| Alex X. Mooney | |
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 3rd district |
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| In office January 13, 1999 – January 12, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Derr |
| Succeeded by | Ronald N. Young |
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| Born | June 7, 1971 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Alex X. Mooney (born June 7, 1971) is a former Maryland State Senator representing District 3.
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Mooney's mother was a Cuban refugee who escaped from political imprisonment shortly after the Bay of Pigs Invasion.[1] From a family of Irish immigrants, his father Vincent grew up in Long Island, New York. He met Lala when they both attended Catholic University. Mooney was born in 1971 in Washington D.C. He graduated from Frederick High School. There he was elected as Student Government Association President.[1] In 1993, he received his B.A. in philosophy from Dartmouth College. While attending Dartmouth, he ran for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Grafton County's 10th District. He was in last place with 8% of the vote.[2]
After college, Mooney served as Staff Assistant to U.S. Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett, remaining as his assistant until 1995. That year, he became a legislative analyst for the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives.[3]
In addition to his political work, Mooney also is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He also is the Executive Director of the National Journalism Center [1], a position he has held since 2005. In 2007 Mooney was elected to the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth College Association of Alumni.[4]
He formerly represented Maryland's District 3rd, which covers parts of Washington and Frederick Counties.
When Mooney ran for the Maryland Senate in 1998, he defeated incumbent Republican John W. Derr in the primary election and Democrat Ronald S. Bird in the general election.[5] In 2002, Mooney won re-election defeating Democrat Sue Hecht, with 55% fo the vote.[6] Mooney won re-election in 2006 with 52% of the vote against Candy Greenway.[7] In 2010, Democrat Ronald N. Young, Mayor of Frederick defeated him 51%-49%.[8][9]
Mooney received the Maryland Taxpayer of the Year award in 2000 and the National Hero of the Taxpayer Award for 2003. He has also received the top business rating in the state by the Maryland Business for Responsive Government.
A 2008 article quoted Mooney as stating "I'd say Republicans believe in oversight." Mooney traveled to New Hampshire to testify in support of a state bill that would require legislative approval for amendments that the private Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College wished to make to its charter.[10]
In the Maryland State Senate, Mooney was a member of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Joint Committee on Investigation, and formerly a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, and the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. He served on the Maryland Rural Caucus, the Taxpayers Protection Caucus, and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.
On December 11, 2010, Mooney was elected as Chair of the Maryland Republican Party.
After redistricting, 85 year old Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett was placed into a district that Obama won. Portions of Baltimore and Harford counties as waddell as Carroll County were taken away from the 6th District during redistricting. More of Montgomery County was put into the district, while another part of Montgomery County was removed and added to northern Frederick County to reform the 8th District.[11] His current district has Obama at just 40%, while the newly redrawn district has Obama at 56%.[12] Mooney will run for the nomination.[13]
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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| Alex X. Mooney, Rep. | 21,844 | 51.9% | Won |
| Candy O. Greenway, Dem. | 20,111 | 47.8% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 104 | 0.2% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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| Alex X. Mooney, Rep. | 21,617 | 55.0% | Won |
| C. Sue Hecht, Dem. | 17,654 | 44.9% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 66 | 0.2% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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| Alex X. Mooney, Rep. | 18,399 | 56% | Won |
| Ronald S. Bird, Dem. | 14,212 | 44% | Lost |
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