Civic Compass candidate profile
Candidate: J A Moore
Race: South Carolina House of Representatives — SC House District 15
Party: Democratic
Data source: Database-backed profile
Election slug: sc-candidate-profile-enrichment
Open online: https://www.ballotvibe.com/candidates/j-a-moore-democratic?election=sc-candidate-profile-enrichment
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Exported: 2026-11-08T10:41:13.140Z

Summary
J A Moore candidate profile assembled from imported source documents and evidence claims.

Biography
Age: Not sourced yet
Career: Not sourced yet

Evidence coverage
Claims loaded: 32
Source-backed claims: 32
Issue position coverage: 100%
Position confidence: medium
Unknown issue axes: 0

Top issue positions
1. Healthcare — support (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 3 items across 3 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.
2. Cost of living / housing — support (high confidence)
   Evidence: 4 items across 4 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Cost of living: District 96 Vivian Elston * Perry Finch Hunter Hackett Scotty Whetstone District 97 Cathy Jaggars *   Robby Robbins * (i) District 98 Sonja Ogletree Satani * Greg Ford * (i) District 99 Jacob Goddard Samuel Price Jarrod Brooks Kristy Gore David Hern
3. Taxes and spending — mixed (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 4 items across 3 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore's mpp.org source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: In the Age of Decriminalization, is the Odor of Marijuana Alone Enough to Justify a Warrantless Search? Support ending marijuana prohibition. "Freedom: Grown in the USA" T-shirt Recent news This July 4th, the fight for cannabis freedom continues ... Jul 03, 2026 Virginia: Adult-us
4. Jobs and economy — support (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 4 items across 4 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore's live5news.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Jobs and economy: Tell Us What's Driving You Crazy? We the People Holidays In Your Community Waggin’ Wednesday Events Calendar Good News Politics SC Politics National Politics We The Palmetto Ask a Question Podcasts Health Coronavirus Palmetto Life Home Pros Noticias About Meet the Team WC
5. Education — support (medium confidence)
   Evidence: 2 items across 2 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Education: He passed a bill in the House to improve mental health resources in schools, a landmark achievement for a freshman representative.
6. Public safety / crime — oppose (high confidence)
   Evidence: 4 items across 4 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.
7. Immigration — support (low confidence)
   Evidence: 1 item across 1 source
   Evidence tier: 4 — Party-platform fallback inference; candidate-specific evidence should override when available
   Summary: J A Moore's Democratic affiliation provides a Tier 4 low-confidence party-line fallback on Pathway citizenship legal immigration; this is not candidate-specific evidence.
8. Civil liberties and privacy — support (high confidence)
   Evidence: 4 items across 4 sources
   Evidence tier: 1 — Direct candidate policy/questionnaire/voting evidence
   Summary: J A Moore's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Infrastructure: Atwood Tom Hartnett  (i) District 111 Wendell Gilliard  (i) District 112 Jenna Arsenault   Joe Bustos  (i) District 113 Courtney Waters  (i) District 114 Kelly Hough   Gary Brewer  (i) District 115 Nick Uricchio Johnnie Garmon Di
Campaign promises and policy plans
1. Healthcare
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.
   Quote: “Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
2. Cost of living
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Need to register or update your current address?
   Quote: “Need to register or update your current address?”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
3. Public safety
   J A Moore's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.
   Quote: “District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.”
   Source: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2026
4. Election integrity
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Election integrity: I am running for reelection to the SC House because the people of House District 15 deserve a fighter who will put them first — someone from the community who will never give up.
   Quote: “I am running for reelection to the SC House because the people of House District 15 deserve a fighter who will put them first — someone from the community who will never give up.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
5. Education
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Education: He passed a bill in the House to improve mental health resources in schools, a landmark achievement for a freshman representative.
   Quote: “He passed a bill in the House to improve mental health resources in schools, a landmark achievement for a freshman representative.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
6. Healthcare
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.
