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{{Short description|American politician (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jim Moran
| image               = James Moran Official Congressional Portrait.jpg
| office              = Chair of the [[New Democrat Coalition]]
| alongside           = [[Cal Dooley]], [[Tim Roemer]]
| term_start          = January 3, 1997
| term_end            = January 3, 2001
| predecessor         = ''Position established''
| successor           = [[Jim Davis (Florida politician)|Jim Davis]]<br>[[Ron Kind]]<br>[[Adam Smith (Washington politician)|Adam Smith]]
| state1              = [[Virginia]]
| district1           = {{ushr|VA|8|8th}}
| term_start1         = January 3, 1991
| term_end1           = January 3, 2015
| predecessor1        = [[Stanford Parris]]
| successor1          = [[Don Beyer]]
| office2             = Mayor of [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]
| term_start2         = July 1, 1985
| term_end2           = January 2, 1991
| predecessor2        = [[Charles E. Beatley|Chuck Beatley]]
| successor2          = [[Patsy Ticer]]
| birth_name          = James Patrick Moran Jr.
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1945|5|16}}
| birth_place         = [[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{plainlist|
*{{marriage|Mary Craig|1967|1976}}
*{{marriage|Mary Howard|1988|2003}}
*{{marriage|[[LuAnn Bennett]]|2004|2010}}
*{{marriage|Deborah Warren|2025}}
}}
| children            = 4
| education           = [[College of the Holy Cross]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Pittsburgh]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
| signature           = Jim Moran signature.png
| parents             = [[James Moran Sr.]] (father)
| relations           = [[Brian Moran]] (brother)
}}

'''James Patrick Moran Jr.''' (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of [[Alexandria, Virginia]], from 1985 until 1990, and as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|VA|8}}, including the cities of [[Falls Church, Virginia|Falls Church]] and [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], all of [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], and a portion of [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]) from 1991 until 2015.

A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Moran chaired the [[New Democrat Coalition]] from 1997 until 2001. He is of [[Irish American|Irish]] descent and is the son of [[James Moran Sr.]], a former professional football player, and the brother of [[Brian Moran]], former chairman of the [[Democratic Party of Virginia]].

==Early life and education==
Moran was born in [[Buffalo, New York]], the eldest of seven siblings in a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] family of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. He grew up in [[Natick, Massachusetts]], a suburb of [[Boston]]. His parents were Dorothy (née Dwyer) and [[James Moran Sr.]], a professional [[American football|football]] player for the [[Boston Redskins]] in 1935 and 1936; outside of football he worked as a probation officer.<ref name="brian moran campaign">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/10/AR2009021003914_2.html?sid=ST2009021004032|title=A Time to Reevaluate Family Ties|last=Gardner|first=Amy|date=February 11, 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 16, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928083131/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/10/AR2009021003914_2.html?sid=ST2009021004032|url-status=live}}</ref> Both his father and mother were Roosevelt Democrats and supporters of the [[New Deal]]. Moran attended [[Marian High School (Massachusetts)|Marian High School]] in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/2006/people/va/rep_va08.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023180721/http://www.nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/2006/people/va/rep_va08.htm |date=October 23, 2012 }}, nationaljournal.com; accessed September 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://wvtf.org/post/where-were-they-born-run Where Were they Born to Run?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012213040/http://wvtf.org/post/where-were-they-born-run |date=October 12, 2013 }}, wvtf.org; accessed September 3, 2015.</ref>

Moran played [[college football]] on an athletic scholarship at the [[College of the Holy Cross]],<ref name="Washington Post bio">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/james-moran-d-va/gIQAbgrNAP_topic.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927170453/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/james-moran-d-va/gIQAbgrNAP_topic.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2012|title=Biography of James Moran|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 6, 2012|first=Ed|last=O'Keefe}}</ref> where his father had been a football star in the early 1930s. Moran received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[economics]] in 1967. After attending [[Baruch College]] of the [[City University of New York]] from 1967 to 1968, he received a [[Master of Public Administration]] from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1970.

==Career==
After college, Moran followed his father's footstep to become an amateur [[Boxing|boxer]]. During a campaign in 1992, he admitted that he had used [[marijuana]] during his early 20s.<ref name="marijuana">{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Peter|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1030794.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126234401/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1030794.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2013|title=Moran Tried Marijuana In His Early Twenties; Representative Says Activity Less Serious Than Rival's|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 20, 1992}}</ref> Following a brief career as a stockbroker, Moran moved to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="Washington Post bio"/>

Moran worked for five years at the [[Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] as a budget officer before serving as a senior specialist for budgetary and fiscal policy at the [[Library of Congress]]. From 1976 to 1979, he was on the staff of [[United States Senate Committee on Appropriations|U.S. Senate Committee on Approrpriations]].<ref name="WebsiteBio">{{cite web|url=http://moran.house.gov/biography.shtml|title=Congressman Jim Moran – Biography|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202202921/http://moran.house.gov/biography.shtml <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref>

In 1979, Moran was elected to the City Council of [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. From 1982 to 1984, he was [[deputy mayor]]. In 1984, he resigned as part of a ''[[nolo contendere]]'' plea bargain to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge, which courts later erased. The incident stemmed from charges that Moran had used money from a [[political action committee]] to rent a tuxedo and buy Christmas cards; both of which were later judged by the [[Commonwealth Attorney]] to "fit the definition of constituent services", and were dismissed.<ref name="no violation">{{cite news|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-1140015.html|title=Prosecutor Finds No Violation In Moran's Use of PAC Money|last=Jenkins|first=Kent|date=July 31, 1990|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 15, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

In 1985, Moran was elected mayor of Alexandria, Virginia. He was reelected in 1988,<ref>{{cite news |title=MORAN BEATS RING IN ALEXANDRIA |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/05/11/moran-beats-ring-in-alexandria/b9cb5262-6f2f-402f-bb7d-ec652ed587aa/}}</ref> and resigned after he was elected to [[United States Congress|Congress]] in November 1990.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Elections===
{{See also |United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012#District 8}}
In 1990, Moran first won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]], defeating five-term Republican incumbent [[Stanford Parris|Stan Parris]]. During the campaign, Parris, referring to the issue of the [[Gulf War]], said, "The only three people I know who support [[Saddam Hussein]]'s position are [[Muammar Gaddafi|Moammar Gadhafi]], [[Yasser Arafat]], and Jim Moran." Moran angrily responded by saying that Parris was "a deceitful, fatuous jerk", and that he wanted "to break his nose".<ref name="virginian-pilot">{{cite news|last=Fiske|first=Warren|title=8th District Face-Off of Parris, Moran Spiciest of VA. Contests|newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot|date=November 1, 1990}}</ref><ref name="parris">{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34959.html|title=Staff held Jim Moran back from protesters|date=March 24, 2010|publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]|access-date=March 29, 2010|author=Allen, Jonathan|archive-date=March 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327124833/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34959.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran's well-financed campaign also focused on Parris' opposition to abortion. Moran upset Parris, winning by 7.1 percent.<ref name="moran takes district">{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Kent|title=Moran Takes 8th District From Parris|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 7, 1990}}</ref> He was sworn into office in January 1991.<ref name="directory">{{cite web|url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.go/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_congressional_directory&docid=111th_txt-47.pdf |title=Congressional Directory – Jim Moran |date=December 2009 |publisher=Congressional Directory |pages=276–277 |access-date=March 10, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In the next two elections, Moran faced Republican lawyer [[Kyle McSlarrow]]. During the 1992 campaign, McSlarrow accused Moran of "lying to the public". Moran responded by portraying McSlarrow as a drug abuser, referring to the candidate's admitted use of [[cocaine]] and [[marijuana]] while at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref name="slurfest">{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Kent|title=Moran and McSlarrow Swap Blame in Slurfest|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 21, 1992}}</ref> Moran compared McSlarrow to Parris, saying that Parris had "[t]en times more integrity than McSlarrow. He didn't create lies."<ref name="washtimes">{{cite news|title=Moran rates foe lower than Parris|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=October 27, 1992}}</ref> Moran defeated McSlarrow with 56 percent of the vote. He was helped by the 1990s redistricting, which cut out some of the more Republican-leaning areas of his district.

In 1994, Moran's daughter Dorothy was suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. During the campaign, neither Moran nor McSlarrow used the negative tactics of two years earlier. On his campaign strategy that election, McSlarrow said "It would not be a community service to shut down this campaign, but I probably will not talk much about Moran."<ref name="dorothy moran"/> Moran was reelected with 59 percent of the vote.

In 1998 and 2000, Moran faced Republican and [[flat tax]] advocate Demaris H. Miller. In the 1998 campaign Miller accused Moran of flip-flopping in his support of President [[Bill Clinton]], after Moran, who had been a vocal supporter of the Clinton White House, voted in favor of opening an impeachment inquiry following the [[Monica Lewinsky scandal]].<ref name="impeachment">{{cite news|last=Pae|first=Peter|title=Moran to Back Impeachment Inquiry|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/moran100898.htm|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 8, 1998|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019001655/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/moran100898.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2002, Moran defeated Republican S. C. Tate and Independent R. V. Crickenberger.

In June 2004, Moran, for the first time since his election in 1990, had a Democratic opponent in a primary. Moran defeated Alexandria attorney Andrew M. Rosenberg, 59% to 41%.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2004/jun/08/no-surprise-moran-dominates-in-city/ |title=No Surprise — Moran Dominates in City |date=June 8, 2004 |work=Alexandria Gazette Packet |access-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104012601/http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2004/jun/08/no-surprise-moran-dominates-in-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November, he defeated Republican Lisa Marie Cheney.

In 2006, Moran defeated Republican challenger T. M. Odonoghue and Independent J. T. Hurysz.

In 2008, Moran again had a primary challenger; he won with 86% of the vote. In the [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2008|general election]], Moran faced Republican Mark Ellmore and [[Independent Green]] Ron Fisher. He won with 68 percent of the vote to Elmore's 30 percent.<ref name=SBE_Nov2008>{{cite web|url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Official/6_s.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth Of Virginia |access-date=August 13, 2009 |format=PDF |title=November 2008 Official Results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005215807/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Official/6_s.shtml |archive-date=October 5, 2013 }}</ref> In November 2009, Ellmore announced he would again challenge Moran, but dropped out of the race four months later.<ref name="ellmore drops out">{{cite news|url=http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2010/03/07/arlington/news/nw221b.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222115553/http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2010/03/07/arlington/news/nw221b.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2013|title=Ellmore Out of Hunt in 8th District GOP Race|date=March 7, 2010|publisher=The Arlington Sun Gazette|access-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref> In the June 2010 Republican primary, attorney [[Matthew Berry (politician)|Matthew Berry]] narrowly lost to retired [[U.S. Army]] Colonel [[Jay Patrick Murray]], after a last-minute mailing attacking Berry's homosexuality.<ref name="gazette packet">{{cite news|last=Pope |first=Michael Lee |title=A Choice for the GOP |url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=340473&paper=59&cat=109 |newspaper=The Alexandria Gazette Packet |date=May 13, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="washpost murray">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=Dave|title=A good night for the GOP establishment in Virginia|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/a_good_night_for_the_gop_estab.html|access-date=June 8, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 8, 2010|archive-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525135953/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/a_good_night_for_the_gop_estab.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fisher again was on the ballot.<ref name="fairfax times">{{cite news|last=Schumitz|first=Kali|title=Republicans vie for chance to unseat Moran|newspaper=Fairfax County Times|date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> During the campaign, Moran was criticized by military advocacy groups and conservatives for saying, at a local Democratic committee meeting, that Murray had not "served or performed any kind of public service".<ref name=WTOP>{{cite news|url=http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2092046|title=Moran defends accusations of opponent's lack of service|last=Haning|first=Evan|date=October 25, 2010|publisher=WTOP|access-date=October 29, 2010|archive-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504030018/http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2092046|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="asman">{{cite news|last=Asman |first=David |title=Why Tuesday Will Be a Blowout |url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/10/29/tuesday-blowout |access-date=November 7, 2010 |newspaper=Fox Business |date=October 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105075300/http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/10/29/tuesday-blowout/ |archive-date=November 5, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="combatveteransforcongress">{{cite web|title=Combat Veterans Slam Moran; Demand Apology for Comment|url=http://combatveteransforcongress.org/story/combat-veterans-slam-moran-demand-apology-comment|publisher=Combat Veterans for Congress|access-date=November 8, 2010|archive-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725185627/http://combatveteransforcongress.org/story/combat-veterans-slam-moran-demand-apology-comment|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran responded by commending Murray's military service, while saying that he used the phrase in relation to Murray not having engaged in "local civic engagement" and not having served in local office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2092046 |title=Moran defends accusations of opponent's lack of service |publisher=WTOP |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011160051/http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2092046 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2010, Moran was re-elected to an eleventh term with 61% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moran Claims Victory, Tells Backers 'A Difficult 2 Years Lie Ahead' |first=Nicholas |last=Benton |newspaper=[[Falls Church News-Press]] |date=November 2, 2010 |url=http://www.fcnp.com/news/7692-moran-claims-victory-tells-backers-a-difficult-2-years-lie-ahead |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710232910/http://www.fcnp.com/news/7692-moran-claims-victory-tells-backers-a-difficult-2-years-lie-ahead/ |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2012, Moran faced another primary challenge, from Navy veteran Bruce Shuttleworth. A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth cried foul and filed a federal lawsuit; the party then allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pershing |first=Ben |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/jim-moran-challenger-sues-after-being-barred-from-democratic-primary-ballot/2012/04/09/gIQAJSIN6S_blog.html |title=After initial rejection, Moran challenger will be on primary ballot |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617162953/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/jim-moran-challenger-sues-after-being-barred-from-democratic-primary-ballot/2012/04/09/gIQAJSIN6S_blog.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moran went on to win by a sizable margin. In November, Moran defeated Republican J. Patrick Murray, Independent Jason J. Howell, and Independent Green Janet Murphy, winning 64% of the vote.

