November 6, 2006
We are looking for folks to help out as poll workers on election day (next Tuesday). If you have time and are interested please let me know ASAP and we will sign you up! We need help for as little or as much time as you can spare.
Just wanted to give you an update on the media campaign currently running in the state house race. Many of you have seen Betsy Fonvielle's commercial attacking me. I am disappointed she chose to begin negative campaigning, however some candidates become desperate and will distort the truth to try and fool voters. Nonetheless, we felt it incumbent to respond to her attacks and point out some inconsistencies on the part of my opponent. I have always avoided talking about my opponent but sometimes when your integrity is unfairly attacked you must respond. Therefore, we made the following commercial and it is being broadcast on WBTV, Time Warner and Cleveland Headline News. I think you may find it informative. Please click here to view the commercial.
We are also continuing to run the commercials with our family and setting forth our platform. If you would like a windows media file of it, please let me know -- we will be glad to share it with you.
Most importantly -- please remember to get out and vote. I am counting on your support. As always, let me know if I can ever be of assistance. Thanks!
Tim
August 14, 2006
I've just been endorsed by:
North Carolina Right to Life
September 29, 2004
Great News!
Dr. James Dobson Endorses Representative Tim Moore
Dr. James Dobson has personally endorsed Tim Moore for re-election to the House of Representatives! We are excited about this endorsement and have included it below.
Dr. Dobson is one of the premier Christian leaders and authors in the country. He is an expert on issues important to the family. His endorsement is another major boost to Tim's campaign.
Upon hearing the news, Tim said, "I am humbled to receive the endorsement of a man known and respected by millions as a leader in the Christian community. I certainly share his views on the issues concerning family values."
James C. Dobson, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 63630
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-3630September 29, 2004
Dear Friends,
I rarely make political endorsements, but I have made an exception in order to endorse Tim Moore in his race for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Tim is a pro-family conservative whose deep Christian faith and firm convictions will enable him to stand strongly in the escalating battle over family values.
Tim has worked tirelessly for the traditional marriage and he has sponsored the state marriage amendment in the legislature. As a family law attorney he understands the problems families face and he has brought his deeply-held moral beliefs to his profession. Because of his experience, his work on domestic violence issues in the legislature has been invaluable.
On Tuesday, November 2, please cast your vote for Tim Moore for the North Carolina House of Representatives. Please know that I make this endorsement as a private citizen and not as a representative of the organization I lead.
Sincerely,
James C. Dobson, Ph.D.
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
School gun bill Passes the House of Representatives
Raleigh -- The House of Representatives adopted House Bill 1453, Discharging a Gun on School Property, during today’s session.
The bill, sponsored by Cleveland County Reps. Tim Moore and Debbie Clary, makes firing a gun on school property a Class F felony. The bill was introduced in response to an incident that occurred at Burns Middle School in September, when a student fired shots inside the school but injured no one.
During the court proceedings, the court ruled that a school is not an enclosure and thus threw out a charge of firing a gun into an occupied property – the most serious of offenses against the student.
Moore said the bill will close the current loophole. “I am pleased that the House overwhelmingly approved our bill today. This new law will make our schools safer and will require someone who discharges a gun in a school to serve time in jail. This law is needed and it’s the right thing to do to protect our school children.”
The bill is now pending in the Senate where Rep. Moore is working to secure passage prior to adjournment of the General Assembly.
Monday, June 14, 2004
Tim Moore sponsors bill to reduce state’s gas tax
RALEIGH – Rep. Tim Moore has co-sponsored a House bill that would reduce the state’s gas tax by eliminating the wholesale component of the motor fuels tax. The bill is House Bill 1679 and is currently under review by the House Committee on Finance.
If approved, the bill would set the state’s motor fuels tax at 17.5 cents. Currently, the tax adds a wholesale component that could add 3.5 cents to 7 percent of the average wholesale price of motor fuel to the tax.
The motor fuels tax is now 24.3 cents and will increase to 24.6 centers in July. If approved, the bill would save consumers millions in additional fuel costs, Moore said.
Moore also said it was vital to rewrite the state’s tax rate with the increase in gasoline prices the state has seen this year.
“Removing the wholesale component would be a benefit for consumers,” Moore said. “It will keep the tax from rising because of market conditions as well as save North Carolina taxpayers money at the pump. People are having a hard time paying their basic living expenses because of fuel prices - we must help in any way we can.”
Friday, June 4, 2004
Representative Moore to appear on 'Legislative Week'
Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) will appear on Legislative Week in Review in the "Newsmaker" part of the program this coming Friday night at 10:00 p.m. & Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The show is broadcast on UNC TV (which is Channel 13 on Time Warner cable in Cleveland County) and on any of the UNCUT PBS networks in the state. The interview concerns the Defense of Marriage legislation that Rep. Moore introduced in the House of Representatives.
Also appearing in the interview is Senator Ellie Kinniard (D-Orange) to provide the opposing view of the legislation. A good opportunity to hear some of the debate concerning the bill.
Nancy Garriss, Legislative Assistant
Friday, April 9, 2004
School Shooting Prompts North Carolina Bill
Courtesy of the Star Online
Staff Reports
Sparked by a shooting at Burns Middle School last year, a local legislator has introduced a bill that will make it a felony to discharge a firearm on school property.
North Carolina House Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, has proposed the legislation.
“It’s a felony to possess a firearm on school property, and it should be a felony to discharge a firearm on school property as well,” said Moore. “Why should teachers and students not receive the full protection of our legal system that we currently extend to our railways and athletic fields?”
Under the North Carolina General Statutes, it is against the law to discharge a firearm in or near a locomotive on any railway in the state or to discharge a firearm in an area where an athletic contest or sporting event is taking place, said Moore.
The closest the law comes to prohibiting the discharge of a firearm on school property is the unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, he said.
“After the events of Sept. 25, 2003, clearly there is a need to fine-tune our laws to address this life-threatening loophole,” Moore said.
On that day, a 13-year-old student fired two shots from a 9mm pistol into the second-floor ceiling just before the school day began at Burns Middle. No one was injured, and the boy was tackled by the school resource officer.
The boy pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm on school property. He also faced misdemeanor charges of carrying a concealed weapon, assault by pointing a gun, injury to real property and possession of a handgun by a minor.
The boy was sentenced to 90 days house arrest, was prohibited from having access to any weapons, video games or computer games and from going onto school property in Cleveland County. It was also ordered that he read three books, including a two-volume set of history of different states, and return a book report within 90 days. In March, he was taken off house arrest.
His defense attorney said he received the “most restrictive type of punishment.” The boy could not have received confinement, even if he were tried as an adult, because of the charge and his record level, according to Assistant District Attorney Rick Shaffer. The boy had no prior charges on his record.
Rep. Joe Kiser, R-Lincoln, co-chair of the Justice and Public Safety Committee, agrees with Moore.
“Tim presented the merits of this bill and the ways it would close a loophole in the current law. Being a former sheriff, I think this bill is right on the money,” said Kiser.
Moore has drafted the bill, which will be formally introduced during the 2004 Legislative Session that convenes May 10
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