Brian Moran
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| Brian J. Moran | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 46th district |
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| In office 1996 – December 12th, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard S. Cohen |
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| Succeeded by | Charniele Herring |
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| Born | September 9, 1959 Natick, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Karyn Moran |
| Residence | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Framingham State College, The Catholic University of America |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Counties, Cities and Towns; Courts of Justice; Finance; Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Website | http://www.brianmoran.com |
Brian J. Moran (born September 9, 1959 in Natick, Massachusetts) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008, representing Northern Virginia's 46th district.
Moran was a primary candidate for Governor of Virginia in 2009, hoping to succeed fellow Democrat Tim Kaine who is the current Governor of Virginia, but on June 9, 2009, he lost the Democratic Party nomination to Creigh Deeds, a member of the Virginia Senate.[1]
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[edit] Early years
Brian Moran is the youngest of seven children. His elder brother, Jim Moran, represents Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Captain of his high school football team at Marian High School in Framingham, Massachusetts, Brian went on to the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he continued playing football. After graduating from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., he took a job as a clerk for the Arlington County, Virginia court during of his brother's successful career on the city council of neighboring Alexandria.[2]
[edit] Law & politics
After a year of clerking, Brian became a prosecutor in Arlington County. He worked cases ranging up to rape and murder. Brian Moran left the prosecutor's office after 7 years and ran for the House of Delegates in 1995.
After his election to the House of Delegates, Moran opened a small law practice in Alexandria, Virginia.
[edit] Virginia House of Delegates
Since being elected, Moran served on the Transportation; Courts of Justice; and Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committees. He is a repeat winner of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Legislator of the Year, a recipient of the Tech-10 award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and a 'Friend of Business' awardee from the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. Moran also was named the 2006 Legislator of the Year for the Virginia Sheriffs Association. Moran resigned his seat on December 12, 2008 to pursue the Virginia governorship full time.[3]
[edit] House Democratic Caucus
In 2001, Moran was elected to chair the House Democratic Caucus succeeding Creigh Deeds who was elected to the Virginia State Senate. Since then, Democrats have added seats in every consecutive general election and now hold 44 of the chamber's 100 seats. Moran spent the better part of 2006 and 2007 traveling the state to recruit and support House candidates for the 2007 election, when all 100 Virginia House of Delegates seats were on the ballot (as in every odd-numbered year).
[edit] Statewide campaign
Widely encouraged to run for Attorney General in 2005, Moran decided not to run out of deference to his friend, Attorney General candidate Creigh Deeds, and due to concerns about the time away from his family.[4] Moran formed a fundraising committee to campaign for Governor in 2009.[5] Mame Reiley served as director of Virginians for Brian Moran, helping Moran in his election bid for Governor, from 2007 to 2009. Moran ultimately lost the Democratic nomination for governor to Creigh Deeds, who received more than twice as many votes as Moran. Moran came in third after Terry McAuliffe.
[edit] Political future
Rumors surfaced on a popular liberal blog, Not Larry Sabato, that Brian Moran may be considering a run for the State Senate. No reports have been made by Moran that he intends to run for state-wide or any federal office.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.brianmoran.com brianmoran.com
- ^ http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/bbad288bd8d612d285256c23006d3f86/2550d52a739942cc8525738a0052b63d?OpenDocument
- ^ "Moran Resigns Va. House to Run for Governor". http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121202242.html.
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=admin/registration/register&destination=login&nextstep=gather&application=reg30-print&applicationURL=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060503517.html
- ^ "Moran for Governor - Brian". The Virginia Public Access Project. http://www.vpap.org/committees/profile/home/2127. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ Senator Moran?
