Jim Moran

Jim Moran

Democratic Party

Prior offices

City Council of Alexandria Virginia

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Vice Mayor of Alexandria Virginia

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Mayor of Alexandria

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U.S. House Virginia District 8

Successor: Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.

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Compensation

Net worth

$8,000.50

Education

Bachelor's

College of the Holy Cross

Graduate

University of Pittsburgh

Personal

Profession

Investment Broker, Civil Servant

James P. "Jim" Moran (b. May 16, 1945, in Buffalo, N.Y.) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th Congressional District.

Biography

Moran was born in Buffalo, New York. After earning his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross in 1967, Moran attended the Bernard Baruch School of Finance, City University of New York for several years before pursuing his M.P.A. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1970. He later attended the University of Southern California for one year.

Career

The following is an abbreviated outline of Moran's professional and political career:

• 1991-2015: Member of the United States House of Representatives, Virginia's 8th Congressional District
• 1985-1990: Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
• 1982-1984: Vice Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
• 1979-1982: City council, Alexandria, Virginia
• 1976-1979: Staff member, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
• 1974-1976: Policy Specialist, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
• 1968-1974: Comptroller and Budget Analyst, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Moran served on the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Ranking member)
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch

2011-2012

Moran served on the following committees:

• Appropriations Committee
  • Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment Ranking member
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Moran's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.

National security

NDAA

Moran voted in opposition of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.

DHS Appropriations

Moran voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Moran voted in favor of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.

CISPA (2013)

Moran voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.

Economy

Farm bill

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, known as the Farm Bill. The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop. However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states. Moran did not vote on the bill.

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014. The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill. The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the protection of the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Moran joined with the majority of the Democratic party and voted in favor of the bill.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201. At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. Moran voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.

Prior to the vote Moran said, "I used to be really proud of this institution. I used to be able to go through my community and, many of those who have served as long as I have, know what it was like to be proud to be a member of Congress. We know what the government can do. This bill doesn’t allow the government to do what it can to improve the lives of our people. We need to believe in this government again. We need to do what this Congress is meant to do!"

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Moran voted for HR 2775.

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Moran voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status. The vote largely followed party lines.

Healthcare

Repealing Obamacare

Moran has voted against all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Social issues

Abortion

Moran voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal cliff

Moran voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003, while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.

Campaign themes

2012

According to Moran's website, his campaign themes included:

• Economy: "It is fiscally and morally irresponsible to allow the wealthiest Americans to continue to benefit from reduced taxes while attempting to balance the budget on the backs of working Americans, seniors and our children."
• Environment: "...committed to supporting programs and legislation that promote environmental stewardship and develop sustainable and renewable energy sources."
• Healthcare: "...been a steadfast advocate for the most vulnerable in our society and has consistently fought for legislation that will increase healthcare coverage for low-income children and families."

Ethics investigation

Along with six other members of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which controls Pentagon spending, Moran fell under scrutiny by ethics investigators in the fall of 2009. Two separate ethics offices examined the seven lawmakers who helped steer federal funds to clients of the PMA Group. John P. Murtha (D-Penn.), Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.), Moran, Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Bill Young (R-Fla.) and Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) also received campaign contributions from the firm and its clients.

Elections

2014

See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Moran did not seek re-election in 2014.

2012

See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

Moran won re-election in 2012. He defeated Bruce Shuttleworth in the June 12 Democratic primary. He defeated Jason Howell (I), Patrick Murray (R) and Janet Murphy (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Moran Incumbent	64.6%	226,847
	Republican	Patrick Murray	30.6%	107,370
	Independent	Jason Howell	2.9%	10,180
	Green	Janet Murphy	1.7%	5,985
	Write-In	N/A	0.2%	805
Total Votes				351,187
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Virginia District 8 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Moran Incumbent	74.2%	23,018
Bruce Shuttleworth	25.8%	8,006
Total Votes		31,024

