore's website featured issues carried over from 2014 as well as several new ones.
| “ | As your Assemblyman, My priorities will be to:
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2014
Moore's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | As your Assemblyman, My priorities will be to:
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Clark County Recorder
Incumbent Debbie Conway defeated Jill MacFarlane in the general election for Clark County Recorder on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Conway (D) | 57.4 | 364,551 | |
 | Jill MacFarlane (R) | 42.6 | 270,933 | |
| Total votes: 635,484 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Clark County Recorder
Incumbent Debbie Conway advanced from the Democratic primary for Clark County Recorder on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Conway | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Clark County Recorder
Jill MacFarlane defeated John Moore and Jayson Paretts in the Republican primary for Clark County Recorder on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill MacFarlane | 54.9 | 33,556 |
 | John Moore | 35.0 | 21,393 | |
 | Jayson Paretts | 10.1 | 6,189 | |
| Total votes: 61,138 | |||
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2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Jason Frierson defeated Norm Ross and incumbent John Moore in the Nevada State Assembly District 8 general election.[5][6]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jason Frierson |
56.09% | 12,060 | |
| Republican | Norm Ross | 37.10% | 7,978 | |
| Libertarian | John Moore Incumbent | 6.81% | 1,464 | |
| Total Votes | 21,502 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Jason Frierson ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 8 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Nevada State Assembly District 8, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jason Frierson (unopposed) | |
Norm Ross ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 8 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Nevada State Assembly District 8, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Norm Ross (unopposed) | |
Party switch
On January 8, 2016, Moore switched his party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian.[9] Moore is the highest-ranking Libertarian ever in Nevada and the first Libertarian member since 1992 to serve in the state legislature of any state. New Hampshire was the last state to have a Libertarian member in the legislature.[10]
Brett Pojunis, the Nevada Libertarian Party Chair, said that Moore switched parties because "he [Moore] felt it was no longer possible to work in a two-party environment." On the other hand, Jason Weinman, the Outreach Director of the Nevada Libertarian Party, told Dale Napier of Let’s Talk Nevada, that "Moore felt he had no chance as a Republican in a rematch against Frierson."[11]
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Jason Frierson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while John Moore was unopposed in the Republican primary. Frierson was defeated by Moore in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Moore |
50.2% | 4,187 | |
| Democratic | Jason Frierson Incumbent | 49.8% | 4,147 | |
| Total Votes | 8,334 | |||
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Moore ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 8. Moore was defeated by incumbent Jason Frierson in the June 12 Democratic primary election.[16][17][18][19]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Jason Frierson Incumbent |
67.6% | 761 |
| John Moore | 32.4% | 365 |
| Total Votes | 1,126 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Moore + Nevada + Assembly"
See also
| Clark County, Nevada | Nevada | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Clark County, Nevada
- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- John Moore on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Assemblyman John Moore," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Moore for Assembly, "Issues," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Moore for Assembly, "Issues," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Ballot-Access.org, "Nevada Legislator Leaves Republican Party, Joins Libertarian Party," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Brothel owner to run for Reno state Senate seat as Libertarian," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Let’s Talk Nevada, "LP Excited: John Moore for State Assembly," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
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Succeeded by Jason Frierson (D) |
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