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Jerry Moran | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Tester |
| In office January 6, 2020 – February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Tester |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Tester |
| Succeeded by | Richard Blumenthal |
| Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | John Cornyn |
| Succeeded by | Roger Wicker |
| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Roger Marshall | |
| Preceded by | Sam Brownback |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Tim Huelskamp |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Norvell |
| Succeeded by | Larry D. Salmans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Wesley Moran May 29, 1954 Great Bend, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Robba Addison (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Fort Hays State University University of Kansas (BS, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Gerald Wesley Moran (/mʌˈræn/ murr-AN; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 113th U.S. Congress, during which he led successful Republican efforts in the 2014 election, producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006.[1] Previously, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kansas's 1st congressional district.
Raised in Plainville, Kansas, Moran graduated from the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas School of Law. He worked in private law and was the state special assistant attorney general (1982–1985) and deputy attorney of Rooks County (1987–1995). He served in the Kansas Senate from 1989 to 1997 and was majority leader for his last two years. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 and spent seven terms there with little electoral opposition. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 after defeating fellow U.S. representative Todd Tiahrt in a contentious primary. He was reelected to the Senate in 2016 and 2022.[2][3]
Moran became the senior senator and dean of the Kansas congressional delegation in 2021 when Pat Roberts retired from the Senate.
- ^ "Cornyn Elected Whip, Moran NRSC Chair". National Journal. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas easily wins second term in U.S. Senate". mcclatchydc. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Kansas election results: Jerry Moran retains U.S. Senate seat over Mark Holland". www.kansascity.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.