===Tenure===
Moran represented [[Virginia's 8th congressional district]], an area in [[Northern Virginia]] that is just across the [[Potomac River]] from Washington, D.C.; the district includes [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]] county, and the cities of [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], [[Falls Church, Virginia|Falls Church]] and parts of [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]. The redistricting that followed the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] also gave Moran a portion of [[Reston, Virginia]]. His district is located in the [[Dulles Technology Corridor]] and is the home of many federal defense contractors as well as a significant number of those who work in the information technology industry. Many federal employees also reside within the district, mostly due to its proximity to [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and because the [[United States Department of Defense]] and various other agencies are headquartered there.<ref name="8th District Info">{{cite web|url=http://moran.house.gov/district.shtml|title=Virginia's 8th District|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202202958/http://moran.house.gov/district.shtml <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref>

During the mid 1990s, Moran co-founded and later co-chaired the [[New Democrat Coalition]], a coalition of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] lawmakers who consider themselves to be [[Centrism|moderates]] with regard to commerce, budgeting, and economic legislation, but vote as liberals on social issues.<ref name=DLC>Democratic Leadership Council: [http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=86&subid=194&contentid=3775 The New Democratic Credo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203140414/http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=86&subid=194&contentid=3775 |date=December 3, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 14, 2010.</ref> Moran was also a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] (CPC), the largest caucus operating within the Democratic caucus, which works to advance [[progressivism|progressive]] issues and opinions. He joined the caucus prior to the [[111th United States Congress|111th Congress]].<ref name="mycongress">{{cite web|url=http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2010/01/16/just-how-relentlessly-progressive-is-the-congressional-progressive-caucus-of-2010/|title=Just How Relentlessly Progressive is the Congressional Progressive Caucus of 2010?|date=January 16, 2010|publisher=That's My Congress|access-date=April 12, 2010|archive-date=April 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406085910/http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2010/01/16/just-how-relentlessly-progressive-is-the-congressional-progressive-caucus-of-2010/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="thesetimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2914/|title=Progressive Caucus Rising|last=Burt|first=Nick|author2=Bleifuss, Joel|date=November 8, 2006|publisher=These Times|access-date=April 12, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025222047/http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/2914|url-status=live}}</ref>

====1990s====
In 1995, Moran and California Republican [[Duke Cunningham]] had to be restrained by the [[Capitol Police]] after a shoving match on the house floor over President Bill Clinton's decision to send U.S. troops to [[Bosnia]]. "I thought he had been bullying too many people for too long, and I told him so ... He said he didn't mean to be so accusatory ... After that, he would bring me candy from California", Moran claimed.<ref name="cunningham">{{cite news|last=Romano|first=Lois|title=Cunningham Friends Baffled By His Blunder Into Bribery|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/03/AR2005120301046.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 4, 2005|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031001431/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/03/AR2005120301046.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the final years of the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton administration]], Moran was critical of the [[President of the United States|President]]. In 1998, during the [[Monica Lewinsky]] [[Lewinsky scandal|scandal]], Moran was one of only 31 House Democrats to support launching a formal impeachment inquiry into [[Bill Clinton]]. In August 1998, he told ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine that, "This whole sordid mess is just too tawdry and tedious and embarrassing ... It's like a novel that just became too full of juicy parts and bizarre, sleazy characters."<ref name="time clinton">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/08/20/time/congress.reax.html|title=Can Clinton calm angry Democrats?|last=Carney|first=James|date=August 31, 1998|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=March 13, 2010|archive-date=December 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211153815/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/08/20/time/congress.reax.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran is also reported to have told First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]] that if she had been his sister, he would have punched her husband in the nose. Moran eventually decided not to vote for [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|impeachment]], explaining that Clinton had not compromised the country's security, and that he still respected him for what he had accomplished as President. Moran proposed a resolution demanding that Clinton confess to a pattern of "dishonest and illegal conduct" surrounding his sexual involvement with [[Monica Lewinsky]].<ref name="no impeachment">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/moran121198.htm|title=Moran to Vote Against Impeachment|last=Hsu|first=Spencer|date=December 11, 1998|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 14, 2010|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110202656/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/moran121198.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="clinton inquiry">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/10/08/defect/|title=31 Democrats defect, support impeachment inquiry|date=October 8, 1998|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 13, 2010|archive-date=June 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627052932/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/10/08/defect/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====21st century====
 [[File:Jim Moran Darfur Protest.gif|thumb|Moran and [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] protesting outside the [[Embassy of Sudan, Washington, D.C.|Embassy of Sudan]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], in April 2006]]
Moran was voted High Technology Legislator of the Year by the Information Technology Industry Council and was voted into the [[AeA|American Electronics Association]] Hall of Fame for his work on avoiding the [[2000|Year 2000]] crisis and his support of the [[Information Technology|IT Industry]] and defense contractors in [[Northern Virginia]]. He cosponsored failed bills in 2005 to provide the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] with [[D.C. voting rights|a House seat]] and to prohibit [[Animal slaughter|slaughter]] of horses.<ref>
{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2043/cosponsors |author-link=Tom Davis (Virginia politician)|first=Tom|last=Davis|title=To establish the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. (HR 2043)|publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |date=May 3, 2005|quote=Latest Major Action: 6/6/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/297/cosponsors|author-link=Nick Rahall|first=Nick Joe|last=Rahall II|title=To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R.297)|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|date=January 25, 2005|quote=Latest Major Action: 2/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921142510/https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/297/cosponsors|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 28, 2006, Moran, along with four other members of Congress (the now-deceased Rep. [[Tom Lantos]] of California, [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] of Texas, and [[Jim McGovern (American politician)|James McGovern]] and [[John Olver]] of [[Massachusetts]]), and six other activists, were arrested for disorderly conduct in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C., and spent 45 minutes in a jail cell before being released. They were protesting the alleged role of [[Sudan]]'s government in ethnic cleansing in [[Darfur]]. According to the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', "Their protest and civil disobedience was designed to embarrass the [[Politics of Sudan|military dictatorship's]] ongoing genocide of its non-Arab citizens."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/28/MNG4RIH93T7.DTL|title=Five members of Congress arrested over Sudan protest – San Francisco|work=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Communications|location=San Francisco, California|date=April 28, 2006|last=Dowle|first=Jim|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-date=February 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218050558/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F04%2F28%2FMNG4RIH93T7.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref>

