Rodney W. Moore (born July 12, 1963) is an American politician from the state of

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. He is a member of the

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, and served in the

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, representing the 99th district, until 2019. Moore first ran for the state House in 2010. He defeated incumbent Democrat Nick Mackey in the

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, and won the seat in the

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. He was a candidate in the 2014 special election for . In March 2019, Moore was indicted on nine felony counts involving filing false campaign reports; investigators stated that he failed to report more than $141,000 in campaign contributions and expenditures. He pleaded guilty to one

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charge of making false statements under oath and was sentenced to

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. Moore is African-American.

Electoral history

2022

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

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* Living people 1963 births Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century African-American people 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians African-American state legislators in North Carolina North Carolina politicians convicted of crimes Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub