Retired Griswold teacher, former coach and current Griswold School Board member Tom Moore won his party’s nomination in November as candidate for the Special House District 21 Election held Tuesday in four area counties, and he got the nod from a majority of the voters in all but one of those counties during Tuesday’s election. The exception was Adams County, the home of Democrat candidate Tim Ennis, from Corning. Moore received a total of 1,409 votes. Tim Ennis received 853 votes.

Tom Moore

Moore told KJAN News he was honored to have received the support he got, especially from those in the Griswold area. Moore says he thanks all the citizens who took the time to get out and exercised their Constitutional right to vote, especially the residents of Griswold, who “Gave me an outstanding vote and voter turnout.” He said those from Griswold, Noble and Pleasant Townships that “Led the way as far as the number of voters” who cast ballots. He says “I’m proud to say Griswold backed me.”

Moore has lived in Griswold for 34 years. In addition to his more than 33 years of teaching and coaching experience, both at the Grinnell and Griswold Community School Districts, he served as the Assistant Manager at Southwest Iowa Egg near Massena for seven-years.

Moore says that kind of experience will give him talking points and credibility with farm organizations. He says his work at SW IA Egg, especially on the manure management side of the business, gives him the insight needed to deal with several issues, including those affecting Iowa’s waterways

Before he’s sworn-in to office, Moore will have to resign from the Griswold School Board, where he was serving his second term. House District 21 covers all of Adams and Union counties, a small section of eastern Pottawattamie County and a large part of Cass County.