David Moore wants to bring transparency to the Secretary of State Office

Seventeenth Ward Alderman David Moore is running for Illinois Secretary of State. Moore has been Alderman for seven years. PHOTO BY TIA CAROL JONES
Seventeenth Ward Alderman David Moore is running for Illinois Secretary of State. Moore has been Alderman for seven years. PHOTO BY TIA CAROL JONES

David Moore wants to bring transparency to the Secretary of State Office

By Tia Carol Jones
David Moore, 17th Ward Alderman, announced his intention to run for Illinois Secretary of State in 2021. Since then, Moore has been connecting with people across the state of Illinois to gain support for his campaign.

Moore faces Democrats Alexi Giannoulias, former Illinois Treasurer; and Anna Valencia, City Clerk of Chicago. Current Secretary of State Jesse White announced he would not seek re-election in June 2021.

Moore has been representing the 17th ward, which includes Englewood, since 2015. Moore’s interest in serving as a public servant came when he was 13 years old and met Harold Washington, who was running for Illinois Congress.

Moore called being an elected official a calling, where people get to serve people. He described the Secretary of State seat as a servant’s seat. He sees the Secretary of State seat in three parts: The service of the Secretary of State, The business of the Secretary of State and the responsibility of the Secretary of State.

Moore has been adamant that he wants the Secretary of State seat to remain a servant’s seat and that it not go back to being a political seat. He contends that he is not seeking election as the Secretary of State as a steppingstone in his political career. In the future he does not intend  to run for Governor of Illinois or Senator.

“I am interested in serving every resident in the State of Illinois,” Moore said. Moore said on his watch as the Secretary of State, there would be transparency in all 20 departments included in the Secretary of State’s Office. He would also ensure equity in hiring, equity in contracting and equity in serving every resident across the state.
Moore wants digital license plates, which he believes could curb carjackings as the technology would record the car’s location and mark the car as stolen for other drivers to see. He also wants to create satellite Secretary of State offices at the libraries to alleviate crowding at those facilities.

Moore wants to create 122 youth engagement offices at every Driver’s facility throughout the State of Illinois. The aim is to provide young people with access to jobs and resources through those facilities. He wants 18-year-olds to be automatically registered as voters and give them an opt-out option instead of an opt-in option.

Moore has been serving his constituents in the 17th ward as a non-partisan Alderman. He wants to do the same as Secretary of State. He has made himself accessible to his constituents as Alderman. He said he has done it so he could hear what their needs are. He does this through weekly community meetings. If elected Secretary of State, he wants to have quarterly County meetings to give Illinois residents access to him.

Moore doesn’t believe his work as Alderman is done. He believes that in his tenure in the role, he has done more than any other 17th Ward Alderman. He said in his seven years, he has done more economic development, had more streets repaired, and engaged more young people.

“No, my work is not complete.  I’ll still be living in the 17th Ward and will be involved in the 17th Ward, as I’ve been since I was 11 years old. I’m not going anywhere,” he said. “There’s more work to do and we’re going to continue to do that work, regardless of whether I’m Secretary of State or if I’m a regular citizen.”

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