Former Pima County Supervisor Ed Moore, who served on the board for more than a decade, died last week. He was 88 years old.
Mr. Moore was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1984 as a Democrat. He switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party and ended up running as an independent in the 1992 election.
Mr. Moore in 1992 Metropolitan Water DistrictThe city-owned utility company serves more than 50,000 people and hundreds of businesses in the Tucson metropolitan area, the Arizona Daily Star reported at the time.
In 1993, during Manoj Vyas' tenure as county administrator, as leader of the board's Republican majority, he helped push through the firing of six longtime county executives and the demotion of four others. Several of the employees who were fired or demoted later won wrongful termination lawsuits against the county.
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In 2006, Moore led an effort to bring Lilito horse racing to Marana.
Moore's death was confirmed at Tuesday's board meeting. A written statement read during the period by Rep. Raul Grijalva, who served on the board with Mr. Moore, described how much Mr. Moore missed the political battle with the late coach.
“A smart and complex man. I fought with him on politics and policy and liked him as a person,” Grijalva wrote. “We both loved good books, history, family, and the West. Our fights were about ideas and the future, not hatred or revenge. I miss that, and Ed. .”
