JA Moore | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
Assumed office November 12, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Rivers Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Orangeburg,South Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Victoria Rae (m:March 2016) |
Children | 1 child,Mariah Rae |
Parent(s) | Ernestine S. and James Alexander Moore,Sr. |
Residence | North Charleston,South Carolina |
Alma mater | Johnson and Wales University,Culinary Arts Degree,2005 |
Occupation | Politician,chef,business owner |
JA Moore is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 15th District (Berkeley &Charleston Counties),serving since 2018. [1] He is a member of the Democratic Party. [2]
Moore is 1st Vice Chair of the Interstate Cooperation Committee,and a member of Medical,Military,Public and Municipal Affairs Committee. [1] When Moore won his seat in 2018,he became the first Democrat to represent South Carolina's 15th District. [3] He cites affordable housing, [4] gun control, [5] reproductive rights,veteran’s rights,and clean water as his key political goals. [6]
In February 2020,Moore endorsed Democrat Pete Buttigieg for the presidency of the United States. [7] In August 2020,he endorsed Senator Kamala Harris for Vice President, [8] and Jaime Harrison for the U.S. Senate. [9]
On June 19,2023,Moore announced his intention to run for the South Carolina Senate District 42 seat,vacated by Marlon Kimpson after his appointment to a role in the Biden administration. The seat would be decided in a special election in 2023. [10] The Democratic primary took place on September 5,and the special election on November 7. [11] Other candidates in the primary were Democrats SC Rep. Wendell Gilliard and SC Rep. Deon Tedder. In Democratic primary results,Moore was bested by Gilliard and Tedder. [12]
Moore was the only Democrat to run in 2018,so there was no Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | JA Moore | 4,818 | 52.4 | |
Republican | Samuel Rivers Jr. (incumbent) | 4,372 | 47.5 | |
Other | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 9,199 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Both candidates advanced unopposed to the general election. This contest is a rematch of the District 15 House of Representatives race from 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | JA Moore (incumbent) | 7,573 | 51.8 | |
Republican | Samuel Rivers Jr. | 7,027 | 48.1 | |
Other | Write-in | 17 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 14,617 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Both candidates advanced unopposed to the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | JA Moore (incumbent) | 4,326 | 56.8 | |
Republican | Latrecia Pond | 3,276 | 43.0 | |
Other | Write-in | 10 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 7,612 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Moore was born in Orangeburg and currently resides in Hanahan. He attended Johnson &Wales University,graduating with a culinary arts degree. [2] He married Victoria Rae in March 2016. [1]
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