John W. Moore (Arizona)

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John W. Moore

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2022

Personal

Birthplace

Kirksville, Mo.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Mayor of Williams, Arizona

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John W. Moore (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

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

Biography

John Moore was born in Kirksville, Missouri. His career experience includes serving as a mayor of Williams, Arizona. He is a member of the NRA, a board of directors member for the Northern Arizona Council of Governments, and a former member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Elections

2022

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane (R)	53.9	174,169
		Tom O'Halleran (D)	46.1	149,151
		Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	100.0	71,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randall Friese (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eli Crane	35.8	38,681
		Walter Blackman	24.4	26,399
		Mark DeLuzio	17.1	18,515
		Andy Yates	6.9	7,467
		John W. Moore	6.8	7,327
		Steven Krystofiak	5.5	5,905
		Ron Watkins	3.5	3,810

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marissa Mitchell (R)
• Myron Lizer (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran defeated Tiffany Shedd in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran (D)	51.6	188,469
		Tiffany Shedd (R)	48.4	176,709

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 365,178
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent Tom O'Halleran defeated Eva Putzova in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom O'Halleran	58.6	47,083
		Eva Putzova	41.4	33,248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,331
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Williams (D)
• Barbara McGuire (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Tiffany Shedd defeated Nolan Reidhead in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Shedd	54.7	40,310
		Nolan Reidhead	45.3	33,418

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,728
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Juan Smith (R)
• Chris Taylor (R)
• Doyel Shamley (R)
• John W. Moore (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John W. 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.

Hey, y'all! I'm the Mayor of Williams, Arizona, 'The Gateway to the Grand Canyon' and I have dedicated my life to serving my community. I love this state and have done everything from patrolling our neighborhoods to lobbying our politicians to defend our rights. Unfortunately, Washington elites like Joe Biden and our current Rep. Tom O'Halleran are working harder to destroy our way of life than we are to preserving it. I have dedicated my life to public service first as a police officer, working my way to Chief moving on to City Council and finally Mayor. I have also been a small business owner for many years working in tourism, entertainment, and restaurant industries. I can typically be found speaking with my neighbors on Route 66, having thumb wars with the local kids, running my restaurant and pushing my city forward through strategic growth initiatives in city hall! I never intended to run for federal office. I've been a country boy my whole life and the swamp is no fun. Unfortunately, D.C elites have made it impossible for the guys like me on the local level to properly provide for our communities. Out of touch bureaucrats have been taking more and more power away from us, causing division and hatred in our nation. If we go back to a tight knit community driven way of life people will be happier with their government, their quality of life and will respect the wishes of people across the US.

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?

• There is a massive invasion into the US from groups, many of whom wish to do us harm. People that are completely unaccounted for and face little risk of being caught once they have crossed into our neighborhoods. That is why it is crucial to secure our border. Like all law-and-order operations the strategy must be multi-leveled. First, we need to finish a physical barrier and utilize cheaper, lighter tech on and behind the wall. We also need to improve our ability to prevent entry from tunneling, overstays and other methods. Finally, we must have a consistent diplomatic stance. Weak rhetoric and inaction have left us without a consistent strategy catching the attention of our enemies, like Al Qaeda and Iran. https://www.moore4az.com/border
• The politicization of education has gotten to the point of propaganda. Lincoln and Washington being removed from schools while the BLM corporation is receiving free access to our schools around the nation while openly preaching communism and violence. Rewriting history needs to stop before an entire generation is robbed of their patriotism andb self-esteem. Kids today are told they should be ashamed to be Americans and that being white is inherently racist. These attacks cause division and intolerance. Then Universities gag conservatives and shame them to the point it is easier to just fit in than to question liberal agendas. We need to make sure our schools are practicing a depoliticized curriculum. moore4az.com/education
• It seems like an officer dies every day now and nobody is doing anything about it. As a former Officer and Chief I often talk about the struggles these guys face on a daily basis, but nothing could compare to this. These people have to protect ever more dangerous communities while being attacked and demonized. I think it’s a lot like the disgraceful attacks Vietnam vets faced on their return. If Dems stay in power, there won't need to be defunding, because the brave men and women who go out there every. single. day. will decide it's not worth it to go out there just to risk your life and reputation. https://www.moore4az.com/

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about my community. A lot of folks in this race have never lived in the district but I've patrolled the streets, worked as a counselor, chief and mayor. Mind you these aren't high paying jobs! I did it because I love to see a thriving community with people feeling proud, happy and secure walking down the street; buying the things they need to empower their families without having to worry the next time may not be so easy. Williams has a very oversized veteran population and seeing those brave men and women and the struggles they sometimes face after deployment makes me sick. My town has better services than most to support them but it's nothing compared to what they had to endure. If you risked your life and gave your freedom for this country, you should never be thrown away on your return. I'm also passionate about ensuring our livelihoods in this wild land are secured for many generations. Whether that is through programs like 4FRI which was supposed to produce biofuel in our forests or by conserving our national treasures it is crucial economically and to make sure our rural communities can access the water, attention and resources they rely on for their way of life. When you look at the candidates ask yourself who can stand up to a fake, ruthless opponent like Tom O'Halleran and has the experience, knowledge and passion to advocate our values and issues at the federal level.

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

I look up to Martin Luther King Jr. a great man, speaker and Christian. He showed the value in fighting for what you believe in even when confronted with firehoses and dogs. He constantly stood up for peace and because of the great leadership he afforded the civil rights movement America is a much greater place that is true to its ideals.

