Former Rep. Jim Moran

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D Virginia, 8th (1991-2015) Retired

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Summary

MORAN, James P., a Representative from Virginia; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 16, 1945; B.A., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., 1967; attended the Bernard Baruch School of Finance, City University of New York, New York, N.Y., 1967-1968; M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1970; attended the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1978; investment banker; comptroller and budget analyst, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1968-1974; policy specialist, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1974-1976; staff member, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, 1976-1979; member of the Alexandria, Va., city council, 1979-1982; vice mayor of Alexandria, Va., 1982-1984; mayor of Alexandria, Va., 1985-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present).

Biographical

Full Name: James Patrick Moran Jr.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jim mor-AN
Date of Birth: May 16, 1945 (age: 78)
Place of Birth: Buffalo, N.Y.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Hometown: Natick, Mass.
Place of Residence: Arlington, Va.
Previous Occupation: Stockbroker and budget analyst

Wikipedia

Family:

Previous relationship: Mary Howard Moran Divorced, 1988

Separated: LuAnn L. Bennett real estate developer, 2004

Relations with people in our database:

Brother of Brian J. Moran

Father of Mary Moran

Grandfather of Grayson Bowie-Moran

Miscellaneous Links:

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Campaign Links:

Facebook, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook

LinkedIn

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Flickr, official

Press Releases

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Education

University of Southern California - Attended (1978)
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs - MPA (1968-1970)
Baruch College - Attended (1967-1968)
College of the Holy Cross - BA, economics (1963-1967)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 5, 2015) Retired

Member, 8th Congressional District of Virginia

Election Results

2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 64.59%
Democrat

J Patrick Murray, 30.57%
Republican

Jason J Howell, 2.90%
Independent

Janet Murphy, 1.70%
Democrat
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 61.03%
Democrat

J Patrick Murray, 37.30%
Republican

J Ron Fisher, 1.42%
Democrat
2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 67.94%
Democrat

Mark W Ellmore, 29.68%
Republican

J Ron Fisher, 2.08%
Democrat
2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 66.40%
Democrat

Tom M O'Donoghue, 30.58%
Republican

James T Jim Hurysz, 2.80%
Independent
2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 59.73%
Democrat

Lisa Marie Cheney, 36.90%
Republican

James T Hurysz, 3.13%
Independent
2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 59.81%
Democrat

Scott C Tate, 37.32%
Republican

Ronald V Crickenberger, 2.65%
Independent
2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 63.34%
Democrat

Demaris H Miller, 34.05%
Republican

Ronald V Crickenberger, 1.34%
Independent

Richard Lee Rick Herron, 1.08%
Independent
1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 66.68%
Democrat

Demaris H Miller, 33.05%
Republican
1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 66.40%
Democrat

John E Otey, 28.14%
Republican

R Ward Edmonds, 2.72%
Reform Party

Sarina J Grosswald, 2.28%
Independent
1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 59.35%
Democrat

Kyle E Mcslarrow, 39.26%
Republican
1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 56.06%
Democrat

Kyle Eugene McSlarrow, 41.56%
Republican

Alvin O West, 2.27%
Independent
1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

8th Congressional District of Virginia

James Patrick Moran Jr. (Jim), 51.70%
Democrat

Stanford Elmer Parris (Stan), 44.63%
Republican

Robert T Murphy, 3.48%
Independent

Employment History

Moran Global Strategies Inc. (2023-)

Founder
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (Sept. 2019-2023)

Senior Policy Adviser
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Jan. 2015-Sept. 2019)

Senior Legislative Adviser

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

Virginia Leadership PAC

Election campaign:

Moran for Congress (Virginia)

Teaching position:

George Mason University

Awards

Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (April 2014)
Spirit of Defenders Public Service Award (Defenders of Wildlife) (2014)
Champions of the Endangered Species Act (Animal Welfare Institute) (Nov. 2013)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, work:
jim@moranstrategies.com

Virginia Office
1023 Queen St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

McDermott+Consulting LLC (2019)
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (2016-2019)
Moran Global Strategies Inc. (2023-2024)
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (2019-2023)

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Privately Financed Travel

26 trips taken between 2000 - 2014 costing $85,058

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2014, 2013, 2013 (Amendment), 2012, 2012 (Amendment), 2011, 2011 (Amendment), 2010, 2010 (Amendment), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Extension Letter: 2015
Termination: 2015
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $62,624.35
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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