Moore graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1981, with a degree in Public and International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School. Moore graduated with honors from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984, and was an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.
He has run for mayor of Los Angeles twice, in 2005 and 2009. In 2009, he received over a quarter of the vote and came in second to Antonio Villaraigosa. He passed the California Bar in 1984, and has been practicing law ever since then
Moore represents individuals, partnerships and corporations in a wide variety of business disputes.
He is also a licensed real estate broker. They have no children
In 2009, Moore challenged Antonio Villaraigosa on a right-of-center platform.
Moore"s mayoral platform included repealing the City"s business income tax Ending what he called "corporate welfare" in the form of subsidies and special tax breaks for politically connected businesses.
Abolishing programs he considered wasteful (such as calligraphy and anti gang programs that give tax dollars to ex-gang members).
Hiring enough police to make every neighborhood safe. Opposing increased housing density. Opposing rate hikes, fee hikes and tax hikes.
And making the City"s animal shelters "no kill."
In the 2009 election, Moore raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his campaign, which was enough money for his campaign to qualify matching funds.
However, Villaraigosa raised 15 times more money, and received only twice as many votes. Despite being relatively unknown at the time of the election, Moore received the endorsements of several organizations.
Besides running for mayor, Moore has written the official ballot argument against various City propositions that would raise taxes. He also wrote and gathered signatures to support "Jamiel"s Law," a proposal to deny "sanctuary city" protection to gang members who are in the country illegally.
At various times, he has been an Independent and a member of the Republican Party.
