Feb. 21. US Rep. Tim Moore officially opened his office for staff in Cornelius yesterday as a group of about 100 protestors gathered peacefully in the cold in front of Town Hall.
Moore, the former speaker of the NC House of Representatives, cut the ceremonial ribbon, saying that the office would assist people whether they voted for him or note.
US Rep. Tim Moore
The protest outside focused on the gerrymandered district that goes from Cornelius and Davidson to Polk County and Burke County. “It cuts us off from the rest of Mecklenburg County and other contiguous counties near North Mecklenburg,” an organizer said.
The protesters, many of them Democrats, said Moore’s new district was gerrymandered specifically for him to win.
Among other things, protesters chanted “Show me what Democracy looks like, this is what Democracy looks like” and held signs including “No Moore voter suppression.”
—Photos by Jason Benavides
