# Riley Moore

Riley McGowan Moore (born July 1, 1980) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 25th West Virginia State Treasurer from 2021 to 2025 and represented district 67 in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2017 to 2019.

## Early life and career

Moore earned an apprenticeship certificate in welding from the C. S. Monroe Technology Center, a bachelor's degree in government from George Mason University, and a master's degree in strategic security studies from the National Defense University. He also served as a staffer on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Moore worked as a welder.
From 2013 to 2017, Moore was a Vice President at the Podesta Group, a lobbying firm closely associated with the Democratic Party, where he was part of a client team working on the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECFMU), which had been formed to represent former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych. During the subsequent investigation, Moore was never identified as a person associated with the case. Starting in 2017, Moore became a director at Textron.

## Career
### West Virginia House of Delegates

With Stephen Skinner opting not to run for reelection for the 67th district in the West Virginia House of Delegates 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.

### 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 opposed ESG investing during his tenure as State Treasurer. In June 2022, Moore issued a letter to six financial institutions (BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, US Bancorp 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.

### 2025 U.S. House of Representatives

On November 21, 2022, Moore announced that he was running for the United States House of Representatives in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the 2024 elections to succeed Alex Mooney, a member of the Republican Party who was running for the United States Senate. Moore won the primary election for the Republican nomination against four other candidates, receiving 46 percent of the vote. He was elected in the November 2022 general election.
On January 3, 2025, Moore started to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was selected for the United States House Committee on Appropriations. He serves on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. He is a vice chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch (Source: ).

## Personal life

Moore's grandfather, Arch A. Moore Jr., is a former governor of West Virginia. Moore was named for his grandmother, Shelley Riley Moore. His aunt, Shelley Moore Capito, and cousin, Moore Capito, are also politicians. Moore is a devout Catholic. Moore and his wife, Guillermina (née Garcia), and their two daughters and son live in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

## Electoral history

Electoral history of Juan Ciscomani :
| Year | Office | Party | Party | Primary | Primary | Primary | General | General | General | Result | Swing | Swing | Ref. |
| Year | Office | Party | Party | Total | % | P. | Total | % | P. | Result | Swing | Swing | Ref. |
| 2016 | House of Delegates | | Republican | 1,177 | 78.1% | 1st | 4,230 | 50.6% | 1st | Won | | Gain | |
| 2018 | House of Delegates | | Republican | 1,084 | 80.5% | 1st | 3,320 | 44.1% | 2nd | Lost | | Gain | |
| 2020 | Treasurer | | Republican | 169,798 | 100.0% | 1st | 425,745 | 56.3% | 1st | Won | | Gain | |
| 2024 | U.S. representative | | Republican | 47,033 | 45.0% | 1st | 268,190 | 70.8% | 1st | Won | | Hold | |