The day after the [[Virginia Tech Massacre]] in 2007, Moran told a local radio station{{Which|date=August 2023}} that the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] should be reinstated, blaming the [[National Rifle Association of America]] and President [[George W. Bush]] for blocking [[gun control]] legislation.<ref name="politico"/> He further warned that if gun control legislation was not passed, then shootings such as the one at Virginia Tech will happen "time and time again." He later dismissed charges that he was politicizing the shooting, telling ''[[The Politico|Politico]]'' that "as a legislator, your immediate reaction is to think something could be done to avoid this. I don't know why the idea of figuring out how to avoid it is a political partisan issue."<ref name="politico"/>

Shortly before the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|June 2008]] [[Virginia]] Democratic primary, Moran endorsed Senator [[Barack Obama]] of [[Illinois]] for the presidency over New York Senator and former First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]]. Explaining his endorsement, he told a local newspaper that the long-term goal of closing Alexandria's coal-fired power plant would be more attainable under Obama than under Clinton. Obama won the Virginia primary, and carried the state when he won the [[2008 United States presidential election|general election]] in November.<ref name="connection10">{{cite news|url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=315241&paper=72&cat=104 |title=Moran Seeks 10th Term |last=Pope |first=Michael Lee |date=May 22, 2009 |publisher=The Springfield Connection |access-date=April 11, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
[[File:Jim Moran swearing in.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Moran, accompanied by his wife, LuAnn Bennett, being sworn into a ninth term in the House of Representatives by Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] in 2007.]]

In May 2009, Moran introduced a bill that would restrict [[Television advertisement|broadcast advertisements]] for [[erectile dysfunction]] or [[penis enlargement|male enhancement]] medication. He said that such ads were [[morality|indecent]] and should be prohibited on radio and television between the hours of 6&nbsp;am and 10&nbsp;pm, in accordance with [[Federal Communications Commission]] policy. Later that year, Moran and former presidential candidate and former [[Governor of Vermont]] [[Howard Dean]] held a town hall meeting on the issue of health care at [[South Lakes High School]] in [[Reston, Virginia]]. The meeting was interrupted several times by protesters, most notably [[anti-abortion]] activist [[Randall Terry]], who, along with about half a dozen supporters, caused such a commotion that he had to be escorted out by police. The incident was replayed several times over the next few weeks on television as an example of the tension at town halls that fall.<ref name="politico town hall">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26440.html|title=Jim Moran, Howard Dean face town hall skeptics|last=Lovley|first=Erika|date=August 26, 2009|publisher=Politico.com|access-date=May 11, 2010|archive-date=August 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827150651/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26440.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2009/08/25/HP/A/22434/Howard+Dean+Rep+Moran+Health+Care+Town+Hall+in+Reston+VA.aspx|title=C-SPAN Video Player – Howard Dean & Rep. Moran Health Care Town Hall in Reston, VA|access-date=February 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226164838/http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2009/08/25/HP/A/22434/Howard+Dean+Rep+Moran+Health+Care+Town+Hall+in+Reston+VA.aspx|archive-date=February 26, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In February 2010, on the House floor, Moran called for the repeal of [[Don't ask, don't tell|Don't Ask, Don't Tell]], the military policy of discharging soldiers on active duty who are openly homosexual. He spoke about a letter penned by a gay soldier who was then serving in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]], who had "learned that a fellow soldier was also gay, only after he was killed by an [[improvised explosive device|IED]] in Iraq. The partner of the deceased soldier wrote the unit to say how much the victim had loved the military; how they were the only family he had ever known ... This immutable human trait, sexual orientation, like the color of one's skin, does not affect one's integrity, their honor, our commitment to their country. Soldiers serving their country in combat should not have their sacrifices compounded by having to struggle with an antiquated "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Let's do the right and honorable thing and repeal this policy."<ref name="DADT">{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gay-soldier-killed-in-action-in-iraq-85246277.html|title=Gay Soldier Killed in Action in Afghanistan|date=February 24, 2010|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=February 25, 2010|archive-date=February 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228154445/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gay-soldier-killed-in-action-in-iraq-85246277.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wiscgazette">{{cite news|url=http://www.wisconsingazette.com/national-gaze/rep-honors-gay-soldiers-demands-dadt-repeal.html |title=Rep. honors gay soldiers, demands DADT repeal |last=Neff |first=Lisa |date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=The Wisconsin Gazette |access-date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202025531/http://wisconsingazette.com/national-gaze/rep-honors-gay-soldiers-demands-dadt-repeal.html |archive-date=December 2, 2010 }}</ref>

As a member of the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]], Moran worked to allocate federal funding to projects in [[Northern Virginia]], usually in the technology and defense industries. He also assisted in authorizing the replacement of the [[Woodrow Wilson Bridge|Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge]], a bridge between [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and [[Prince George's County, Maryland]], which had gained a reputation over the years among [[Northern Virginia]] residents as the site of numerous rush-hour traffic jams.<ref name="WebsiteBio" /><ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5294156.stm|title=US commuter blows up bottleneck|last=Morris|first=Sarah|date=August 29, 2006|publisher=BBC News|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-date=December 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221114342/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5294156.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 9, 2010, Moran was named to succeed [[Norm Dicks]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] as the chairman of the [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies|House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee]]. The chairmanship gave Moran authority over appropriations to the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]], the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], and the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]; among other things. Moran said he was excited to be able to play a role in protecting the environment and conserving natural resources.<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://moran.house.gov/apps/list/press/va08_moran/chair.shtml |title=Press Release: Moran takes gavel of Interior Appropriations Subcommittee |last=Blount |first=Emily |date=March 9, 2010 |publisher=James Moran |access-date=March 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408101057/http://moran.house.gov/apps/list/press/va08_moran/chair.shtml |archive-date=April 8, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="chairmanship">{{cite news|url=http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2010/03/12/arlington/news/nw216.txt|title=Rep. Moran wins Subcommittee Chairmanship|last=McCaffrey|first=Scott|date=March 11, 2010|publisher=The Arlington Sun Gazette|access-date=March 13, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

====2010s====
Moran became the [[ranking member]] of the subcommittee after the Democratic Party lost control of the House of Representatives following the [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2010 elections]].

