Chicago South Side Alderman David Moore is announcing his run for Illinois Secretary of State to replace long time incumbent Jesse White, who is retiring at the end of his term in January 2023. Moore is the fifth candidate to enter the race for one of the most coveted offices in Illinois.
Moore says he intends to serve in the footsteps of White who he considers a great public servant, Illinois ambassador and role model to the state’s youth.
“He has run the office with great integrity and character while professionally conducting the business of the Secretary of State. I have decided to accept the call to build on such a rich legacy,” says Moore.
The alderman, who was elected in 2015, is a native Chicagoan who spent his childhood in the Robert Taylor Homes before moving to the Englewood and Auburn-Gresham communities. Upon completing Simeon Vocational High School, he graduated Western Illinois University with a dual major in accounting and operations management. He earned an MA with emphasis in government studies at Loyola University-Chicago.
Moore established a successful accounting career in the private sector at several Fortune 500 companies, as well as with Chicago’s Department of Aviation, Chicago Housing Authority and he also served as an assistant to the commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, coordinating the Faith-based and Community Initiatives.
His work in the public sector exposed him to nearly every aspect of government management, including hands-on experience with cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, strategic planning, directing inter-agency teams, and projecting the impact of initiatives related to such issues as urban renewal, affordable housing, land use, public works, and transportation. He oversaw projects for redeveloping the South Loop, creating job-training sites and identifying employment opportunities for low-income residents. Moore also worked on the redevelopment of Hilliard Homes and construction of the National Teachers Academy.
Moore is making his announcement for Secretary of State in Macomb Illinois where he attended Western Illinois University.
“The campus is where I learned to love Illinois. I met so many people from different parts of the state, different ethnicities, different religions and different political parties. I still have many of the friendships and relationships that I developed while at Western Illinois University,” explains Moore.
As a public servant, Moore considers himself on the “front line” and his duty is to provide access, customer service, transparency, accountability, integrity and advocacy. He believes his grassroots and corporate backgrounds give him the skills to be effective.
The announcement will take place in front of Sherman Hall, 600 Sherman Drive, Macomb, Illinois at noon, Saturday, May 8, 2021.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 8:12 am:
Nothing like a “Friday News Dump” announcement to get things rolling.
“Oh… a news dump is a bad thing? You sure?”
The political acumen of a side table kinda move.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 8:18 am:
The Alexi Crew is probably the most pleased… as long as all these folks get on the ballot.
The bigger the crowd, the better for Alexi.
- Keyrock - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 8:47 am:
Given his track record and baggage, I wonder if Alexi is the only Dem candidate who could lose the November election,
- Oswego Willy - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 8:51 am:
=== I wonder if Alexi is the only Dem candidate who could lose the November election,===
The Frerichs Tax makes standing tall difficult for Mike Frerichs, but, again, both races need reasonable and thoughtful GOP candidates. Could be two big wins… with serious money to educate voters.
Can’t beat someone with no one, Alexi and Frerichs so far are lucky no real GOP challengers have emerged, Alexi must be happy more folks are jumping in that primary…
- Arsenal - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 9:33 am:
Cool idea, to sneak up on the electorate like that.
- JoanP - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 9:37 am:
5:09 PM on a Friday? Does he not want people to know he’s running?
- Levois J - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 10:27 am:
This is becoming the race to watch I see, aside from the governor’s race. I wonder what the Republicans are doing for Sec. of State.
- Ducky LaMoore - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 10:29 am:
All the candidates but Alexi need to draw straws. That man cannot win the primary. At least I could have a bipartisan ballot again, I guess.
- Candy Dogood - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 10:45 am:
If no one gets above a certain threshold does the nominee get to be decided at the Democratic Party of Illinois’ State Convention?
/s
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 10:52 am:
==5:09 PM on a Friday? Does he not want people to know he’s running?==
It could have been worse. Quinn always liked to do press conferences and the like on Sunday afternoons.
- Rich Miller - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 11:15 am:
===Quinn always liked to do press conferences and the like on Sunday afternoons===
That guaranteed Monday coverage. A late Friday afternoon dump and a Saturday presser got him almost nothing.
- DuPage - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 11:27 am:
Roll back the license plate fee on small trailers?
Make giant truck-cranes pay for truck plates?
Use fees from things like duplicate title, transfer of plates, etc. for secretary of state use only. A lot of the fees are being used for other purposes.
I will be interested what the candidates have to say about those proposals.
- South Side Steve - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 11:40 am:
I wonder how much Alexi paid David to get in the race.
- walker - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 3:38 pm:
What about being a Chicago alderman says “statewide candidate?”
- Lori's Fedora - Monday, May 10, 21 @ 9:04 pm:
Walker,
The exact same thing that said “Illinois Democratic Chairwoman”… nothing.