John Moore (Nevada politician)

After high school, John enlisted in the US Army and was selected to be an Airborne Ranger, and graduated in the top 1% of his class at Ranger school.^{[citation needed]} During his time in the military, Moore worked in the Special Operations community.^{[citation needed]} After serving with the 1/75th Ranger Battalion, Moore was selected as a founding member of the 3/75th Ranger Battalion.^{[citation needed]} Moore's military career spanned over 15 years of honorable service.^{[citation needed]}

Following his military career, Moore worked as a real estate agent and in other business.^{[citation needed]}

After 16 years in the private sector, Moore reentered the military following the September 11 attacks in 2001.^{[citation needed]} Following re-enlistment, John Moore served in Iraq.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Moore ran for a seat in the Nevada Assembly. Moore lost the Democratic Primary to Jason Frierson 67.6% to 32.4%. In 2014, Moore switched parties to run as a Republican and beat Frierson in the general election by 40 votes.^[3]

In 2014, Moore was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where he represented District 8.^[1][4] He was elected as a member of the Republican Party,^[1] but then joined the Libertarian Party of Nevada in January 2016,^[5] citing the largest tax hike in Nevada state history as a primary reason for switching parties.^[6][7]

In October 2016, the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) issued an official censure notice against Moore for voting twice in two days to raise taxes, including one for the purpose of building a taxpayer-financed NFL stadium in Las Vegas.^[8] He was also censured by the Libertarian Party of Nevada, which had made a priority of opposing both bills, and the state party withdrew its support for his re-election.^[9]

Moore lost his 2016 reelection bid, coming in third against his predecessor Jason Frierson.