   Quote: “Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
7. Jobs and economy
   J A Moore's live5news.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Jobs and economy: Tell Us What's Driving You Crazy? We the People Holidays In Your Community Waggin’ Wednesday Events Calendar Good News Politics SC Politics National Politics We The Palmetto Ask a Question Podcasts Health Coronavirus Palmetto Life Home Pros Noticias About Meet the Team WC
   Quote: “Tell Us What's Driving You Crazy? We the People Holidays In Your Community Waggin’ Wednesday Events Calendar Good News Politics SC Politics National Politics We The Palmetto Ask a Question Podcasts Health Coronavirus Palmetto Life Home Pros Noticias About Meet the Team WCSC Jobs Advertising Questions On TV NEXTGEN TV Sponsored NextGen TV InvestigateTV Watching Your Wallet Telemundo Charleston Circle Country PowerNation Local News Live Digital Marketing Gray AI Policy BREAKING: Judge rules murder suspect not competent to stand trial in College of Charleston provost’s husband killing 10 weather alerts in effect Your 2024 general election voter guide By Nick Reagan , Samuel Yaw and Patrick Phillips Published : Oct. 19, 2024 at 6:46 PM EDT | Updated : Nov. 4, 2024 at 11:27 PM EST Share Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - This voter guide is designed to make voting easier for all of the races in the Lowcountry that will appear on the ballot and to help you get answers to your questions.”
   Source: Your 2024 general election voter guide — https://www.live5news.com/2024/10/19/your-2024-general-election-voter-guide/
8. Civil liberties and privacy
   J A Moore's contactgovernors.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Civil liberties and privacy: Forgot password? We’ve emailed a one-time link to your primary email address Click on the link to sign in instantly to your LinkedIn account. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, check your spam folder. Resend email Back New to LinkedIn? Join now Agree &
   Quote: “Forgot password? We’ve emailed a one-time link to your primary email address Click on the link to sign in instantly to your LinkedIn account. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, check your spam folder. Resend email Back New to LinkedIn? Join now Agree & Join LinkedIn LinkedIn © 2026 User Agreement Your California Privacy Choices Community Guidelines Copyright Policy Send Feedback Language العربية (Arabic) বাংলা (Bangla) Čeština (Czech) Dansk (Danish) Deutsch (German) Ελληνικά (Greek) English (English) Español (Spanish) فارسی (Persian) Suomi (Finnish) Français (French) हिंदी (Hindi) Magyar (Hungarian) Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) Italiano (Italian) עברית (Hebrew) 日本語 (Japanese) 한국어 (Korean) मराठी (Marathi) Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) Nederlands (Dutch) Norsk (Norwegian) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) Polski (Polish) Português (Portuguese) Română (Romanian) Русский (Russian) Svenska (Swedish) తెలుగు (Telugu) ภาษาไทย (Thai)”
   Source: LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/login?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2FshareArticle%3Fmini%3Dtrue%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcontactgovernors%2Ecom%252Fstates%252Fsouth-carolina%252Fja-moore%252F%26title%3DJA%2BMoore%26summary%3DContact%2BRepresentative%2BJA%2BMoore%2Bof%2BSouth%2BCarolina%2E%2BContact%2Binformation%2Bfor%2BJA%2BMoore%2Bincludes%2Bemail%2Baddress%252C%2Bphone%2Bnumber%252C%2Band%2Bmailing%2Baddress%2E%26source%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcontactgovernors%2Ecom%252F
9. Taxes and spending
   J A Moore's billtrack50.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Taxes and spending: What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details MOORE, JA Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tutorials P
   Quote: “What's On This Website? About Our Data Training Resources Civics Lessons Government Disclosure Organizations Visually Speaking Support Us Register Login Entity Details MOORE, JA Individual Connect Facebook Twitter Support our Work Help Q & A Live Web Tours Tutorials Playlisted Glossary API Help About Us Mission & History Contact Us Financial Information Privacy OpenSecrets A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization 1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 857-0044 INFO: info@crp.org © Copyright 2026 OpenSecrets Chart/Map graphics from Highcharts Built with Bootstrap & FontAwesome Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.”
   Source: MOORE, JA - FollowTheMoney.org — https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=45316155&default=candidate
Source-backed claims
1. Healthcare — promised
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Healthcare: Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.
