During his tenure, he was chosen by his fellow commissioners to be Mayor of West Palm Beach from 1967 to 1968, as the city operated under the Council–manager form of government at the time.

After leaving office as a city commissioner of West Palm Beach, Moore was elected to 79th district of the Florida House of Representatives in 1976 and served one term before losing re-election in 1978.

He pledged cooperation with citizens and fellow commissioners, while emphasizing the need for improvements to downtown, the local tourism industry, and major roads.

[3] During his tenure, the city commissioners unanimously selected Moore to serve as Mayor of West Palm Beach from 1967 to 1968, under the Council–manager form of government.

"[6] He described himself as a "moderate conservative" and ran on his record as city commissioner and Mayor of West Palm Beach, including establishing the Downtown Development Authority.