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Riley Moore✓ Incumbent

Republican
📋 Key Policy Positions
Economy

Voted for 2025 tax cuts; backs Trump’s tariffs.

  • Vote or action. Voted yes on the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill," which extended 2017 Trump-era tax cuts.
  • Vote or action. Introduced the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act to expand presidential tariff power; backs Trump’s tariffs.
  • Vote or action. As WV Treasurer, barred BlackRock and other banks from state business over ESG policies.
Healthcare

Supports Medicaid work requirements; says cuts target fraud.

  • Statement. Supports Medicaid work requirements in the 2025 tax-and-spending law; says cuts target only fraud or ineligible recipients.
  • Statement. Accused Democrats of "playing games" during the 2025 shutdown fight over ACA subsidies.

Context: Critics, citing a KFF-based estimate, say up to 50,000 West Virginians could lose Medicaid coverage. His own position on extending the ACA subsidies is unclear.

Foreign Policy

Backed the Iran strikes; consistently pro-Israel voting record.

  • Vote or action. Backed the June 2025 U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, calling it "the right decision."
  • Vote or action. Voted against a War Powers Resolution seeking to limit the administration’s military action in Iran.
  • Vote or action. Has a consistently pro-Israel voting record, per a nonpartisan vote-tracking site.
Education

Wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

  • Statement. Wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and block-grant its funds to states.
  • Vote or action. As Treasurer, championed WV’s Hope Scholarship, a school-choice program funding private tuition or homeschooling.
Energy

Backs "all of the above" energy; data centers pay for grid upgrades.

  • Statement. Backs an "all of the above" energy strategy (coal, gas, oil) to power AI data centers and compete with China.
  • Vote or action. Supports the Ratepayer Protection Act, requiring data centers—not residents—to pay for grid upgrades.

No public position found on AI safety, privacy, workforce regulation.

Context: A national advocacy group calls the Ratepayer Protection Act a tech-industry handout.

Immigration & Border Security

Backs SAVE Act and border funding; toured El Salvador’s CECOT prison.

  • Vote or action. Introduced a bill to bar Chinese nationals from student visas.
  • Vote or action. Toured El Salvador’s CECOT prison in 2025 and posted a "thumbs up" photo with shackled inmates, sparking backlash; he said he didn’t regret it but was "sorry people are mad."
  • Statement. Supports the SAVE Act (proof-of-citizenship voting requirement) and increased border/ICE funding.

Vote, bill or action Statement or pledge Unverified claim

👤 Background

Republican U.S. Representative for West Virginia’s 2nd District since 2025. Former WV State Treasurer (2021-2025) and WV House of Delegates member. Grandson of ex-Gov. Arch Moore; nephew of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Worked as a welder and congressional staffer; lobbied at Podesta Group (2013-2017) on Ukraine-linked work; later worked in Textron’s government-relations office. Catholic; lives in Harpers Ferry with wife and three children.

🏅 Endorsements

Donald Trump. NRA. West Virginia Citizens’ Defense League. Susan B. Anthony List. The Charleston Gazette-Mail instead ran a sharply critical editorial about him.

🔗 Campaign Links
🌐 Campaign Website📱 X: @RepRileyMoore (official), @RileyMooreWV (campaign)Instagram: @moore4wv

Sources: WV MetroNews, West Virginia Watch, Ballotpedia, Wikipedia, Congress.gov, rileymoore.house.gov, FEC filings

Running in: U.S. House of Representatives — District 2 (2026 General Election)