Full history

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2010 On November 2, 2010, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated J. Patrick Murray (R) and J. Ron Fisher (G) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 61% 116,404      Republican J. Patrick Murray 37.3% 71,145      Green J. Ron Fisher 1.4% 2,707      N/A Write-in 0.3% 492 Total Votes 190,748 2008 On November 4, 2008, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark W. Ellmore (R) and J. Ron Fisher (G) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 67.9% 222,986      Republican Mark W. Ellmore 29.7% 97,425      Green J. Ron Fisher 2.1% 6,829      N/A Write-in 0.3% 957 Total Votes 328,197 2006 On November 7, 2006, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom M. O'Donoghue (R) and James "Jim" Hurysz (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 66.4% 144,700      Republican Tom M. O'Donoghue 30.6% 66,639      Independent James "Jim" Hurysz 2.8% 6,094      N/A Write-in 0.2% 476 Total Votes 217,909 2004 On November 2, 2004, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lisa Marie Cheney (R) and James Hurysz (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 59.7% 171,986      Republican Lisa Marie Cheney 36.9% 106,231      Independent James Hurysz 3.1% 9,004      N/A Write-in 0.2% 698 Total Votes 287,919 2002 On November 5, 2002, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scott C. Tate (R) and Ronald V. Crickenberger (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 59.8% 102,759      Republican Scott C. Tate 37.3% 64,121      Independent Ronald V. Crickenberger 2.7% 4,558      N/A Write-in 0.2% 361 Total Votes 171,799 2000 On November 7, 2000, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Demaris H. Miller (R), Ronald V. Crickenberger (I) and Richard "Rick" Herron (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 63.3% 164,178      Republican Demaris H. Miller 34.1% 88,262      Independent Ronald Crickenberger 1.3% 3,483      Independent Richard "Rick" Herron 1.1% 2,805      N/A Write-in 0.2% 471 Total Votes 259,199 1998 On November 3, 1998, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Demaris H. Miller (R) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 1998 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 66.7% 97,545      Republican Demaris H. Miller 33.1% 48,352      N/A Write-in 0.3% 390 Total Votes 146,287 1996 On November 5, 1996, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John E. Otey (R), Sarina J. Grosswald (I), Charles Stanard Severance (I) and R. Ward Edmonds (Virginia Reform) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 1996 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 66.4% 152,334      Republican John E. Otey 28.1% 64,562      Independent Sarina J. Grosswald 2.3% 5,239      Independent Charles Stanard Severance 0.3% 740      Virginia Reform R. Ward Edmonds 2.7% 6,243      N/A Write-in 0.1% 303 Total Votes 229,421 1994 On November 8, 1994, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kyle E. McSlarrow (R), R. Ward Edmonds (I) and William C. Jones (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 1994 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 59.3% 120,281      Republican Kyle E. McSlarrow 39.3% 79,568      Independent R. Ward Edmonds 0.9% 1,858      Independent William C. Jones 0.4% 868      N/A Write-in 0% 98 Total Votes 202,673 1992 On November 3, 1992, Jim Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kyle E. McSlarrow (R) and Alvin O. West (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 1992 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran incumbent 56.1% 138,542      Republican Kyle E. McSlarrow 41.6% 102,717      Independent Alvin O. West 2.3% 5,601      N/A Write-in 0.1% 266 Total Votes 247,126 1990 On November 6, 1990, Jim Moran won election to the United States House. He defeated Stan Parris (R) and Robert T. Murphy (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Virginia District 8 General Election, 1990 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jim Moran 51.7% 88,475      Republican Stan Parris 44.6% 76,367      Independent Robert T. Murphy 3.5% 5,958      N/A Write-in 0.2% 321 Total Votes 171,121

Campaign finance summary

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Jim Moran campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2012	U.S. House (Virginia, District 8)	Won	$1,102,046	N/A**
Grand total			$1,102,046	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Moran's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,001 to $15,000. That averages to $8,000.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Moran ranked as the 404th most wealthy representative in 2012. Between 2004 and 2012, Moran‘s calculated net worth decreased by an average of 12 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.

Jim Moran Yearly Net Worth
Year	Average Net Worth
2004	$9,819,622
2012	$8,000.50
Growth from 2004 to 2012:	−100%
Average annual growth:	−12%
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

Compensation comments

In April 2014, Moran said, “I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid. I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world.” He argued that members of Congress should be paid more because they have to keep a residence in their home state and in Washington D.C., adding some members "rent 'tiny' apartments to save money."

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Moran received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Real Estate industry. Comparatively, the top industry employer in Virginia's 8th Congressional District was Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, according to a 2012 U.S. Census survey.

From 1989-2014, 27.55 percent of Moran's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.

Jim Moran Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$14,823,099
Total Spent	$13,832,009
Top industry in the district	Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Real Estate	$949,525
Misc Defense	$878,178
Lobbyists	$844,249
Computers/Internet	$757,088
Defense Electronics	$654,345
% total in top industry	6.41%
% total in top two industries	12.33%
% total in top five industries	27.55%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Moran was a "far-left Democratic leader," as of August 2014. This was the same rating Moran received in July 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracked the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she voted most and least often. The results included a member from each party.

Moran most often voted with:

• David Price
• Chris Gibson

Moran least often voted with:

• Jim Matheson
• Jim Jordan

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Moran missed 814 of 15,483 roll call votes from January 1991 to August 2014. This amounted to 5.3 percent, which was worse than the median of 2.5 percent among congressional representatives as of August 2014.

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Moran paid his congressional staff a total of $1,030,406 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranked 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Moran ranked 70th in the liberal rankings in 2013.

2012

Moran ranked 101st in the liberal rankings in 2012.

2011

Moran ranked 104th in the liberal rankings in 2011.

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Moran voted with the Democratic Party 92 percent of the time, which ranked 130th among the 204 House Democratic members as of August 2014.

2013

Moran voted with the Democratic Party 93.2 percent of the time, which ranked 97th among the 201 House Democratic members as of July 2013.

Personal

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Moran and his wife, LuAnn Bennett, have four children and four grandchildren. The first concert he attended was the Rolling Stones. He lists Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. as his greatest inspirations.

Noteworthy events

In October 2012, Moran's son, Patrick Moran, resigned from his position on his father's campaign after a video by James O'Keefe showed Patrick Moran offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud.

In December 2012, Patrick Moran pleaded guilty to felony and domestic violence charges that arose after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend outside of a nightclub. The alleged assault, which occurred on December 1, 2012, reportedly left Moran's girlfriend with bloody nose and a fractured skull. Jim Moran called the alleged assault an "embarrassing situation."

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Jim + Moran + Virginia + House

Jim Moran News Feed

See also

• Virginia's 8th Congressional District
• Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
• United States House of Representatives

External links

• Biographies:
  • U.S. Congress
• Political profiles:
  • GovTrack
  • Project Vote Smart
• Financial (federal level):
  • FEC contributions
  • OpenSecrets.org
  • LegiStorm.com
• Interest group ratings:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions:
  • On The Issues
  • Project Vote Smart
• Public statements:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Voting record:
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Washington Post
• Media appearances:
  • C-SPAN
• Media coverage:
  • New York Times
  • Washington Post

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Stanford E. Parris	U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia, District 8 1991-2015	Succeeded by Don Beyer
Preceded by '	Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia 1985-1990	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Vice Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia 1982-1984	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	City Council of Alexandria, Virginia 1979-1982	Succeeded by '