THOMAS HILL MOORE
Biographical Sketch
Thomas Hill Moore began his first term as a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in May of 1995, having been appointed by President William J. Clinton. He was appointed by President Clinton to a second term which expired on October 26, 2003. President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Moore to a new seven-year term which will expire on October 26, 2010.
Commissioner Moore served as Legislative Counsel to U.S.
Senator John Breaux from 1988 to 1995. Mr. Moore served as
principal adviser to Senator Breaux on commerce, finance, and
trade policy matters. In addition, his responsibilities on
Senator Breaux's staff have included authority over banking,
housing and urban affairs, judiciary, and governmental affairs
issues. Other congressional experience includes working as a legislative assistant to former U.S. Senator Richard Stone.
An attorney by training, Mr. Moore previously served as an
executive vice president at the National Medical Association,
where he supervised a 12-member staff in activities which
included congressional and federal relations, conference
planning, fund raising, and corporate and community relations.
From 1974 to 1977, Mr. Moore served as assistant dean at the
University of Florida College of Law, where he directed the law
school's programs for minority students. His professional
experience also includes stints as a government relations
consultant, legislative affairs director at Allen, Rovin &
Associates, and staff attorney at the National Consumer Law
Center, where he developed legislative policy on consumer credit
issues.
Mr. Moore received a bachelor of science degree in accounting
from Jacksonville University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor degree
from the University of Florida College of Law in 1974. He is a
member of the Florida Bar Association, the District of Columbia
Bar Association and the Communications Bar Association.
Mr. Moore and his wife Adrienne have two children, Carlton and Phyllis.