Dennis Moore
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| Preceded by | Vince Snowbarger |
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| Born | November 8, 1945 Anthony, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stephene Moore |
| Children | Todd, Scott, Andrew |
| Religion | Non-denominational Protestant |
Dennis Moore (born November 8, 1945), is an American politician, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Kansas's 3rd congressional district[1]. The district, the state's smallest and richest, takes in most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe and Lenexa.
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[edit] Biography
Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas, and Southern Methodist University and received a Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army before becoming Assistant Attorney General of Kansas. After a period in private practice, he was elected District Attorney in Johnson County, serving in that capacity from 1977 to 1989.
He was first elected to the United States House in 1998 defeating the Republican incumbent, Vince Snowbarger. The district had traditionally elected moderate Republicans, but Snowbarger's unyielding conservatism caused many voters to shift to Moore. He thus became the first Democrat to represent the district in 37 years (when it was the 2nd District, it has been the 3rd District since 1963.
The Republicans put up another conservative, Phill Kline, in 2000, and Moore narrowly held onto his seat, taking 50% of the vote. His margin of victory was fairly close due to George W. Bush's strong performance in the district. In 2002, he faced another close race, this time against moderate Republican Adam Taff. In 2004, Moore defeated law professor Kris Kobach, another conservative, in the general election, with 55% of the vote. Kobach had unexpectedly defeated Taff in the Republican primary, effectively handing Moore another term.
In the 2006 Congressional Election, Moore successfully defended his seat against Republican Chuck Ahner, winning with 64% of the vote, a much larger margin than he had in the past.
Moore, a Blue Dog Democrat since coming to Congress, is the policy co-chair for the Blue Dogs in the 110th Congress. Moore is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
In August 2007, Republican state senator Nick Jordan of Shawnee announced he would challenge Moore for the 3rd District seat in 2008.
[edit] Congressional record
[edit] Committee Assignments
- U.S. House Committee on the Budget
- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
[edit] Environmental record
The environmental watchdog group League of Conservation Voters has given Moore a score of 92% for 2006, citing pro-environment votes on eleven out of twelve issues deemed critical by the organization. The League praised Moore for supporting right-to-know legislation regarding the Toxics Release Inventory program, the Clean Water Act, and energy and weatherization assistance for low-income families, as well as for opposing oil drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opposing salvage logging, opposing logging roads in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, and for opposing measures designed to expedite the production of new oil refineries.[2]
[edit] Abortion record
Moore has a rating of 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. [3]
[edit] Election history[4]
- 1998: Defeated incumbent Vince Snowbarger 52%-48%.
- 2000: Defeated Phill Kline 50%-47%.
- 2002: Defeated Adam Taff 50%-47%.
- 2004: Defeated Kris Kobach 55%-43%.
- 2006: Defeated Chuck Ahner 64%-34%[5]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore, official U.S. House site
- Moore for Congress, Campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- KS 3: Democrat’s Unusual Support Stems From Centrist Efforts, CQ Politics, June 18, 2006
| Preceded by Vince Snowbarger |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district 1999-01-03 – present |
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