After President Obama's [[2011 State of the Union Address]], Moran was interviewed by [[Alhurra]], an Arab television network. During the interview, he said, "a lot of people in [the United States of America] ... don't want to be governed by an African-American" and that the Democrats lost seats in the 2010 election for "the same reason the Civil War happened in the United States ... the Southern states, particularly the slaveholding states, didn't want to see a president who was opposed to slavery."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/democrat-jim-moran-racism-2010-elections-/1?csp=34news|title=Democrat says racism played role in election losses|work=OnPolitics|publisher=USAToday|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=January 28, 2011|last=Camilia|first=Catalina|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115225726/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/democrat-jim-moran-racism-2010-elections-/1?csp=34news|url-status=live}}</ref> The remarks received national media attention.<ref>{{cite web |last=Epstein |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48315.html |title=Jim Moran: Racism fueled Democrats' midterm losses |publisher=Politico |date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010060043/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48315.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/jim-moran-gop-black-president_n_814978.html |title=Democratic Rep. Jim Moran: Opposition to Black President Played Role in 2010 GOP Gains |publisher=Huffington Post |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |first=Nick |last=Wing |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112142820/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/jim-moran-gop-black-president_n_814978.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'''s Jennifer Rubin said the remarks were "beyond uncivil" and "obnoxious".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Jennifer |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-turn/2011/01/rep_jim_moran_--_beyond_uncivi.html |title=Virginia's Rep. Jim Moran – beyond uncivil |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010201328/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-turn/2011/01/rep_jim_moran_--_beyond_uncivi.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Jim Moran at Bike to Work Day.JPG|thumb|left|Jim Moran attending the Rosslyn pit stop at [[Bike-to-Work Day]] DC 2012]]
On March 16, 2012, Moran was arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, DC, at a protest against human rights abuses perpetrated by the Sudanese government, specifically bombings in the [[Nuba Mountains]] and refusal to allow humanitarian aid organizations access to refugees. He was charged with disorderly conduct and released, along with [[George Clooney]] and several others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alextimes.com/2012/03/breaking-u-s-rep-jim-moran-arrested-at-protest/ |title=U.S. Rep. Jim Moran Arrested During Protest at Sudanese Embassy |date=March 16, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2012 |author=Derrick Perkins |work=Alexandria Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319122458/http://alextimes.com/2012/03/breaking-u-s-rep-jim-moran-arrested-at-protest/ |archive-date=March 19, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/clooney-arrested-protest-sudanese-embassy-150449477.html |title=Clooney arrested in protest at Sudanese Embassy |author=Brett Zongker |date=March 16, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=March 16, 2012 |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318110158/http://news.yahoo.com/clooney-arrested-protest-sudanese-embassy-150449477.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 27, 2012, Moran introduced the AUTISM Educators Act that would implement a five-year pilot program allowing public schools to partner with colleges, universities, and non-profit organizations to promote teaching skills for educators working with high functioning students with [[autism]]. "This legislation is the product of a grassroots effort by parents, instructors, school officials and caring communities," he said. "Autism Spectrum Disorders are being diagnosed at an exploding rate. We have a responsibility to do everything in our power to provide the best education for our children."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fairfaxnews.com/2012/04/rep-moran-introduces-autism-educators-act-of-2012/|title=Rep. Moran Introduces "AUTISM Educators Act of 2012" -|work=fairfaxnews.com|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070022/http://fairfaxnews.com/2012/04/rep-moran-introduces-autism-educators-act-of-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/autism-speaks-applauds-congressmen-moran-doyle-introduction-autism-educators-|title=Autism Speaks|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=February 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226214458/http://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/autism-speaks-applauds-congressmen-moran-doyle-introduction-autism-educators-|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, the bipartisan grassroots organization No Labels recognized Moran as a "Problem Solver" for "continued willingness to work across the aisle and find common ground with members of the opposite party on important issues. His attitude is what Congress needs more of."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nolabels.org/press-releases/no-labels-gives-problem-solvers-seal-jim-moran |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121109123649/http://www.nolabels.org/press-releases/no-labels-gives-problem-solvers-seal-jim-moran |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-09 |title=No Labels: Stop Fighting. Start Fixing. |work=No Labels }}</ref>

Moran joined Virginia Reps. [[Gerry Connolly]] and [[Bobby Scott (U.S. politician)|Bobby Scott]] in asking Attorney General Eric Holder for a Department of Justice investigation into allegations of voter fraud in Virginia following charges that a contractor to the Republican Party of Virginia was caught discarding completed voter registration forms in a [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]] dumpster. Shortly thereafter, [[conservatism|conservative]] activist [[James O'Keefe]] released a video alleging involvement by Moran's son in a voting fraud discussion; see [[#Voter fraud allegations]] below.

Moran occasionally appeared on [[MSNBC]], usually on ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' and ''[[The Ed Show]]''.<ref name="TPM">{{cite news|url=http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/tag/ed+show|title=Rep. Jim Moran Talks About President Obama's Role In Health Care Talks|date=January 18, 2010|publisher=Talking Points Memo|access-date=February 17, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227055928/http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/tag/ed+show|archive-date=February 27, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2yW-Nr4Q6I|title=Jim Moran and Dennis Kucinich on Hardball|website=[[YouTube]]|date=January 9, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402142548/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2yW-Nr4Q6I|url-status=live}}</ref>

He did not seek re-nomination to Congress in 2014, retiring after 24 years.<ref>{{cite news| title=N.Va. Rep. James Moran will retire at the end of the year, saying he wants 'to go out on a high note' | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=15 January 2014 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/jim-moran-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-year/2014/01/15/9d1b8ace-7dea-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html | access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> Virginia's former lieutenant governor, [[Don Beyer]], a fellow Democrat, was elected to succeed Moran.<ref>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=April 2023}}

===Committee assignments===
*[[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]]
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies]] (Ranking Member)

===Caucus memberships===
* [[LGBT Equality Caucus]] 
* [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]
* [[New Democrat Coalition]] (co-founder)
* Animal Protection Caucus (co-Chair)
* Sudan Caucus {{citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* Sportsmen's Caucus
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]]
* Congressional Arts Caucus
* [[Congressional Bike Caucus]]
* Safe Climate Caucus
* Crohn's and Colitis Caucus (co-Chair)

==Political positions==

===Social issues===
[[File:Press Conference.png|thumb|right|400px|Moran speaking at an event for [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]], March 2010]]
Moran voted against the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]], and was in favor of repealing the military's [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]] policy.<ref name="DADT" /> He also supported [[gun control]], voting for the [[Brady Bill]] and supporting a reinstatement of the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]].<ref name="politico">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3571.html|title=Moran Criticizes Bush, Calls for Gun Control|last=Mark|first=David|date=April 17, 2007|publisher=Politico|access-date=March 7, 2010|archive-date=April 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403205521/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3571.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=issues2000/> At different times he voted to ban [[Flag desecration|flag-burning]] and [[partial-birth abortion]]s, though he reversed his positions on both issues. On education, he expressed support for the [[public education]] system, [[Universal preschool|universal pre-kindergarten]], and full funding for the [[No Child Left Behind]] program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moran.house.gov/issues_education.shtml|work=Congressman Jim Moran|title=Education|publisher=House of Representatives|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214142350/http://moran.house.gov/issues_education.shtml <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=February 14, 2010}}</ref> Moran was given a 100% rating by the [[NARAL]] and 0% by the [[National Right to Life Committee]], indicating a [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-abortion rights]] voting record. He also voted to expand research of [[embryonic stem cell]]s and to allow minors to go across state lines to receive abortions.<ref name=issues2000>{{cite web|url=http://ontheissues.org/VA/James_Moran.htm|title=On the Issues – James P. Moran|work=ontheissues.org|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-date=January 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106092727/http://www.ontheissues.org/VA/James_Moran.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

