David Moore Continues to Fight for Good as a Public Servant

David Moore Continues to Fight for Good as a Public Servant
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David Moore Continues to Fight for Good as a Public Servant (Chicago, IL) — Alderman David Moore believes there are very few offices that don’t have some type of political party tilt. He understands that people can be skeptical of politicians. 

“You hear me say there’s two people who I keep my eyes on and those are people who want to be a preacher and anyone who says they want to be an elected official because it’s not something you run to, it’s something you from. But both pastors and elected officials are calling on your lives and that is what happened when I ran for alderman. God called me and it’s about serving people.”

Moore is running for Secretary of State. He would replace Jessie White who announced his retirement. Jesse White is Illinois’ 37th Secretary of State. White was first elected to the office in 1998 

“What attracts me to this seat is the same thing that attracted me to being an alderman of the 17th Ward. It’s a non-partisan seat. I tell people I hate politics, but I love public service. I get to serve people regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity and regardless of even party. I get to serve everybody. And that’s what attracts me to this Secretary of State’s seat. I’m the only one in this race that back in 1997 that circulated petitions for Secretary White to get him on the ballot and get him elected. That seat had been marred in scandal and corruption before White and I wanted to make sure that at least some seat in the state of Illinois letterhead is a service seat.” 

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Moore spent his childhood in the Robert Taylor Homes, before moving to the Englewood and Auburn-Gresham communities. Upon completing Simeon Vocational High School, he graduated from Western Illinois University with a dual major in accounting and operations management. He earned an MA with emphasis in government studies at Loyola University-Chicago. Moore established a successful accounting career in the private sector at several Fortune 500 companies, as well as with Chicago’s Department of Aviation, Chicago Housing Authority and he served as an assistant to the commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, coordinating the Faith-based and Community Initiatives.

His work in the public sector exposed him to nearly every aspect of government management, including hands-on experience with cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, strategic planning, directing inter-agency teams, and projecting the impact of initiatives related to such issues as urban renewal, affordable housing, land use, public works, and transportation.  He oversaw projects for redeveloping the South Loop, creating job-training sites and identifying employment opportunities for low-income residents.

Moore traces his call to public service back to his days as an 11-year-old walking the 17th Ward with his uncle, an assistant precinct captain.  Years later, David became precinct captain of the ward’s Democratic Organization.  He worked on behalf of local neighborhoods in several capacities, most notably successful voter registration drives, assisting officials shut down drug houses and common-sense gun legislation.  He also played key roles in city, state and national elections.

David Moore Continues to Fight for Good as a Public Servant

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