Timothy Keith Moore (born October 2, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district since 2025. He previously served as speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2025.

Moore first attended Campbell College, where he joined the College Republicans. After two years he transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he completed a B.A. in 1992. He was active in the student government at both colleges. He took a fight to the UNC student Supreme Court in an effort to add more members to the Student Congress.

Moore co-owns 67 Motors, a Forsyth County metal recycling business.

Early political career

When Moore was 26, he was elected chair of the Cleveland County Republican Party in 1997. That same year, he was also appointed to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors; he was the youngest person to be appointed to that position.

In 2014 Moore was one of the state House's biggest campaign fundraisers.

Speaker of the House

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Moore was a sponsor in 2016 of House Bill 2, a controversial "bathroom bill" barring transgender individuals from using bathrooms that conform to their gender identity. After the U.S. Department of Justice said that the legislation violated federal anti-discrimination law and demanded that the state cease implementation, Moore rejected the DOJ's position and accused the Obama administration of "bullying", saying, "The deadline will come and go. We will take no action."

Moore has opposed curbs on gerrymandering in North Carolina. In a legal suit against partisan gerrymandering in the state, Moore and his state Senate counterpart (Republican Phil Berger) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's ruling that the partisan gerrymandering of North Carolina's congressional districts was unconstitutional.

In 2018, Moore won a third term as speaker of the House.

In 2018, following a mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Moore established a North Carolina House Select Committee on School Safety. Moore rejected Democratic proposals to discuss changes to gun laws, and the committee never took up gun control proposals. At the aide's request, DEQ approved the plant's participation in a state subsidy program that provided $22,000 for the repair of a leaking underground storage tank at the factory, The North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics reviewed the complaint and information resulting from the staff's investigation. The investigating panel from the State Elections and Ethics Board unanimously voted to dismiss the complaint upon conclusion of their inquiry.

In 2019, Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the state budget. On the morning of September 11, 2019, during a calendared legislative session Moore called a vote to override the veto of the state budget. The override passed on a vote of 55–9. Nearly half of members were absent during the vote, most of the absent members were Democrats. Democrats in the state House were greatly angered by the Republicans' move, saying that Moore and other House Republican leaders had made assurances that no votes would be called during the morning session. Moore defended the vote and said that he had made no pledges that no vote would take place.

In 2021, a new 14th congressional district was created that included Moore's home of Cleveland County. While Moore was expected to run for the seat, he said he would not after Madison Cawthorn announced his candidacy. Moore said he would run for another House term.

U.S. Congressional Campaign

Tim Moore announced his Candidacy for Congress in late 2023 to represent the newly-drawn NC-14. Tim Moore won his race against Democrat Pam Genant, becoming Representative-Elect for NC-14. Moore was sworn in on January 3rd, 2025.

U.S. House of Representatives (2025–present)

Moore succeeded Jeff Jackson, who did not seek reelection and instead ran successfully for North Carolina Attorney General after the redrawing made his district significantly more Republican leaning.

In January 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Moore to serve on a board investigating FEMA's disaster response following Hurricane Helene.

Committee assignments

  • Committee on the Budget
  • Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Vice Chair)

Controversies

While a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Moore directed state funding toward projects in his home county of Cleveland. In 2016, Cleveland County received a $1.5 million grant-funded water and sewer upgrades for an area where several individuals with close connections to Moore's campaign resided. In 2018, the county received $500,000 in the state budget to host the American Legion Baseball World Series, which it had hosted since 2011 with no state funds.

In 2012, Moore's private law practice in Kings Mountain received a $62,000 development grant, during a year which was noted for steep state budget cuts. Moore was advised by a member of the state's ethics commission to avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest after this. The FBI declined to comment on the inquiry, and there were never any charges filed regarding the allegations of wrongdoing. Moore and his business partners sold that property to Mountaire Farms, an Arkansas-based poultry conglomerate that is a donor to North Carolina Republicans, for a 650% profit.

In 2022, Holly Grange, a former state representative and member of the UNC-Wilmington Board of Trustees, alleged that she was removed from the board because Moore was upset she did not support his preferred candidate for the next Chancellor of UNC-Wilmington.

In June 2023, a suit was brought by Scott Lassiter, a Wake Soil and Water Conservation District and former Apex Town Council member, alleging that Moore had enticed Lassiter's wife into an affair. Moore said the lawsuit was baseless. The suit was resolved in July 2023. "A country without secure borders is a country in name only. These heroes are on the front lines defending the American people from violent cartels, human traffickers, terrorists, and mass illegal crossings...they don’t ask for recognition, but they’ve more than earned it," said Moore. The Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) was established by a memorandum of the United States Department of Defense on August 13, 2025, for US military service members who have deployed to the southern US border backdated to January 20, 2025, in support of the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP).

Stock trading

In June 2025, Moore violated the STOCK Act’s disclosure provisions when he failed to report stock purchases which were made immediately prior and after President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs declaration in April 2025. The totals were in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In July 2025, he purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 in Intel stock just 24 days before a major partnership between Intel and the U.S. government was announced. In the same month, Moore also purchased between $65,000 and $150,000 in Centene and United Health stocks following his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This Act devalued them by cutting Medicaid, a government program that both companies receive revenue from. He then shortly sold those positions for a profit in mid-August 2025 all while serving as Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Oversight and Investigations which overseas investigations into those companies. A spokesperson for Moore denied he had taken part in insider trading.

Personal life

Moore has two sons, Mcrae and Wilson. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, which is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Electoral history

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2018

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