On immigration, Moran supported a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and did not support decreasing the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country or the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=27118#21011 | title=Representative James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. – Issue Positions (Political Courage Test): Immigration Issues | publisher=Project Vote Smart | access-date=July 24, 2011 | archive-date=October 30, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030185234/https://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=27118#21011 | url-status=live }}</ref> He was a cosponsor of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP Act of 2009 (H.R.4321), which the House did not pass.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4321/cosponsors | title=Bill Summary & Status – 111th Congress (2009–2010) – H.R.4321 – Cosponsors | date=March 2010 | publisher=Library of Congress | access-date=July 24, 2011 | archive-date=December 4, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204011418/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4321/cosponsors | url-status=live }}</ref> He was given an overall immigration reduction grade of D by [[NumbersUSA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.numbersusa.com/content/my/congress/832/reportcard/CONGRESS | title=Rep. James Moran's Immigration-Reduction Report Card | publisher=NumbersUSA | access-date=July 24, 2011 | archive-date=July 10, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710180508/http://www.numbersusa.com/content/my/congress/832/reportcard/CONGRESS/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[American Immigration Lawyers Association]] scored him as having voted 31 times for the organization's position and 7 times against the organization's position.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aila2.capwiz.com/bio/id/606&lvl=C | title=Rep. James Moran (D-Virginia) biography – Votes | publisher=American Immigration Lawyers Association | access-date=July 24, 2011 | archive-date=December 9, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209202941/http://aila2.capwiz.com/bio/id/606%26lvl%3DC | url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2009, Moran was one of 75 members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to vote no on a bill to eliminate any federal funds going to community organizer [[Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now|ACORN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll718.xml|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 718|work=House Clerk|publisher=House of Representatives|access-date=February 15, 2010|archive-date=January 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129085306/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll718.xml|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Federal employees ===
Moran introduced and supported legislation to increase benefits and pay for federal workers, in part due to the Federal Government's large presence within the 8th District – 114,000 federal employees work within its bounds. He introduced a bill signed into law that allows FERS employees to buy back credit from a lapse in federal service toward annuity payments, with the goal of attracting individuals from the private sector back to public service. Moran also authored a law that allows a federal worker's unused sick leave to count toward their annuity.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adcock |first=Dan |url=http://www.narfe.org/departments/home/print.cfm?ID=1955 |title=Civil Service Improvements Signed Into Law Persistence by NARFE Results In Major Victory |publisher=National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association |date=November 2009 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120119/http://www.narfe.org/departments/home/print.cfm?ID=1955 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 112th Congress, he also spoke against attempts by Republicans to cut back the size of the federal workforce.<ref>{{cite web |last=Laslo |first=Matt |url=http://wamu.org/news/12/02/29/federal_workers_rally_to_protest_cuts |title=Federal Workers Rally To Protest Cuts |publisher=WAMU 88.5 |date=February 29, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085505/http://wamu.org/news/12/02/29/federal_workers_rally_to_protest_cuts |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Environment ===

Moran listed the environment as one of his top issues, citing his high marks from the [[League of Conservation Voters]] and the [[Sierra Club]]. He used his positions as a member of the [[House Appropriations Committee|Appropriations Committee]] and as chairman of the [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies|Interior Appropriations Subcommittee]] to allocate federal funding for hiking trails<ref name="Environment">{{cite web|url=http://moran.house.gov/issues_environment.shtml|title=Environment – Congressman Jim Moran|last=Moran|first=James|access-date=February 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220033858/http://moran.house.gov/issues_environment.shtml <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=February 20, 2010}}</ref> and wildlife reserves in his district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/107886|title=Interior Bill Holds $9 Million for Land Preservation & Environmental Projects|publisher=American Chronicle|access-date=March 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130035707/http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/107886|archive-date=January 30, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

He also voted to ban logging on [[federal lands]]. He criticized the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) for inaction on [[climate change]], saying that "EPA had a historic opportunity to tackle head-on one of the greatest threats to our existence—global warming. Instead they balked under pressure from the administration, concluding the problem is so complex and controversial that it cannot be resolved." He also endorsed and voted for the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]] and said that [[global warming]] is an important issue to him.<ref name=issues2000/> In 2010, Moran also expressed discontent with President [[Barack Obama]]'s decision to allow [[offshore oil drilling|oil drilling]] off the coast of the United States.<ref name="tpm oil">{{cite news|url=http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/moran-my-opposition-to-renewed-offshore-drilling-has-not-changed.php |title=Moran: My Opposition To Renewed Offshore Drilling Has 'Not Changed' |last=Broten |first=Nick |date=March 31, 2010 |publisher=TPM LiveWire |access-date=April 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009064053/http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/moran-my-opposition-to-renewed-offshore-drilling-has-not-changed.php |archive-date=October 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="washpost va drilling">{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/reactions.html|title=Virginia leaders, environmentalists react to drilling news|last=Kumar|first=Anita|date=March 31, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 1, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928231850/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/reactions.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Economy, budget, and taxes===
Moran often broke with his party on economic issues. For example, he supported [[Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement]] (CAFTA) and other [[free trade]] agreements,<ref name=issues2000/> harsher bankruptcy laws, and increased restrictions on the right to bring [[class action suit]]s.<ref name="issues2000"/>

He voted for the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] and the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]] (TARP) Reform and Accountability Act. He supported pay-as-you-go budgeting and believed "that the American government needs to strive to build up a surplus when possible, so that there are funds to support and sustain our country during tough financial times." Moran called former President [[George W. Bush]] "Fiscally irresponsible."<ref name=issues2000/><ref>[http://moran.house.gov/issues_economy.shtml Op Eds & Columns: EPA Decision Sets Back Global Warming Efforts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124060314/http://moran.house.gov/issues_economy.shtml |date=January 24, 2010 }}, Moran.House.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2010.</ref>

Moran said he supported the [[redistribution of wealth]], saying in November 2008 that "We have been guided by a Republican administration who believes in this simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it and they have an antipathy towards the means of redistributing wealth."<ref name="weeklystandard">{{cite news|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/11/jim_moran_on_the_simplistic_no.asp|title=Jim Moran on the simplistic notion that people with wealth are entitled to keep it|last=Ham|first=Mary Katharine|date=November 4, 2008|publisher=The Weekly Standard|access-date=March 7, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924224048/http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/11/jim_moran_on_the_simplistic_no.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also said on his website that the [[Late-2000s recession|recession]] was largely "a result of the imbalance in the distribution of wealth over the last eight years and an absence of [[Financial regulation|oversight]] and accountability."<ref name=issues2000/>

=== Social programs ===
Moran called [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] "a safe, stable, and dependable source of financial assistance for [[retirement|retirees]] and their families," and strongly opposes privatizing Social Security, saying that it would "cripple the system". It was his position that any changes to the current system must "promote its long-term solvency without disrupting the core principles on which the program was founded."<ref>[http://moran.house.gov/issues_socialsecurity.shtml "Protecting Social Security"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214141800/http://moran.house.gov/issues_socialsecurity.shtml |date=February 14, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 15, 2010.</ref>

