Table of Biography
Blake Moore is a notable American politician and former diplomat from the state of Utah. Blake Moore has been the U.S. representative for Utah’s 1st congressional district since January 2021.
Early Life and Education
Blake Moore was born on June 22, 1980, in Ogden, Utah, U.S. His age is currently 43 years old. However, there are no details of his parents and other family members. He holds American nationality but his ethnicity is unknown. According to his birthdate, he was born under the zodiac sign Cancer.
He graduated from Ogden High School in 1998. Moore played quarterback for the football team in high school. He was the 1997 Wendy’s High School Heisman winner. Moore enrolled at Utah State University on a football scholarship after finishing high school.
NBA player Spencer Nelson, an Azerbaijani-American, shared his room with him during his first year. After Moore left to work as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Seoul, South Korea, during his freshman year, a newly appointed football coach revoked his football scholarship.
After finishing his mission, Moore changed schools and enrolled at the University of Utah, where he majored in behavioral science and business. He graduated from Northwestern University with a master’s degree in public policy and management.
Career and Professional Life
Professionally, Blake is an American politician and a U.S. representative. Moore worked as a business consultant for the Salt Lake City-based Cicero Group, a management consulting company, and briefly served as a United States Foreign Service officer in the US Department of State.
Caption: Blake Moore giving a speech
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
The U.S. House of Representatives
Elections: 2020
Moore announced his candidacy in February 2020 for the 1st Congressional District of Utah. In a field of 12 primary contenders, Moore and Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson made it out of the Republican nominating convention in second place. Bob Stevenson, a commissioner for Davis County, and Katie Witt, the mayor of Kaysville, were two additional candidates who obtained enough signatures to enter the primary.
Moore received criticism during the party’s nomination process because he did not reside in the designated congressional district. He was living 15 miles outside the district, on Salt Lake City’s east bench. Candidates for Congress are only required to reside in the same state, not necessarily in the district they would be representing. Moore then prevailed in the four-way Republican primary on June 30 with slightly more than 30% of the vote.
Moreover, Moore defeated Darren Parry, the Democratic nominee, in the general election with 69.5% of the vote to Parry’s 30.4%. On January 3, 2021, he was inaugurated, maintaining Republican control over the district since 1980 and making it the first time a holder had not run in 18 years. Despite being elected to one of the most influential political bodies in the world, Moore has stated that the title he values most is “Little League coach.”
2022
Andrew Badger and Tina Cannon were Moore’s two main rivals. In an editorial published in the Deseret News on May 15, State Senate President Stuart Adams supported Moore.
Tenure
Moore voted against Donald Trump’s second attempt at impeachment. Moore participated in a bipartisan vote on May 19, 2021, to create the commission that will look into the January 6, 2021, Capitol storming. The Senate defeated the legislation to create this commission. On January 13, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy argued for the creation of such a commission, saying “[he thought] a fact-finding commission… would be prudent.” The current United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack received Moore’s vote in opposition.
Moore was one of the select few House Republicans who voted both times to keep Liz Cheney as conference chair. Moore said in an interview with the editorial board of the Deseret News that the Republican leadership had not put any pressure on him to vote one way or the other and that it was crucial for them to have “broad appeal.”
According to the STOCK Act, Moore failed to timely disclose stock trades. The stocks in question have an unknown total value that falls between $78,000 and $1.1 million. Moore has admitted to paying the House Committee on Ethics a “late filing fee” in July 2021; the cost of this fee typically starts at $200. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act received Moore’s no vote.
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Moore introduced the Afghanistan Accountability Act to look into what the Biden administration knew before deciding to leave Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s conquest of the country. According to FiveThirtyEight’s tracker as of November 2021, Moore sided with Joe Biden’s preferred positions 16% of the time.
Moore was a co-sponsor of the Fairness for All Act in 2021, the GOP’s response to the Equality Act. The bill would safeguard the right to exercise one’s religion and forbid discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Moore and 46 other Republican Representatives backed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would have established the right to marriage between men and women in federal law, on July 19, 2022.
Personal Life
Blake holds straight sexuality. As for his marital status, he is a married man. He tied the knot with Jane Boyer in 2010. They are the parents of four kids but their details aren’t disclosed at the moment.
Caption: Blake Moore with his family
Source: electmoore.com
Blake Moore – Net Worth 2024
This veteran American politician has earned a hefty amount of money throughout his career. He has a net worth of between $1 million and $5 million as of 2024. But he hasn’t disclosed his salary and other asset values.
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, he is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. His official Facebook ‘Rep. Blake Moore’ has gained more than 1.8K followers to date. Likewise, his Instagram account ‘@repblakemoore’ has more than 3.26K followers and has shared 313 posts. Moreover, he joined Twitter in December 2020 and has more than 8.35K followers on his account ‘@RepBlakeMoore’.
Blake Moore – Body Measurements
Reflecting on his physical appearance, Blake Moore has a well-maintained body personality. He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 68kg. However, there are no details about his body size, shoe size, waist size, dress size, and so on. But looking at his pictures we can assume that he has a pair of brown eyes with brown colored hair.
Caption: Blake Moore posing for a photo
Source: Instagram