   Quote: “Improve veterans’ access to higher education, healthcare, housing, and jobs by enumerating the services the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will provide.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
2. Cost of living — supports
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Cost of living: Need to register or update your current address?
   Quote: “Need to register or update your current address?”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
3. Public safety — promised
   J A Moore's ballotpedia.org questionnaire answer indicates a stated position on Public safety: District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.
   Quote: “District 104 George Blumenthal * William Bailey * (i) District 105 David Wilson *   Kevin J.”
   Source: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2026
4. Election integrity — promised
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Election integrity: I am running for reelection to the SC House because the people of House District 15 deserve a fighter who will put them first — someone from the community who will never give up.
   Quote: “I am running for reelection to the SC House because the people of House District 15 deserve a fighter who will put them first — someone from the community who will never give up.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
5. Education — supports
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Education: He passed a bill in the House to improve mental health resources in schools, a landmark achievement for a freshman representative.
   Quote: “He passed a bill in the House to improve mental health resources in schools, a landmark achievement for a freshman representative.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
6. Guns — supports
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Guns: Reduce gun violence because over 800 South Carolinians are killed by a gun every year.
   Quote: “Reduce gun violence because over 800 South Carolinians are killed by a gun every year.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
7. Infrastructure — supports
   J A Moore has a source-backed statement on Infrastructure: Ensure safe drinking water for all because a number of communities across our state cannot trust the water coming from their taps.
   Quote: “Ensure safe drinking water for all because a number of communities across our state cannot trust the water coming from their taps.”
   Source: Home - JA Moore for SC House District 15 — https://jamooreforsc.com/
8. Jobs and economy — promised
   J A Moore's live5news.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Jobs and economy: Tell Us What's Driving You Crazy? We the People Holidays In Your Community Waggin’ Wednesday Events Calendar Good News Politics SC Politics National Politics We The Palmetto Ask a Question Podcasts Health Coronavirus Palmetto Life Home Pros Noticias About Meet the Team WC
   Quote: “Tell Us What's Driving You Crazy? We the People Holidays In Your Community Waggin’ Wednesday Events Calendar Good News Politics SC Politics National Politics We The Palmetto Ask a Question Podcasts Health Coronavirus Palmetto Life Home Pros Noticias About Meet the Team WCSC Jobs Advertising Questions On TV NEXTGEN TV Sponsored NextGen TV InvestigateTV Watching Your Wallet Telemundo Charleston Circle Country PowerNation Local News Live Digital Marketing Gray AI Policy BREAKING: Judge rules murder suspect not competent to stand trial in College of Charleston provost’s husband killing 10 weather alerts in effect Your 2024 general election voter guide By Nick Reagan , Samuel Yaw and Patrick Phillips Published : Oct. 19, 2024 at 6:46 PM EDT | Updated : Nov. 4, 2024 at 11:27 PM EST Share Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - This voter guide is designed to make voting easier for all of the races in the Lowcountry that will appear on the ballot and to help you get answers to your questions.”
   Source: Your 2024 general election voter guide — https://www.live5news.com/2024/10/19/your-2024-general-election-voter-guide/
9. Healthcare — supports
   J A Moore's mpp.org source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Healthcare: Added the following comment to MPP's 2024 survey, "I'll continue to support this very important healthcare option.
   Quote: “Added the following comment to MPP's 2024 survey, "I'll continue to support this very important healthcare option.”
