Riley Moore | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Mooney |
| 25thTreasurer of West Virginia | |
| In office January 18, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Governor | Jim Justice |
| Preceded by | John Perdue |
| Succeeded by | Larry Pack |
| Member of theWest Virginia House of Delegates from the 67th district | |
| In office January 2017 – January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Skinner |
| Succeeded by | John Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Riley McGowan Moore (1980-07-01)July 1, 1980 (age 45) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Guillermina Garcia |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Arch Moore (grandfather) Shelley Moore (grandmother) Shelley Moore Capito (aunt) Moore Capito (cousin) |
| Education | George Mason University (BA) National Defense University (MS) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Riley McGowan Moore[1] (born July 1, 1980)[2] is an American politician serving as theU.S. representative forWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2025. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served as the 25thWest Virginia State Treasurer from 2021 to 2025 and represented district 67 in theWest Virginia House of Delegates from 2017 to 2019.[3]
Moore earned an apprenticeship certificate inwelding from theC. S. Monroe Technology Center, abachelor's degree in government fromGeorge Mason University, and amaster's degree in strategic security studies from theNational Defense University. He also served as a staffer on theUnited States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.[4] Moore worked as a welder.[5][6]
From 2013 to 2017,[7] Moore was a Vice President at thePodesta Group, a lobbying firm closely associated with theDemocratic Party,[8] where he was part of a client team working on theEuropean Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECFMU), which had been formed to represent former Ukrainian President,Viktor Yanukovych.[9] During the subsequent investigation, Moore was never identified as a person associated with the case.[10] Starting in 2017, Moore became a director atTextron.[11]
WithStephen Skinner opting not to run for reelection for the 67th district in theWest Virginia House of Delegates in 2016,[12] Moore ran to succeed him, defeating Rod Snyder. He was elected, and served as assistant majority whip for the Republicans.[13]
In 2018, Moore was named by Speaker of the HouseRoger Hanshaw as the next Majority Leader in the House.[14] He lost his reelection bid in 2018 toJohn Doyle.[15]
In2020, Moore ran forWest Virginia State Treasurer. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced 24-year incumbentJohn Perdue in the general election.[16] Moore won the general election with 56% of the vote.[17]
Riley opposedESG investing during his tenure as State Treasurer.[18] In June 2022, Moore issued a letter to six financial institutions (BlackRock,JPMorgan Chase,Wells Fargo,Morgan Stanley,US Bancorp, andGoldman Sachs), saying that they would no longer be allowed to do business with the state of West Virginia because of their advocacy against the fossil fuel industry.[19]
On November 21, 2022, Moore announced that he was running for theUnited States House of Representatives inWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the2024 elections to succeedAlex Mooney, a member of the Republican Party who was running for theUnited States Senate.[20] Moore won the primary election for the Republican nomination against four other candidates, receiving 46 percent of the vote.[21] He was elected in the November 2024 general election.[22] On January 3, 2025, Moore was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In March 2025, Moore introduced a bill that would ban the issuing of student visas for all citizens of thePeople's Republic of China. Various groups such as theCommittee of 100 and the Asian American Foundation labeled the billSinophobic.[23]
In April 2025, Moore posed for photos[24] in front of prisoners at theTerrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. TheTrump administration had shipped immigrants without criminal records to the prison, including immigrants likeKilmar Abrego Garcia who were illegally abducted and transported to the prison. Moore praised Trump for doing so, saying "Several inmates were extremely violent criminals recently deported from the U.S. I leave now even more determined to support President Trump’s efforts to secure our homeland."[25]
Moore's grandfather,Arch A. Moore Jr., is a formergovernor of West Virginia and represented Riley's congressional district, then numbered asthe 1st district, from 1957 to 1969. Moore was named for his grandmother,Shelley Riley Moore. His aunt,Shelley Moore Capito, and cousin,Moore Capito, are also politicians.[13] Moore is aCatholic.[27] Moore and his wife, Guillermina (née Garcia), and their two daughters and son live inHarpers Ferry, West Virginia.[28]
| Year | Office | Party | Primary | General | Result | Swing | Ref. | ||||||
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| Total | % | P. | Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2016 | House of Delegates | Republican | 1,177 | 78.1% | 1st | 4,230 | 50.6% | 1st | Won | Gain | [29] | ||
| 2018 | House of Delegates | Republican | 1,084 | 80.5% | 1st | 3,320 | 44.1% | 2nd | Lost | Gain | [15] | ||
| 2020 | Treasurer | Republican | 169,798 | 100.0% | 1st | 425,745 | 56.3% | 1st | Won | Gain | [17] | ||
| 2024 | U.S. representative | Republican | 47,033 | 45.0% | 1st | 268,190 | 70.8% | 1st | Won | Hold | [21][30] | ||
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ann Urling | Republican nominee forTreasurer of West Virginia 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Treasurer of West Virginia 2021–2025 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district 2025–present | Incumbent |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 413th | Succeeded by |
