David H. Moore
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = David Moore
|office = Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 17th ward
|image = David Moore on The Drive at 5 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Moore in 2022
|term_start = May 18, 2015
|term_end =
|predecessor = Latasha Thomas
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|21}}
|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|education = Western Illinois University (BBA)
Loyola University Chicago (MA)
}}
David H. Moore is an American politician and member of the Chicago City Council serving as alderman for the 17th ward since May 18, 2015. The 17th ward includes portions of Auburn Gresham, Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Marquette Park and West Englewood.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Get-to-Know-Your-Ward-17th-Ward-290585101.htm|last=Connolly|first=Colleen|title=Get to Know Your Ward: 17th Ward|work=WMAQ-TV|date=February 24, 2015|accessdate=March 13, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Early life and career
Moore was raised in the Robert Taylor Homes until age 11 when his family moved in with an uncle. After hearing Harold Washington speak during one of his congressional reelection campaign appearances he decided to get politically involved.{{cite news|last=Black|first=Curtis|date=April 26, 2015|title=New 17th Ward alderman's forecast for city's progressive movement|url=http://chicagoreporter.com/new-17th-ward-aldermans-forecast-for-citys-progressive-movement/|newspaper=The Chicago Reporter|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=December 26, 2016}} He then graduated from Simeon Vocational High School and double majored in accounting and operations management at Western Illinois University.{{cite web|last1=Silets|first1=Alexandra|last2=Thometz|first2=Kristen|date=April 26, 2015|title=New 17th Ward alderman's forecast for city's progressive movement|url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/05/18/new-aldermen-sworn|work=Chicago Tonight|publisher=WTTW|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 13, 2017}} When he returned home, he joined Alderman Terry Peterson's 17th ward Democratic organization. He eventually rose to be the organization's field director and treasurer. He worked as an accountant at several Fortune 500 companies. He earned an M.A. with a focus in urban government from Loyola University. He moved from the private sector to become finance officer for the Chicago Department of Aviation and later an assistant commissioner for the Cook County Board of Review.
Chicago City Council
File:Alderman David Moore on TAPED WITH RABBI DOUG (cropped).png
In 2011, he ran for alderman against incumbent Latasha Thomas, losing by 327 votes in the runoff election. In 2015, he ran again against Thomas staffer Glenda Franklin. An opponent of the school closings by Rahm Emanuel, he endorsed Emanuel's opponent Chuy García. After winning the February primary election, he was sworn into office on May 18, 2015. He joined the Progressive Reform Caucus before being sworn in.{{cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150408/downtown/progressive-aldermen-getting-reinforcements-on-city-council|title=Progressive Aldermen Getting Reinforcements on City Council|author=Cox, Ted|publisher=DNAinfo.com|date=April 8, 2015|accessdate=March 13, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216224510/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150408/downtown/progressive-aldermen-getting-reinforcements-on-city-council|archivedate=December 16, 2015}} In August 2015, he was attacked while on a neighborhood patrol.{{cite web|last=Bradley|first=Ben|date=August 9, 2015|title=Chicago Alderman David Moore Attacked on South Side Street|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-alderman-attacked-on-south-side-street/915870/|publisher=WLS-TV|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 13, 2017}} In 2016, he was elected Democratic Committeeman for the 17th ward. He was reelected to the City Council in 2019.
Moore is a member of the Council's Progressive Reform Caucus.
=Committee assignments=
Moore is assigned to the following committees; Committees, Rules and Ethics; Economic, Capital and Technology Development; Housing and Real Estate; Human Relations; License and Consumer Protection; Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.legistar.com/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=152689&GUID=EE85C9FC-FBE0-47B8-80A5-FEB8C352DBC0&Search=|title=Legistar Profile - David H. Moore|publisher=City Clerk of Chicago|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=February 27, 2017}}
Secretary of state campaign
In May 2021, Moore announced that he would be running in the 2022 election for Illinois secretary of state.{{cite web |title=Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Another Chicago alderman joins race for secretary of state |url=https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/10/another-chicago-alderman-joins-race-for-secretary-of-state/ |website=capitolfax.com |publisher=Capitol Fax |access-date=13 May 2021 |date=10 May 2021}}
He was soundly defeated, getting less than 10% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.17thwardalderman.com/17thward/ Official Constituent Services Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118173613/http://www.17thwardalderman.com/17thward/ |date=2019-01-18 }}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130613235306/http://mooreforillinois.com/ Campaign website]}}
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{{Cook county democratic committeemen}}
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Category:21st-century Illinois politicians
Category:African-American city council members in Illinois
Category:Chicago City Council members
Category:Loyola University Chicago alumni
Category:Western Illinois University alumni