Moran expressed support for [[Universal Healthcare]] and more specifically the [[public health insurance option]], saying at a [[town hall meeting]] in [[Reston, Virginia]], in August 2009 that "It could do the most to bring down long-term medical costs and to adequately [[Health Insurance|insure]] every American."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503413.html U.S. Rep. James Moran, Howard Dean Appear at Health-Care Town Hall in Reston – The Washington Post] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123014313/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503413.html |date=November 23, 2016 }}. Retrieved February 15, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://moran.house.gov/issues_healthcare.shtml Healthcare – Congressman Jim Moran] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124060330/http://moran.house.gov/issues_healthcare.shtml |date=January 24, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 15, 2010.</ref> Moran ultimately voted for the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]], which passed and was signed into law in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 20, 2013 |archive-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205004628/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Defense ===
Moran voted against authorizing the [[Iraq War]] in 2002 and did not support the troop increase for the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]] proposed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] in 2009, saying first that he appreciated Obama's "careful consideration regarding the U.S.'s engagement in Afghanistan", but later defining the issues on which he and the President disagreed:

<blockquote>Our security concern is Al-Qaeda, not the Taliban. Eight years ago we went into Afghanistan to eliminate al-Qaeda and the "safe haven" that Afghanistan's Taliban were providing the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Al-Qaeda has no significant presence today in all of Afghanistan. ... Instead of increasing our troop presence, the U.S. should limit its mission in Afghanistan to securing strategic Afghan population centers with the troops currently on the ground.<ref>[http://moran.house.gov/apps/list/press/va08_moran/afghani.shtml Press Release: Moran Statement on U.S. policy in Afghanistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105221500/http://moran.house.gov/apps/list/press/va08_moran/afghani.shtml |date=January 5, 2010 }}. Retrieved 2010-02-15.</ref></blockquote>

====Comments prior to the invasion of Iraq====
Prior to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], Moran told an anti-war audience in [[Reston, Virginia]], that if

<blockquote>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.</blockquote>

This brought criticism from many of his own party, including, among others, Senate Democratic Leader [[Tom Daschle]] and Senator [[Joe Lieberman]]. [[Nancy Pelosi]], who was [[Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Leader]] at the time, remarked that "Moran's comments have no place in the Democratic Party."<ref name="thenation">{{cite news|url=http://live.thenation.com/doc/20030331/cockburn |title=No Place in the Democratic Party |last=Cockburn |first=Alexander |date=March 13, 2003 |publisher=The Nation |access-date=March 7, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Moran apologized for the remarks, saying that

<blockquote>I should not have singled out the Jewish community and regret giving any impression that its members are somehow responsible for the course of action being pursued by the administration, or are somehow behind an impending war ... What I was trying to say is that if more organizations in this country, including religious groups, were more outspoken against war, then I do not think we would be pursuing war as an option.<ref name="archives.cnn.com">[http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0303/11/asb.00.html CNN.com – Transcripts: NewsNight with Aaron Brown, March 11, 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317023715/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0303/11/asb.00.html |date=March 17, 2008 }}. Retrieved February 15, 2010.</ref><ref name="CNN Jewish Comments">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/moran.jews|title=Lawmaker under fire for saying Jews support Iraq war|last=Barrett|first=Ted|date=March 12, 2003|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 28, 2010|archive-date=April 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420085846/http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/moran.jews/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

=== BRAC ===
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Moran voted against BRAC 2005 which would move over 20,000 workers to Ft. Belvoir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll548.xml|title=Final Vote Results for Roll Call 548|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106183347/http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll548.xml|url-status=live}}</ref> The Army later decided to relocate approximately 6,400 Department of Defense workers to the Mark Center building in Alexandria. Moran opposed the selection of the Mark Center saying "I'm very disappointed&nbsp;... It belonged at the Springfield site."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dls.virginia.gov/GROUPS/transit/meetings/100108/articles.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824043401/http://dls.virginia.gov/GROUPS/transit/meetings/100108/articles.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2010 }}</ref> Moran blocked federal funding for an HOV ramp directly to the Mark Center citing the impact upon Winkler Preserve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alextimes.com/2010/02/moran-decision-blocks-threat-to-winkler/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315132547/http://alextimes.com/2010/02/moran-decision-blocks-threat-to-winkler/|url-status=dead|title=Moran decision blocks threat to Winkler|date=February 18, 2010|archive-date=March 15, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2023}}</ref>

At Moran's request, DoD ultimately delayed moving all workers to the Mark Center by one year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Congressmen-Ask-For-Delay-in-Mark-Center-Move--122917038.html |title=Virginia Congressmen Ask for Mark Center Delay |publisher=NBC4 Washington |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112131847/http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Congressmen-Ask-For-Delay-in-Mark-Center-Move--122917038.html |url-status=live }}</ref> To help prevent gridlock, Moran got $20 million in short- and mid-term road improvements <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2011/11/brac-traffic-woes-contd/40750/ |title=Fedblog: BRAC Traffic Woes, Cont'd. |publisher=GovExec.com |date=August 21, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134443/http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2011/11/brac-traffic-woes-contd/40750/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a parking limit at the Mark Center of approximately 2,000 cars <ref>{{cite news |author=Halsey III, Ashley |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/army-parking-cap-aimed-at-easing-gridlock-around-at-mark-center-in-alexandria/2011/12/15/gIQAupMiyO_story.html |title=Army parking cap aimed at easing gridlock around Mark Center in Alexandria |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131085042/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/army-parking-cap-aimed-at-easing-gridlock-around-at-mark-center-in-alexandria/2011/12/15/gIQAupMiyO_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moran also got $180 million to widen route 1 for the new Ft. Belvoir Hospital, an effort Sen. Webb called "a tribute to Congressman Moran's persistence."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sherfinski |first=David |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/city-state/2011/nov/1/virginia-maryland-officials-announce-federal-funds/ |title=Virginia, Maryland officials announce federal funds to deal with BRAC issues |work=Washington Times |date=November 1, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=January 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108015040/http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/city-state/2011/nov/1/virginia-maryland-officials-announce-federal-funds/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Animal rights ===
Moran was in favor of stronger prohibitions against [[animal fighting]]. He sponsored legislation to penalize those who "knowingly attend animal fights and allow minors to attend."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/07/vick-speaks-on-the-hill-to-support-moran-s-anti-dogfighting-bil-63889.html|title=Vick speaks on the Hill to support Moran's anti-dogfighting bill|author=Sinclair Broadcast Group|work=WJLA|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031171255/http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/07/vick-speaks-on-the-hill-to-support-moran-s-anti-dogfighting-bil-63889.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He sponsored legislation limiting federal funding for horse slaughter inspection plants, effectively preventing the practice. In the past he promoted reinstating a five-year ban on slaughtering horses for food, noting that "horses hold an important place in our nation's history and culture&nbsp;... they deserve to be cared for, not killed for foreign consumption."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/morans-horse-slaughter-ban-added-to-ag-bill/article/2500047#.UIbxXYbF1Qk|title=Moran's horse-slaughter ban added to Ag Bill|author=Steve Contorno|work=Washington Examiner|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031162356/http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/morans-horse-slaughter-ban-added-to-ag-bill/article/2500047#.UIbxXYbF1Qk|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran in the past promoted safer keeping and treatment of exotic animals used in circus performances.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/bob-barker-jim-moran-fight-for-circus-animals-scrap-with-ringling-bros-owner-ken-feld/2011/11/02/gIQAETqUgM_blog.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Bob Barker, Jim Moran fight for circus animals, scrap with Ringling Bros. owner Ken Feld | date=November 2, 2011 | access-date=September 1, 2017 | archive-date=August 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810144534/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/bob-barker-jim-moran-fight-for-circus-animals-scrap-with-ringling-bros-owner-ken-feld/2011/11/02/gIQAETqUgM_blog.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2014, Moran received the Lord Houghton Award from Cruelty Free International for his service and contribution to animal welfare.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Engebretson|first1=Monica|title=Congressman Jim Moran Receives Lord Houghton Award for Services to Animal Welfare|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-engebretson/congressman-jim-moran-rec_b_6076724.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809120601/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-engebretson/congressman-jim-moran-rec_b_6076724.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other ===
Moran does not support [[D.C. statehood movement|granting statehood]] to the [[District of Columbia]].<ref name="statehood">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=12573&can_id=27118|title=D.C. Statehood Bill|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=March 25, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, he voted to allow Washington, D.C., to send a voting representative to the [[United States Congress]].<ref name="voting rights 2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=12738&can_id=27118|title=District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=March 26, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Controversies==