   Source: South Carolina Medical Cannabis Voter Guide 2024 House — https://www.mpp.org/states/south-carolina/2024-south-carolina-medical-cannabis-voter-guide/south-carolina-medical-cannabis-voter-guide-2024-house/
10. Public safety — promised
   J A Moore's abcnews4.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Public safety: Give the gift of good hair! But with so many tools and products... What really works? And do you need to splurge? Our elves are working to curate a list of some fabulous gifts for everyone on your list! Stay tuned!! Trending Siders’ Ohio house of horrors: locals react to den of ev
   Quote: “Give the gift of good hair! But with so many tools and products... What really works? And do you need to splurge? Our elves are working to curate a list of some fabulous gifts for everyone on your list! Stay tuned!! Trending Siders’ Ohio house of horrors: locals react to den of evil Sixteen ‘almost feral’ children. Aged 18 months to 18 years. Hidden from sight in an Ohio house of horrors.Until now.It’s a situation difficult to fathom: Inves Mom accused in shocking Ohio child abuse case was 15 when judge approved marriage A circuit court judge approved the marriage license in 2008. Human remains found match missing 4-year-old Javeayah Harris DNA Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer will hold a press conference on Thursday morning on the Javeayah Harris case.The press conference will take place at 10:30 a.m 8 Apache pilots suspended after Salute from the Shore flyover The pilots are part of the South Carolina Army National Guard, Alpha Company. N. Charleston officer fired as SLED pursues charges related to infant death investigation”
   Source: Holiday Gift Guide — https://abcnews4.com/lowcountry-live/holiday-gift-guide
11. Civil liberties and privacy — supports
   J A Moore's contactgovernors.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Civil liberties and privacy: Forgot password? We’ve emailed a one-time link to your primary email address Click on the link to sign in instantly to your LinkedIn account. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, check your spam folder. Resend email Back New to LinkedIn? Join now Agree &
   Quote: “Forgot password? We’ve emailed a one-time link to your primary email address Click on the link to sign in instantly to your LinkedIn account. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, check your spam folder. Resend email Back New to LinkedIn? Join now Agree & Join LinkedIn LinkedIn © 2026 User Agreement Your California Privacy Choices Community Guidelines Copyright Policy Send Feedback Language العربية (Arabic) বাংলা (Bangla) Čeština (Czech) Dansk (Danish) Deutsch (German) Ελληνικά (Greek) English (English) Español (Spanish) فارسی (Persian) Suomi (Finnish) Français (French) हिंदी (Hindi) Magyar (Hungarian) Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) Italiano (Italian) עברית (Hebrew) 日本語 (Japanese) 한국어 (Korean) मराठी (Marathi) Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) Nederlands (Dutch) Norsk (Norwegian) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi) Polski (Polish) Português (Portuguese) Română (Romanian) Русский (Russian) Svenska (Swedish) తెలుగు (Telugu) ภาษาไทย (Thai)”
   Source: LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/login?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2FshareArticle%3Fmini%3Dtrue%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcontactgovernors%2Ecom%252Fstates%252Fsouth-carolina%252Fja-moore%252F%26title%3DJA%2BMoore%26summary%3DContact%2BRepresentative%2BJA%2BMoore%2Bof%2BSouth%2BCarolina%2E%2BContact%2Binformation%2Bfor%2BJA%2BMoore%2Bincludes%2Bemail%2Baddress%252C%2Bphone%2Bnumber%252C%2Band%2Bmailing%2Baddress%2E%26source%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcontactgovernors%2Ecom%252F
12. Public safety — promised
   J A Moore's live5news.com source gives a direct Tier 1 answer on Public safety: Are you going to cover someone endorsing a candidate? Live 5 News will cover endorsements when the endorsement has an editorial value to the viewer. Some examples might include a large employer in our state, or an elected leader in our state or federal government. Copyright 2024
   Quote: “Are you going to cover someone endorsing a candidate? Live 5 News will cover endorsements when the endorsement has an editorial value to the viewer. Some examples might include a large employer in our state, or an elected leader in our state or federal government. Copyright 2024 WCSC. All rights reserved. Most Read Javeayah’s chemical-dissolved remains were ‘poured’ into lake, sheriff says Coroner identifies driver killed in Berkeley Co. when truck collides with tree on the road Man accused of cutting off his genitals, using them to start a fire, authorities say 2 arrested in Dorchester County homicide involving burned vehicle, deputies say S.C. Highway Patrol investigating after Berkeley County deputy involved in crash 7 arrested after video shows N. Charleston officer attacked during July 4 block party NCPD fires officer, SLED pursuing charges in North Charleston infant death investigation Former church treasurer accused of stealing more than $400,000”
   Source: Your guide to Live 5 News political coverage — https://www.live5news.com/2024/03/28/your-guide-live-5-news-political-coverage/
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