Pat Moore (Nebraska)

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Pat Moore

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 10, 2022

Education

Associate

Central Community College, 1978

Bachelor's

Grace University, 1994

Graduate

Grace University, 2004

Personal

Birthplace

Wyoming

Religion

Converge Worldwide

Profession

Intentional Interim Pastor

Contact

Campaign website

Pat Moore ran for election to the Nebraska State Board of Education to represent District 7. He lost in the primary on May 10, 2022.

Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Pat Moore was born in Wyoming. He earned an associate degree from Central Community College in 1978. He earned a bachelor's degree from Grace University in 1994. He earned a graduate degree from Grace University in 2004. His career experience includes working as an intentional interim pastor. He is chairman of the board for Antidote Ministries and is affiliated with First Baptist Church. He is a former volunteer fireman and a former parent representative on the Kearney Public Schools Health Curriculum Committee.

Elections

2022

See also: Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Elizabeth Tegtmeier defeated incumbent Robin Stevens in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Tegtmeier (Nonpartisan)	70.5	53,088
		Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)	29.5	22,195

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,283
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Elizabeth Tegtmeier and incumbent Robin Stevens defeated Pat Moore in the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Tegtmeier (Nonpartisan)	62.7	33,304
✔		Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)	20.1	10,698
		Pat Moore (Nonpartisan)	17.2	9,149

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,151
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Pat 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.

My wife, Julie and I have lived in and raised our family in central Nebraska. I transitioned out of facility management to become a pastor in 2001 and then an intentional interim pastor in rural churches.

I am currently retired.

I received special training as an interim pastor to work with churches in transition following difficult situations. That training and experience has helped me recognize dysfunctional organizational systems so I could help to restore them to function better. It has also helped me to be able to work calmly through either existing or developing conflict.

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?

• Parents are the primary educators/trainers of their children.
• As much as possible, control of local education should be local; where the students are being educated.
• Comprehensive sex education and Critical Race Theory concepts need to be removed from education in Nebraska.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am conservative not only in finances, but in my Christian beliefs. I have worked against Comprehensive Sex Education since the 1990's. I joined with other parents in 1996 and then chaired the board that created Faith Christian School of Kearney.

I see Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an offshoot of Critical Theory which seeks to designate some as oppressors and others as the oppressed. In its current form CRT is divisive and racist, and its concepts need to be removed from education in Nebraska and the US.
Tax money for the education of Nebraska's students should follow the students, possibly including vouchers, charter and private schools, as well as home schoolers.

I am pro-life and care what happens to the children and youth of Nebraska in today's culture.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The Nebraska State Board of Education is designated in the state constitution to appoint the Commissioner of Education as well as fix his/her compensation. The Board is also to appoint all employees of the Department of Education at the recommendation of the Commissioner.
This gives the Board some semblance of oversite for the Department of Education.

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

The ultimate one I look up to is the Son of God, Jesus Christ. He is the one God sent so that we might see what His Father is like. I spend time with Him daily through His word and through His Spirit. The Holy Spirit then teaches, rebukes, corrects, and trains me how I am to live with my wife, my family, my neighbors, my church, and the world.
Because Jesus forgave my sins, I can see others around me as fellow strugglers that need to grow closer to God just as I do. But my having received grace allows me to offer grace to those around me, even when they don't deserve it (just as I don't). I am growing in patience and perseverance in working with others. I seek to treat all with respect with God's perfect mix of truth and grace.

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

Even though I am an introvert by nature, I enjoy working with people when we have a common goal. In the Strengthsfinder survey my strengths are; learner, achiever, belief, relator, and self-assurance. My experience with churches, people and fixer-uppers would indicate strength in restorative as well.

I am a self starter and after I have researched the details of something, I have the ability to synthesize the parts to decipher how things work. I am then able to communicate with others so they might see the big picture of what is going on.
I am computer literate.

Obviously I am not running for the Board to get rich or because everyone will then like me. My belief strength leads me into the current mess within the State board with the idea that I might make a difference. And my self-assurance strength will be needed to be able to maintain my composure and true North when people act as people sometimes do when they disagree.

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

Anyone elected to the Nebraska State Board of Education in 2022 will have taken a stance going into the election. If elected to the Board, they should represent the people that elected them for the stance they took.

But just taking a stance will not be enough. They will need to do the hard work behind the scenes to develop a thorough knowledge of the workings of the Department. They will need to build working relationships with as many as possible. They will need to respond to the comments of the constituents. And they will need to carefully be influencers with the long-term in mind. They will also need to educate constituents about what is going on with the Board and Department.

They will not be able to please everyone, but they will need to treat everyone with respect, especially when there is disagreement.

What is your favorite book? Why?

My favorite book would be the Bible. I read it daily and find the true words for life in it.
My wife and I read to each other pretty much daily switching back and forth from Christian fiction to various non-fiction books that might help her in her counseling or me in ministry. We are both life-long learners with much to learn.

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Since the State Board has oversite of the employees as its constitutional function, it would be very important for members of the Board to vet and oversee, especially the commissioner, but also every potential employee of the Department of Education very carefully to insure that the Department is following appropriate learning standards reflecting the desires of the constituents.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

I believe it would be especially important for State Board members to be able to hear and understand their

constituents and then help employees of the Department of Education understand any concerns they hear.

With the present environment of the Board and Department, I believe new board members seeking to turn some things around in the Department of Education will need to be able to stand firm in their positions and yet work as cooperatively as possible with those who think the Department is headed in the right direction currently.

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