¶ How To Win Against Tim Moore
Tim Moore spent a decade as North Carolina House Speaker blocking Medicaid expansion that would have covered 600,000 uninsured North Carolinians, telling them "the best thing that folks can do is to get a job" — then reversed course and took credit when expansion finally passed. Now in Congress, he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill that threatens to trigger the very clause in NC's expansion law that would end coverage for nearly 680,000 North Carolinians.
He told constituents they should "pay a little more" for tariffed goods as North Carolina lost 7,200 manufacturing jobs — then privately invested up to $245,000 betting against the economy he publicly champions, while failing to disclose hundreds of thousands in stock trades made around Trump's tariff announcement.
¶ HEALTH CARE: BLOCKED MEDICAID FOR A DECADE, THEN VOTED TO GUT IT
Moore blocked Medicaid expansion for a decade as Speaker, costing NC an estimated $20 billion in federal funding while 12 rural hospitals closed. Then he took credit when it finally passed.
Now in Congress, he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill whose Medicaid cuts could trigger NC's automatic expansion termination clause, threatening 680,000 enrollees. A NC doctor warned that young diabetic patients who lose Medicaid "are not going to make it to 30". Constituents brought a black casket to his office to protest his Medicaid vote and held two town halls in his absence.
Message: Moore blocked Medicaid for a decade, took credit when it passed, then voted to destroy it from Washington.
¶ AFFORDABILITY: TOLD FAMILIES TO PAY MORE WHILE BETTING AGAINST THEM
Moore told constituents they should "pay a little more" for tariffed goods as grocery prices rose 17% and 25-50% tariffs hit NC's furniture industry.
Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill that cuts incomes for the bottom 80% of households and slashes $187 billion from SNAP — threatening 1.4 million North Carolinians, including 580,000 children.
While publicly touting the economy, Moore privately invested $245,000 betting the market would decline — switching from bullish to bearish investments mid-2025.
Message: Moore tells families to accept higher prices while privately betting the economy will tank — and voting for a bill that cuts their food assistance and raises costs.
¶ JOBS AND THE ECONOMY: HB2 COST BILLIONS, TARIFFS COST THOUSANDS OF JOBS
Championed tariffs while NC lost 7,200 manufacturing jobs in 2025 and Daimler Truck announced 573 potential layoffs near Charlotte.
Used his Speaker's office to steer a $22,000 state subsidy to a chicken plant he co-owned, flipping it from $85,000 to $550,000 — drawing two ethics complaints.
Message: Tariffs cost North Carolina billions and thousands of jobs, and he used his office to line his own pockets.
¶ PERSONAL CONDUCT: AFFAIR, ETHICS COMPLAINTS, AND STOCK ACT VIOLATIONS
Moore was sued for allegedly conducting a three-year affair with a fellow Republican's wife and using his political power to facilitate sexual relationships. The lawsuit alleged his affair partner feared ending the relationship could cost her job.
Used his Speaker's office to secure a state job for a woman he was dating — she was the only person considered for the newly created position.
Failed to disclose hundreds of thousands in stock trades around Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs — a potential STOCK Act violation — while serving as Vice Chairman of the Financial Services oversight subcommittee. Moore has held zero public town halls since taking office.
Message: Moore has a pattern of using public office for personal gain — from affair scandals and patronage jobs to suspicious stock trades around major policy announcements.
¶ Issue Back-Ups
¶ Policies That Hurt Everyday People
Health Care: Blocked Medicaid, Then Voted to Gut It
Affordability: Tariffs, SNAP Cuts, and "Pay a Little More"
Jobs and the Economy: Tariffs, and Self-Dealing
Affair Scandal and Abuse of Power
Chicken Plant Self-Dealing and Ethics Complaints
Stock Trades and STOCK Act Violations
Lame-Duck Power Grab Disguised as Hurricane Relief
Zero Town Halls and Ducking Constituents