Thomas Hill Moore
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Thomas Hill Moore is a commissioner of the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
, an independent agency of the U.S. federal government. He was first appointed to the commission by President
Bill Clinton
in 1995 to complete an unexpired term and was reappointed by Clinton to a full seven-year term in 1996. Moore was appointed to a third term by President George W. Bush
in 2003. This term will expire in 2010. For most of George W. Bush's term, Moore has been the lone Democrat
on the three-person commission. With the July 2006 resignation of Chairman Hal Stratton
, Moore became one of only two commissioners.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent agency of the United States government created in 1972 through the Consumer Product Safety Act to protect "against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products." The CPSC is an independent agency that does...
, an independent agency of the U.S. federal government. He was first appointed to the commission by President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
in 1995 to complete an unexpired term and was reappointed by Clinton to a full seven-year term in 1996. Moore was appointed to a third term by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in 2003. This term will expire in 2010. For most of George W. Bush's term, Moore has been the lone Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
on the three-person commission. With the July 2006 resignation of Chairman Hal Stratton
Hal Stratton
Harold D. “Hal” Stratton, Jr. is an American lawyer currently practicing law with the Albuquerque office of the Denver based western regional law firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP...
, Moore became one of only two commissioners.