Riley Moore

Riley McGowan Moore (born July 1, 1980) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 25th treasurer of West Virginia from 2021 to 2025 and as West Virginia's state delegate for its 67th district 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.

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.

U.S. House of Representatives On November 21, 2022, Moore announced that he was running for the United States House of Representatives in 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 2024 general election. On January 3, 2025, Moore was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In March 2025, Moore introduced a bill that would ban the issuing of student visas for all citizens of the People's Republic of China. Various groups such as the Committee of 100 and the Asian American Foundation labeled the bill Sinophobic.

In April 2025, Moore posed for photos in front of prisoners at the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. The Trump administration had shipped immigrants without criminal records to the prison, including immigrants like Kilmar Abrego Garcia who were illegally abducted and transported to the prison. Moore praised Trump for doing so, saying "Several inmates were extremely violent criminals recently deported from the U.S. I leave now even more determined to support President Trump's efforts to secure our homeland." Committee assignments For the 119th Congress: Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Legislative Branch

Caucus memberships

Republican Study Committee

Personal life Moore's grandfather, Arch A. Moore Jr., is a former governor of West Virginia and represented Riley's congressional district, then numbered as , from 1957 to 1969. Moore was named for his grandmother, Shelley Riley Moore. His aunt, Shelley Moore Capito, and cousin, Moore Capito, are also politicians. Moore and his wife, Guillermina ( Garcia), and their two daughters and son live in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Electoral history + Year Office Party Primary General Result Swing . Total % . Total % . 2016 House of Delegates Republican 1,177 78.1% 1st 4,230 50.6% 1st Gain 2018 House of Delegates Republican 1,084 80.5% 1st 3,320 44.1% 2nd Gain