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U.S. Representative for West Virginia’s 2nd District

Riley M. Moore

Republican 1st term Up 2026

Replaced Alexander X. Mooney in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.6M raised · top PACs: American Optometric Association, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef, Koch Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 6 of 50 party-line votes (12%; most Republicans: 7%)
97LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
15BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 34th majority
Age
46

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date11418115567415

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 20% 6%
International Affairs 12% 17%
Public Lands and Natural Resources 5% 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, International Affairs and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to International Affairs and Public Lands and Natural Resources.

  • He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Press Freedom (International Affairs), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 18 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Vice chairLegislative Branch SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberAppropriations Committee34th majority

Vice chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, more senior than 3% of the House, in the majority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

4% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Moore.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

4% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Johnson and Joyce.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 13 · expected 23
Action in committee 2 · expected 7
Beyond committee 1 · expected 4
Passed House 1 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 256 of 433 in the House

0.51expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

1 of 13 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.51 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.R. 1181 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.54

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 15 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: +0.54, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 6 of 50, Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 38, Congress 2 of 150.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Moore$1.6M raised17%18%42%24%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

34% of what he raised came from individuals; 17% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.6M raised, 42% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 41.5 points.

62 PACs of the 122 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Transportation.

  1. American Optometric Association46% D
  2. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef71% D
  3. Koch0% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

93 bills

Moore voted Yea on 60, Nay on 3, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 29 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.