Jerry Moran

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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. The district, popularly known as "the Big First," takes up 69 counties — nearly two-thirds of the state — due to its largely rural character.Moran was born in Great Bend, Kansas, but grew up in Plainville, Kansas. 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 and returned to FHSU as an adjunct professor of political science.Before his election to Congress, Moran served for eight years (1989–1996) in the Kansas Senate, the last two as majority leader. He was elected to Congress in 1996, and has been reelected five times, never facing serious opposition in this strongly Republican district. In 2006, his opponent for the 2006 midterm election was John Doll whom he defeated, receiving almost 79 percent of the vote - one of the highest totals for an incumbent Congressional Republican in that election.[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/house/ CNN 2006 Election Totals]In Congress, Moran has a largely conservative voting record. However, he has a considerable independent streak. The ''Southwest Daily Times'' once quoted him as saying, "I will always put Kansans ahead of the pressures in Washington"--a quote he posted on his Web site. He opposed No Child Left Behind, and unlike most congressmen from rural districts, opposed the Medicare reform package of 2003. Moran was also noted for his opposition to President Bush's Iraq troop surge. He was quoted as saying that it "does not make sense to send in more troops if the Iraqi people aren't willing to set aside sectarian differences and commit to rebuilding their country."Politics1: [http://www.politics1.com/blog-0107.htm BUSH PROPOSES IRAQ ESCALATION; BROWNBACK, OTHER GOP SEN'S OPPOSE IT.], June 12, 2005Environmental groups have criticized Moran for what they see as a consistently anti-environment voting record. The partisan League of Conservation Voters gave him a score of eight out of 100 on environmental issues, citing among other things his support for oil drilling both offshore and in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in order to offset the amount of oil imported from foreign sources. [http://www.capwiz.com/lcv/bio/keyvotes/?id=257&congress=1101&lvl=C League of Conservation Voters] Republicans for Environmental Protection gave Moran a score of 13 for the 109th Congress, noting that he voted anti-environment on 3 out of 4 issues deemed critical by the group. REP criticized Moran for supporting salvage logging, the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to build logging roads in the Tongass National Forest, and expanded drilling, as well as for voting to weaken the Toxics Release Inventory system and to undermine provisions of the Clean Water Act.[http://www.rep.org/2006_scorecard.pdf Republicans for Environmental Protection 2006 Scorecard]*Committee on Agriculture**Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research**Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry**Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Ranking Member)*Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure**Subcommittee on Aviation**Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials*Committee on Veterans Affairs**Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity**Subcommittee on Health*Co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus*Trustee of the Eisenhower Foundation*Board of Trustees of the Fort Hays State University Endowment Association*Honorary board member to Special Olympics Kansas**Honorary Chairman for the Kansas Law Enforcement Torch Run*Executive Committee of the Coronado Area Council of the Boy Scouts of AmericaFrom 2003 through 2005, $14.7 billion in crop subsidies went to the congressional districts of members on the House Committee on Agriculture, an analysis by the non-partisan Environmental Working Group found. That was 42.4% of the total subsidies. Moran's district is reported to have received $1.32 billion. Dilanian, Ken, [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-25-farmbill_N.htm#subsidies" Billions go to House panel members' districts"], USA Today. July 26, 2007.The Environmental Working Group has recently been shown to be less than accurate when reporting who receives agricultural subsidies, and in what amounts.At home, Moran volunteers his time with several community organizations. He is a trustee of the Eisenhower Foundation, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Fort Hays State University Endowment Association, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Coronado Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is also the 2008 Honorary Chair of the Law Enforcement Torch Run of the Kansas Special Olympics.*[http://www.jerrymoran.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman Jerry Moran] official U.S. House site*[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ks01_109.gif Congressional District of Kansas map]

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