Another man who exuded these great characteristics was Nelson Mandela. He was born into a nation that cared nothing for him or those that looked like him and cared everything for racial purity. He fought and defeated the Apartheid government leading to a much fairer and freer South Africa. He shows the passion and determination that I could only dream to have, spending decades behind bars in terrible conditions and little outside contact. Even so he never wavered in his fight for liberation and freedom, something inherently American in nature. He is truly the North Star when examining what is right and how you should never back down even under the most terrifying odds. Above all I believe Nelson Mandela was able to do something only a handful of men have been able to do, mainly to fight for equality and when he gained the power to do the subjugate his subjugators, he fought hard to ensure true equality.
"For anybody who changes his principles depending on whom he is dealing, that is not a man who can lead a nation"-Nelson Mandela

Ronald Reagan was a great orator and a man of great integrity. He was someone known for compromise even when in a strong position and fought valiantly to end the cold war and all the dangers that came with it. He was able to bring people together and was known to be open to different opinions even if they were different than his own.

All 3 of these men are undoubtably great and I try to follow the qualities that are found in all of them. I will never be as great as them, but they are testaments to what true hardship is and what can be overcome through faith and perseverance.

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

Integrity- Too many officials go back on their words knowing there is little to hold them accountable and becoming greedy to the millions they can get from special interests. Many politicians hold no values of their own. I've said that I would rather have someone I'm against with truly held convictions and integrity than some flip-flopping yes man.
Faith- If you have no faith, you have no understanding of what it is to govern. I've been working in local government my whole life and believe me, if I didn't have faith, I would've given up long ago! Most of the time you fail and a lot of the time, nothing you do will stop that. To have faith and to understand that you are doing good work is to find a meaning in the struggle and to persist. Faith also helps stop corruption. Jesus could have accepted the offer to rule over the kingdoms of Earth, but he knew it was not Lucifers to give and rejected the offer. Sometimes politicians get tired of trying and think if they just make a deal with this interest group or that one then all will be better only to be betrayed and to betray their own people. It takes a man of faith to know that suffering and trial is sometimes part of the process and fight on instead of making slick looking deals or taking the easy way.

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

I've been working my whole life. From 12 to 16, I was a paperboy but stopped doing that after I started driving and could get a job at McDonalds. These jobs showed me the value of hard work and the fulfillment that you can get by helping those around you. They weren't the most difficult jobs I've had but they brought out character, hard work and helped me understand the value in hard work.

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

I was a fictional character on the Grand Canyon Railway after I helped bring the train back to Williams, AZ! During my tenure as police chief in Williams we finally found investors that were dedicated to the community and willing to bring one of our most historic and economically important features of our city back. I played Marshal John B. Goodmore in the skits that would take place for the tourists which was a great time and I'm glad I could be part of it. Aside from that there are a few cowboy rolls I played in minor films years ago. All great fun but nothing beat being my cities chief while playing the brave Marshal for all the people visiting town.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The US House is unique in a variety of ways but the most important or maybe telling is the fact it was the only federal office to be directly elected by the citizens of the US. Originally the Senate was a nominated office as is the Presidency. The House being the only population dependent office shows the intent of the constructors to make it essentially a stead for bringing all Americans together for some sort of direct voting system. This is no high office like the House of Lords in the UK or the Senate here. The office, in my eyes, was intended to be the simple surrogate to the people that directly elect them. Of course, there is a place for wisdom, but the wisdom is used to actualize the wishes of the people they represent not in producing massive plans to control and "better" the lives of the people they are supposed to work for. I also believe this is why the House controls both impeachment and budgetary concerns. The people decide who their executive is and how their money is spent while the senate was intended to prevent mob rule when that is necessary. Altogether the House calls to me because it is the place where I can best represent my neighbors on the federal stage. I have tried to stay local, but it has become impossible to provide for my community with all the federal control. I intend to give the power back to the people the House is supposed to serve and allow the local leaders you actually know to do the real governing!

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I have signed the pledge to adhere to term limits and I support them personally as well. Bad U.S representatives are nearly impossible to get rid of because their constituents typically don't know who their representative is. They have never met them and have little idea of what bills they have been able to successfully pass; what they personally stand for or even if they are influential enough to represent their needs. I am a local man and I like to find out exactly how people want to govern and what is important to them, but most politicians are unfortunately simply using the House as a power grab. Eventually they become so isolated from their people that they don't have a single clue what their people are about. Even the best Reps have become out of touch and inaccessible. It's an inevitability because the average American has so many important concerns aside from politics that they can't be expected to follow every bill or every office. I believe in limits now because I have seen how lost and
https://www.termlimits.com/john-moore-pledges-to-support-term-limits-on-congress/

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Campaign website

Moore's campaign website stated the following:

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Election Integrity Securing Our Elections Election integrity is bipartisan and must be if we want to keep our nation accountable and prosperous.… Uniting the People Our nation has endured some of the greatest challenges the world has ever seen. We have always come together and… Veteran Support The veterans of today have been through some of the most harrowing environments imaginable. From Vietnam and Korea; to Afghanistan… Tribal Rights The tribes of Arizona are sometimes foolishly grouped into one culture and mind, but this is far from the truth.… The Role of Government The federal government has proven itself incapable of running our nation with the level of granularity we deserve. The Fed… Family Values No other institution means more to the continued prosperity and righteousness of the American experiment than the family. Unfortunately, no… Energy Independence My district used to be a major energy producer. Unfortunately, because of short-sighted policies put in place by Nancy Pelosi… Border Security Do nothing democrats caused this invasion when they completely ignored it! Now it’s our turn to fix it! Arizonans are… Education We The People are fed up with constant failures in the Department of Education. They have caused education in America… Law and Order If law and order in the United States continues to rapidly break down, American prosperity will end before this decade…

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2020

John W. Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. 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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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ruben Gallego (D)

Mark Kelly (D)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Yassamin Ansari (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Vacancies (1)