Jim Moran

James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945 in Buffalo, New York) is a United States politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the Eighth Congressional District of Virginia (map).

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May 16 - 1945 - Buffalo, New York - United States - Democratic - United States House of Representatives - 1991 - Virginia

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Moran attended the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with a masters degree in Public Administration. He was elected to the Alexandria, Virginia City Council in 1979, serving as deputy mayor from 1982 to 1984, when he was forced to resign because of a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge. Nevertheless, he was elected mayor of Alexandria in 1985. Elected to the House in 1990, he serves on the House Appropriations Committee. His brother, Brian Moran, is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

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College of the Holy Cross - University of Pittsburgh - Masters degree - Public Administration - Alexandria, Virginia - 1979 - Mayor - 1982 - 1984 - 1985 - 1990 - House Appropriations Committee - Brian Moran - Virginia House of Delegates

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In 1998, during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Moran was one of 31 House Democrats who voted with Republicans to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton. During his time in the House, Moran has seen a few controversies??largely related to his poor handling of personal finances and bad judgement.

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Monica Lewinsky - Impeachment - Bill Clinton

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Prior to the 2003 Iraq war he told an antiwar audience in Reston, Virginia on March 3, 2003, that "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this. The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should."

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2003 Iraq war - Reston, Virginia - March 3 - 2003 - Jew - Iraq

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He also served as the chief Democratic sponsor of a bankruptcy reform bill after a major credit card issuer gave him a particularly large home equity loan. Moran contended that his support for the bankruptcy bill had nothing to do with this loan.

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His personal behavior has also come under fire - in 2000, he was accused of manhandling an 8-year old, African-American boy who, Moran claimed, was trying to steal his car, and there were allegations of abuse when his wife filed for divorce in 1999.

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In 2004 Moran for the first time faced a Democratic primary challenger, Andy Rosenberg. 59% of the district voted for Moran versus 41% for Rosenburg. Moran went on to be re-elected to the U.S. Congress in the general election for his seventh term.

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