On January 8, Nevada Assemblyman John Moore announced that he has changed his registration from “Republican” to “Libertarian.” He represents the 8th district, which is in Las Vegas. He had run for that seat in 2012 as a Democrat, but had lost the Democratic primary. But in 2014, he won the seat as the Republican nominee. The 2014 vote was: Moore 4,187; the Democratic nominee, Jason Frierson, 4,147.
Moore is a realtor and was an airborne ranger in the U.S. Army in the past. He will attempt to retain his seat as a Libertarian nominee this year. He has not yet updated his campaign web page.
He switched his voter registration to Libertarian. Did he also sign the party oath and pay dues to the party?
Congrats to the NV LP. The GOP continues to crumble. Amen!!!
Ballotpedia reports the 2014 results as follows:
Republican John Moore 50.2% 4,187
Democratic Jason Frierson Incumbent 49.8% 4,147
(No other candidates)
Total Votes 8,334
That’s also in line with the local media reports:
http://silverstateelection.com/NVAssembly/
http://silverstateelection.com/NVAssembly/
So John Moore is the highest ranking Libertarian in the nation…for the moment.
The LP still has an elected state judge in Arizona, I think. That should be our highest position.
A judge in Arizona? That’s the first I’ve heard of that?
It’s John Buttrick. But Arizona judicial elections are non-partisan.