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Meet the change leaders: Andy Moore

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Nevins is co-publisher of The Fulcrum and co-founder and board chairman of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund.

Andy Moore is executive director of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers, a broad group of organizations and supporters of pro-voter democracy reform. He also serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Tom Love Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business.


In 2019, Moore helped start People Not Politicians, a grassroots movement to end gerrymandering by creating an independent redistricting commission in Oklahoma. He currently serves on the board of directors for Rank the Vote Oklahoma and the Oklahoma chapter of Generation Citizen.

He is a staunch advocate for democracy and diplomacy, for civil and voting rights, and for making your corner of the world a better place. As a licensed professional counselor for more than 10 years, he knows that taking the time to listen and build relationships with others will pave the way to a stronger Oklahoma.

Moore received a B.S. in psychology and M.A. in marriage and family therapy from Southern Nazarene University, as well as an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. His early professional experiences in mental health and public health highlighted the need for common-sense public policy that empowers people, not holds them back. In 2016, More founded Let’s Fix This as a way to encourage civic engagement and promote good policy in Oklahoma. He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and three chidlren, and enjoys woodworking, running half marathons, eating tacos and supporting public education.

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I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Moore in April for the CityBiz “Meet the Change Leaders” series. Watch to learn the full extent of the democracy reform work he does:

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