# J.A. Moore

J.A. Moore is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Carolina House, district 15
- Serving since: 2018-11-12
- Current term: SC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6f92ad6a-95c7-4e74-aa91-05fd5448c99a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f92ad6a-95c7-4e74-aa91-05fd5448c99a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Moore talks about and legislates on agree at 0.30 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Moore says (SC 2025–26 session)

102 classified statements: 102 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Moore | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.5% | 165 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.8% | 10.4% | 248 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 27.5% | 39.2% | 556 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.9% | 265 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 14.4% | 590 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 119 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 29% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 7.1% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.1% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 1,635 donors and 819 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SC 2025–26 session)

1,346 roll calls. Attendance 66% (South Carolina House 88%). Party unity 96.5% (93.8%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted nay · Table Motion to Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Table Amendment 1A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Table Amendment 2A · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-25 · voted yea · Waive Rule 4.8 · H 3305 Supplemental Appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3305/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Table Motion to Reconsider · H 4042 Ivermectin · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4042/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Proviso to 117.220 · H 5126 Budget · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5126/
- 2026-08-11 · voted yea · Concur in Senate Amendments · H 4300 Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors · pass · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4300/
- 2026-06-25 · voted nay · Adopt Conference Report · H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible · fail · https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3924/

## Legislation (SC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,009 bills: 1,009 reached committee, 990 passed one chamber, 83 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 98.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Carolina House 96.3%; rank 17 of 124).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5810: UNESCO Middle Passage Marker (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5810/
- H 5806: Pastor Sammie D. Simmons Day in SC (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5806/
- H 5800: Friendship United Methodist Church 160th Anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5800/
- H 5807: Alica James obituary and memorial service (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5807/
- H 5795: Katherine Liles, sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5795/
- H 5799: Harold Waynick sympathy (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5799/
- H 5797: Jack J. Parrish Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5797/
- H 5808: Cpt. Reed Koepp retirement (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5808/
- H 5798: Mark Williams (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5798/
- H 5802: Irmo Insurance Agency, 50th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5802/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,021 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 50% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2076320655188836651
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2069816420028850250
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2069831714134712388
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2068891622587162641
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2068114293841637414
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2067272604189126889
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2065850574248034712
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2064530111559279046
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2064840134474805271
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamooreforsc/status/2059346237057282135

## Links

- Official site: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1356818019
- Campaign site: https://jamooreforsc.com/
- X: https://x.com/jamooreforsc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamooreforsc15/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ja.moore.73
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamooreforsc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamoore1428
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rep.jamoore7600
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ja-moore-5b83425a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6f92ad6a-95c7-4e74-aa91-05fd5448c99a