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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Blake Moore

U.S. representative, 1st District · Republican

Official portrait of Blake Moore dated 2022-07-15; file photo
2022-07-15 official portrait; file photo. Photo: Leah Herman, House Creative Services · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Northern Utah

Office held

U.S. representative, 1st District1st District (2021 map)Source

On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot

Blake Moore is a candidate for U.S. House, District 2. The ballot lists Blake D. Moore, Republican. The district covers all or part of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Rich and Weber counties.

Everyone on the ballot for this seat

CandidateParty
Peter CrosbyDemocratic
Daniel CottamLibertarian
Robert M. MoesingerUnaffiliated
Blake D. MooreRepublican
Carlton E. BowenIndependent American

Listed in ballot order. Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Amended 2026 General Election Certification (PDF); Federal Election Commission, 2026 candidates for Utah District 2. 2026 election guide

Voting record

U.S. House, 119th Congress (2025–2026)

The official record lists Blake Moore's vote on 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress (2025–2026). The latest:

  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 314Voted: Yea
    Retire through Ownership Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 313Voted: Yea
    Water Resources Development Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 312Voted: Yea
    Ratepayer Protection Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 311Voted: Yea
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
    On Passage · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 310Voted: Yea
    PROOF Act
    On Passage · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 309Voted: Yea
    National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
    On Passage · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 16, 2026 · Roll call 308Voted: Yea
    An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 15, 2026 · Roll call 307Voted: Nay
    Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
    On Agreeing to the Resolution · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 15, 2026 · Roll call 306Voted: Yea
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
    On Passage · Result: Passed · Official record
  • September 15, 2026 · Roll call 305Voted: Yea
    Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed · Official record

Votes are listed as the official record shows them, newest first. Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll call votes. Updated October 15, 2026.

All votes by Blake Moore

Career and education

Blake Moore grew up in Ogden and worked in international business, diplomacy and management consulting before entering Congress. He served in the State Department’s Foreign Service and later became a principal at Cicero Group, where his assignments included strategy, research and social-impact work. He graduated from the University of Utah and earned a master’s degree in public policy and administration at Northwestern University. [1]

Path to Congress

Moore began congressional service in 2021. His first-term assignments included Armed Services, Natural Resources and Budget, connecting his work to Hill Air Force Base, federal land and government spending. He also convened an Ogden-based debt and deficit task force with local leaders. House Republicans elected him their conference vice chair in November 2023. [1]

Tax, health and budget work

For the 119th Congress, Moore serves on Ways and Means and the Budget Committee. His Ways and Means subcommittee assignments cover health, Social Security and trade. Those assignments put him in committee deliberations over federal revenue, major benefit programs and international commerce, alongside the Budget Committee’s work on spending priorities and fiscal plans. [2]

Defense and bipartisan caucuses

Moore’s caucus leadership includes the Air Force Caucus and a group focused on military depots, arsenals, ammunition plants and industrial facilities. He also co-chairs the Congressional Future Caucus, Congressional What Works Caucus and AUKUS Working Group. These are separate organizing roles alongside his formal committee seats and reflect defense, government performance and cross-generational policy interests. [2]

Profile sources

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

  1. Official congressional biography · Official record
  2. Committee and caucus assignments · Official record

Committees in Congress

  • Committee on the Budget
  • Committee on Ways and Means
    Subcommittees: Health; Social Security; Trade

119th Congress, as listed by the House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. See Utah in Congress for the whole delegation.

In the news

Sources

  1. U.S. House of Representatives, Directory of Representatives
  2. Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Amended 2026 General Election Certification (PDF)
  3. Federal Election Commission, 2026 candidates for Utah District 2
  4. Blake Moore official congressional biography

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