Jerry Moran

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Jerry Moran

United States Representative from Kansas's 1st district
In office 1997-present
Preceded by	Pat Roberts
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	May 29, 1954 Great Bend, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Robba Moran
Religion	Methodist

Jerry Moran (born May 29, 1954, in Great Bend, Kansas) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Kansas's 1st District (map). He served for eight years (1989-1996) in the Kansas Senate, including as Senate Majority Leader for his two final years. He was elected to the House in 1996 and serves as Assistant Majority Whip.

Moran's opponent for the 2006 midterm election was John Doll whom he defeated handily, receiving 79 percent of the vote.

[edit] Biography

Moran was born in Great Bend, Kansas, but grew up near Susank, Kansas. He graduated from The University of Kansas with a B.S. in Economics in 1976.

Before his election to Congress, Moran served eight years in the Kansas Senate in Topeka, the last two as Majority Leader. Moran attended Fort Hays State University and later the University of Kansas where he completed degrees in economics and law. After an early career as a small town banker, Moran established a law practice in Hays, Kansas and returned to FHSU as an adjunct professor of political science.

Moran has been a strongly independent, principled conservative, voting against his party by not supporting No Child Left Behind or the creation of a multi-trillion dollar Medicare prescription drug program. While criticized by Speaker Dennis Hastert for the latter vote, Moran has received numerous awards for his leadership in health care both on the state and national level.