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 has served since 1995.
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 Virginia's 8th congressional district 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 various 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 various 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, bartending, and as a 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. 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, Moran opened a small law practice in Alexandria which has grown to more than 10 employees.
[edit] Virginia House of Delegates
Since being elected, Moran has served on the Courts of Justice Committee, Transportation Committee and the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee. He is a repeat winner of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Legislator of the Year, recipient of the prestigious Tech-10 award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council and 'Friend of Business' award from the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. As well, Moran is the 2006 Legislator of the Year for the Virginia Sheriffs Association.
[edit] House Democratic Caucus
In 2001, Moran was elected to chair the House Democratic Caucus. When Moran took over as Chairman, Democrats had fallen to 34 seats in the House of Delegates. Since then, Democrats have added seats in every consecutive general election and now control 44 of the chamber's 100 seats. In 2007, all 100 members of the House of Delegates were up for election. Moran spent the better part of 2006 and 2007 traveling the state to recruit and support House candidates.
[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 widely considered to be preparing for a statewide bid for Governor in 2009.
