Brian Moran
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Brian J. Moran is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Northern Virginia's 46th District and is chairman of the Virginia House Democratic Caucus.
He serves on the Transportation, Courts of Justice and Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee's in the House. He is a member of the Virginia Crime Commission.
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[edit] Early years
Brian J. Moran was born on September 9, 1959 in Natick, Massachusetts. He is the youngest of 7 children (his elder brother, Jim Moran, represents the 8th Congressional District of Virginia) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brought up in a middle-class Irish-American Catholic household, his father, a World War II veteran, worked varying jobs, including the local factory and a Juvenile probation officer.
At age 14 Brian took is his first job bagging groceries at the local store. He worked varying jobs through his time at Marion High School. He was captain of the his high school football team. Brian attended University of Massachusetts at Amherst on a football scholarship.
Brian worked his way through college and the Columbus School of Law including construction jobs, bar tending, and gas station attendant on the mid-night shift. He attended law school and after school took a job as a clerk for the Arlington County, Virginia court.
[edit] Local politics
After a year of clerking, Brian became a prosecutor in Arlington County. He worked cases ranging from rape to murder and sexual assault cases. At the urging of then Alexandria businessman (and future Governor of Virginia) Mark Warner, Brian Moran left the prosecutor's office after 7 years and ran for the House of Delegates. He has served 11 years.
After his election to the House of Delegates, Brian opened a small law practice in Alexandria which as grown to more than 10 employees.
[edit] Virginia House of Delegates
Since being elected, Brian has served on the Courts of Justice Committee, Transportation Committee and the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee.
[edit] House Democratic Caucus
In 2001, Brian was elected to chair the House Democratic Caucus, taking over after the House Democratic Caucus chair, Creigh Deeds was elected to the State Senate. When Brian took over as Chairman, Democrats had fallen to 34 seats in the House of Delegates as a result of 2001 Republican Redistricting that decimated the caucus. Since then, Democrats have added seats in every consecutive general election and now control 40 of the chamber's 100 seats.
[edit] Awards/Recognition
He has won a number of awards and recognitions, such as: • named the Jaycees Man of the Year • twice awarded the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Legislative Award • repeat winner of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Legislator of the Year • Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Friend of Business Award • Legislative Hero from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters • the “Tech Ten” award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council • on September 19, 2006, Brian will be named the Virginia Sheriff's Association Legislator of the Year.
He is a member of the Advisory Board to Stop Child Abuse Now, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, the local Kiwanis club and the Alexandria Bar Association. He was a leader on the Secure Virginia Panel, formed after 9/11 by Governor Warner, to address Homeland Security in the Commonwealth.
[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. He is rumored to be considering a statewide bid in 2009.
