Riley Moore (born July 1, 1980) is an American politician who has served as state treasurer of

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since January 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the

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for the 67th district. Moore is a candidate for the

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in in the 2024 elections.

Early life and career

Moore earned an apprenticeship certificate in

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from the C. S. Monroe Technology Center, a

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in government from

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, and a

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in strategic security studies from the

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. He also served as a staffer on the

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. From 2013 to 2017, Moore was a Vice President at the

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where he was part of a client team working on the

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(ECFMU), which had been formed to represent former Ukrainian President,

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House of Delegates

With Stephen Skinner opting not to run for reelection for the 67th district in the

in 2016, Moore ran to succeed him, defeating Rod Snyder. He was elected, and served as assistant majority whip for the Republicans. In 2018, Moore was named by Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw as the next Majority Leader in the House. He lost his reelection bid in 2018 to John Doyle. He worked as a director at

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State Treasurer of West Virginia

In 2020, Moore ran for West Virginia State Treasurer. He was unopposed in the Republican primary, and faced 24-year incumbent John Perdue in the general election. Moore won the general election with 56% of the vote. Riley opposes ESG investing during his tenure as State Treasurer. In June 2022, Moore issued a letter to six financial institutions (

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and Goldman 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.

U.S. House campaign

On November 21, 2022, Moore announced that he was running for the

in in the 2024 elections to succeed

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, who is running for the

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Personal life

Moore's grandfather,

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, is a former

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. Moore was named for his grandmother, Shelley Riley Moore. His aunt,

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, and cousin,

Moore Capito Arch Alfred Moore Capito (born August 30, 1982) is an American attorney and politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 35th district since 2016. He announced on November 29, 2022 that he would stand as a candidate ...

, are also politicians. Moore and his wife, Guillermina ( Garcia), and their two daughters and son live in

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is located in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The population was 285 at the 2020 census. Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where the U.S. stat ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Riley 1980 births George Mason University alumni Living people Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Moore family of West Virginia National Defense University alumni People from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia State treasurers of West Virginia