LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law - JD (1981)

• University of Kansas - BS, economics (1976)

• Fort Hays State University - Attended (1973-1974)

• Plainville (Kan.) High School - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kansas (Class 3)
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 62.18%

  Republican
  Patrick Wiesner, 32.24%

  Democrat
  Robert D. Garrard, 5.58%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kansas (Class 3)
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 70.09%

  Republican
  Lisa Johnston, 26.38%

  Democrat
  Michael Wm. Dann, 2.14%

  Libertarian
  Joseph K. Bellis, 1.39%

  Reform Party

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 81.88%

  Republican
  James Bordonaro, 13.27%

  Democrat
  Kathleen M Burton, 2.73%

  Reform Party
  Jack Warner, 2.12%

  Libertarian

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 78.61%

  Republican
  John Doll, 19.95%

  Democrat
  Sylvester Cain, 1.44%

  Reform Party

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 90.72%

  Republican
  Jack Warner, 9.28%

  Libertarian

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 91.09%

  Republican
  Jack Warner, 8.91%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 89.34%

  Republican
  Jack Warner, 10.66%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 80.67%

  Republican
  Jim Philips, 19.33%

  Democrat

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  1st Congressional District of Kansas
  Gerald Wesley Moran (Jerry), 73.48%

  Republican
  John Divine, 24.49%

  Democrat
  Bill Earnest, 2.03%

  Libertarian

Associated Organizations

• University of Kansas School of Law

  Member, Board of Governors

• Fort Hays State University Foundation

  Trustee

• Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

  Trustee

• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Nov. 2019-)

  Member, Congressional Board of Visitors

• Boy Scouts of America

• Free State PAC

• Eisenhower PAC

• Moran for Kansas

• National Republican Senatorial Committee (2013-2015)

  Chair

Awards

• Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (Military Officers Association of America) (April 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Legislator of the Year Award (Agricultural Retailers Association) (May 2022)

• Veterans Champion Award (Disabled American Veterans) (March 2022)

• Sonny Montgomery Student Veteran Champion Award (Student Veterans of America) (Feb. 2021)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (2021)

• Joseph B. “Doc” Hartranft Jr. Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (March 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (Dec. 2017)

• George McGovern Leadership Award (World Food Programme) (Oct. 2017)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Distinguished Service Award (Voices for National Service) (2015)

• Champion of Science Award (Science Coalition) (April 2014)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2014)

• Advocacy Award (American Veterinary Medical Association) (2014)

• Congressional Cancer Champion Award (One Voice Against Cancer) (July 2012)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2009)

• Collective Award (National Rural Health Association) (2000)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-6521
Fax:	202-228-6998

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Privately Financed Travel

16 trips taken between 2001 - 2016 costing $42,926

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Subcommittee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Ranking Member

Caucuses

• Anti-Value Added Tax Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Farmer's Cooperative Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Study Group on Germany
• Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome, Co-Chair
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Senate Aerospace Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Afterschool Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Community Health Centers Caucus
• Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Senate Competitiveness Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Defense Communities Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Diabetes Caucus
• Senate Economic Mobility Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Senate Entrepreneurship Caucus
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate Hunger Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Military Family Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Space Force Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus
• Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus
• Senate Water Caucus, Chair and Founder
• Senate Western Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• GOP Senate aide flies off to drone developer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 12, 2022
  Sen. Jerry Moran's (R-Kan.) top military staffer has moved to a defense contractor's government-affairs team. read more

• Sen. Hickenlooper holds financial interest in Facebook

  Posted by Christian Stafford on Oct. 5, 2021
  Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), who currently holds as much as $500,000 worth of stock in Facebook, questioned Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Tuesday about how the company's profit could be affected by policy changes. read more

• Major science-industry provider picks up Sen. Moran LA

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 8, 2021
  Science-industry provisioner Thermo Fisher has added a congressional Senate aide to its Washington team. read more

• Commerce Committee aide heads from the Hill to 30 Rock

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 7, 2018
  Live from New York: It's a Senate Commerce staffer's new career! read more

• Ogilvy nabs Sen. Moran chief of 12 years

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 18, 2017
  Ogilvy Government Relations has picked up Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) longtime chief of staff. read more

• GOP outpaces Democratic colleagues in town halls

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 4, 2016
  Republicans claimed the top 11 spots among congressional members holding town hall meetings during the first quarter of 2016. read more

• Senate aide fishes for government affairs gig

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 15, 2016
  A Senate staffer has left the Hill to join the private sector and become a government relations expert at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. read more

• Members didn't take a break during the holidays

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 4, 2016
  As Americans were chilling champagne on New Year's Eve, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) was still focused on connecting with constituents by holding a telephone town hall that day. read more

• Cantor's legislative director returns to the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 17, 2015
  Former Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) legislative director until his surprise ouster from Congress has returned to the Hill from K Street. read more

• Lawmakers travel home to hold town halls during April recess

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 13, 2015
  As their colleagues rolled out presidential campaign announcements over the last few weeks, many of Congress' rank and file spent their April recess holding constituent town hall meetings at regional airports, fire stations, senior centers and hospitals. read more

• Someone tell Sen. Moran: You shouldn't be in Kansas anymore

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 6, 2015
  On Inauguration Day, most elected officials take in all the pomp and circumstance with their families in the nation's capital. One senator will be celebrating the start of the 114th Congress, however, with his constituents. read more

• Republicans host more town halls than Democrats

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 15, 2014
  Republican members of Congress have participated in nearly twice as many town hall events with constituents than their Democratic counterparts this year. read more

• Kansas senator plans to reach out to constituents on Election Day

  Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 9, 2014
  While Kansas GOP Sen. Pat Roberts will be nervously watching ballots on Election Day as he faces accusations that he is out of touch with voters, his Republican colleague, Jerry Moran, has made his own plans that day to get in touch with constituents. read more

• Sen. Moran brings on board agriculture expert

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Aug. 7, 2014
  Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) picked the cream of the crop with the selection of his newest agriculture legislative assistant. read more

• Sen. Moran holds his 1,000th town hall

  Posted by Katie Barrows on Nov. 26, 2013
  Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has been making the rounds in Kansas, holding his 1000th town hall since taking office in 1997. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Jan. 23, 2013
  Grab your W-2s! A former aide to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has registered as a lobbyist for one of America's largest tax preparation companies. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on April 10, 2012
  A former appropriations staffer under Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has moved on to handle government affairs for a major player in the insurance world. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 2, 2012
  Sen. Jerry Moran's (R-Kan.) deputy state director, Michael Zamrzla, had a merry Christmas this year if it was anything like his last. read more

• Staffers move into member seats

  Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 4, 2010
  A few former staffers were lifted to seats of power in the Republican midterm wave. At least seven former congressional aides - all Republicans - won House of Representative seats in Tuesday's midterm elections. read more