House Speaker McCarthy endorses Riley Moore in 2nd District House race
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CHARLESTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threw his weight behind State Treasurer Riley Moore for the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary in 2024.
In a statement released Monday afternoon by the Moore campaign, McCarthy, R-Calif., announced his support for Moore to succeed U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., for the open 2nd District seat in 2024
"Riley Moore is a proven conservative with a track record of success who is critical to helping us undo the damage the Biden Administration has caused," McCarthy said. "His experience as a legislator and State Treasurer is crucial in helping us rein in the out of control spending of the radical left and helping us get our financial house in order."
McCarthy is fresh off a successful debt ceiling negotiation with President Joe Biden, which holds federal government spending flat through the beginning of 2025, sets caps on non-defense spending, uses unspent federal COVID-19 dollars, and puts back in place work requirements for certain recipients of food stamps.
McCarthy was selected as the 55th Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives in January, but only after 15 ballots. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House after the 2022 midterm elections, with 222 Republicans and 212 Democratic lawmakers.
"When we take back the Senate and White House in 2024, we will need people like Riley, who are ready to do the job on day one, in our expanded Republican Majority in the House," McCarthy said. "I'm proud to endorse Riley Moore for Congress."
Moore is more than halfway through his first four-year term as State Treasurer, defeating six-term former Democratic state treasurer John Perdue in 2020. A former one-term member of the House of Delegates representing Jefferson County, Moore is a former staffer with the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs.
"I am honored to receive the endorsement of Speaker McCarthy in my race for U.S. Congress," Moore said. "The Speaker has worked hard to hold the Biden White House accountable and curb their radical agenda. Speaker McCarthy's leadership helped us retake the House in 2022. When we retake the White House and the Senate in 2024, I'll be ready to stand with Speaker McCarthy to fight for the American people and get America back on track."
If he wins the Republican primary and the 2024 general election, Moore would be the third member of his family to serve in Congress. His grandfather, the late Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr., served 12 years in Congress as a Republican representing counties in the Northern Panhandle. His aunt, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., represented the 2nd Congressional District from 2001 to 2015. His cousin, Del. Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, is a Republican candidate for governor in 2024.
Moore is in a four-way race for the 2nd Congressional District, covering the northern half of the state. Other candidates include Alexander Gaaserud, Dennis (Nate) Nathan Cain, and Joseph Frederick Earley. Whoever wins the 2024 primary and general election will replace Mooney, who announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate shortly after winning his reelection to the House last November.
Steven Allen Adams can be reached at sadams@newsandsentinel.com