===MBNA loan===

Moran's support for harsher bankruptcy law provisions and sponsorship of stricter bankruptcy legislation brought allegations in 2002 that his support came in return for financial favors by financial institutions which could benefit from such laws. In January 1998, one month before he introduced the legislation, credit card bank [[MBNA]] advocated that it would restrict the ability of consumer debtors to declare bankruptcy. Moran received a $447,000 debt consolidation loan at over 10% [[interest rate]].

The [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]] at the time, [[Tim Kaine]], joined [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] lawmakers in calling for a [[House Ethics Committee]] investigation into the loan, saying that Moran had made "an error in judgment" by accepting it. In his own defense, Moran said that the timing of the legislation's introduction was coincidental and had nothing to do with the loan. MBNA spokesman Brian Dalphon said that the bank had offered the mortgage package not knowing that Moran was a member of Congress, and that the loan "made good business sense" because with the mortgage loan, "we improved our position by getting security for an unsecured loan. ... He had credit cards with us, he was having financial difficulties; this put him in a better position to be able to pay us back from a cash-flow standpoint."<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/09/us/bankruptcy-bill-opponents-criticize-loan.html|title=Bankruptcy Bill Opponents Criticize Loan|last=Shenon|first=Philip|date=August 9, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 7, 2010|archive-date=June 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601011740/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/09/us/bankruptcy-bill-opponents-criticize-loan.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sundaystar">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=20020707&id=o_EyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649,1357696|title=Report: Moran backed lender's cause after loan|date=July 7, 2002|publisher=Sunday Free Lance-Star|page=7|access-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref>

===PMA group===

The [[House Ethics Committee]] investigated several members of the [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee]], including Moran, [[Peter J. Visclosky]], [[Norm Dicks]], [[Marcy Kaptur]] and the late [[John Murtha]], who was the chairman at the time, for a conflict of interest in the allocation of the government contracts to clients of the [[PMA Group]], which donated nearly a million dollars to Moran's [[political action committee]], as well as a significant amount of money to the gubernatorial campaign of Moran's younger brother, [[Brian Moran|Brian]].<ref name="Brian Moran PMA">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17moran.html?_r=1|title=Brother's Role in Congress Carries Weight in Race|last=Kirkpatrick|first=David|author2=Nixon, Ron|date=April 16, 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 1, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417104758/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17moran.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran {{Which|date=March 2024}} said that he was unaware of "who made donations", and "how much they gave", and therefore was not affected by the donations when allocating the funding.<ref name="thinwall">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602374.html|title=Thin wall separates lobbyist contributions, earmarks|last=Smith|first=R. Jeffrey|date=March 7, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 7, 2010|archive-date=August 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821024010/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602374.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2010, the panel cleared Moran and the others, saying that they violated no laws. The panel concluded, as part of its 305-page report, that ''"simply because a member sponsors an earmark for an entity that also happens to be a campaign contributor ... does not support a claim that a member's actions are being influenced by campaign contributions"''.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/85636792.html |title=Ethics panel clears Murtha on donations |last=Salant |first=Jonathan |date=February 27, 2010 |publisher=Bloomberg News |access-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302141857/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/85636792.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 }}</ref> After PMA's founder, Paul Magliocchetti, pleaded guilty in September 2010 to six years of campaign finance fraud,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42690.html |title=Paul Magliocchetti pleads guilty |publisher=Politico |date=September 24, 2010 |author=John Bresnahan |access-date=February 25, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211022710/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42690.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moran said that he would not return the $177,700 in PMA Group-related donations that he received from 1990 to 2010.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===Insider trading===
In November 2011, author [[Peter Schweizer]] published a book, ''Throw Them All Out'', which included an allegation that Moran used information he got from a September 16, 2008 briefing, in which Treasury Secretary [[Henry Paulson]] and [[Federal Reserve]] Chairman [[Ben Bernanke]] warned of what became the [[2008 financial crisis]], for his stock market activity:

{{blockquote|September 17, 2008, was by far Moran's most active trading day of the year. He dumped shares in Goldman Sachs, General Dynamics, Franklin Resources, Flowserve Corporation, Ecolabs, Edison International, Electronic Arts, DirecTV, Conoco, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Apple, CVS, Cisco, Chubb, and a dozen more companies.}}

Schweizer alleged that Moran made more than 90 trades that day.<ref name="Democrats benefited">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|title=Democrats Benefited from 2008 Trades, Too|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/11/14/democrats_benefited_from_2008_trades_too.html|access-date=November 28, 2011|newspaper=Slate|date=November 14, 2011|archive-date=November 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126202049/http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/11/14/democrats_benefited_from_2008_trades_too.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Moran defended himself by citing that the trades were made in the midst of the Great Recession and that all one had to do was turn on the television to see that stock prices were dropping fast.

===Voter fraud allegations===
On October 24, 2012 a video was released showing Patrick B. Moran, the Congressman's son and a field director with his father's campaign, discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. It was proposed to him by someone who posed as a fervent supporter of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20076304 | work=BBC News | title=US politician's son resigns over 'voter fraud' video | date=October 25, 2012 | access-date=June 20, 2018 | archive-date=June 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617222522/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20076304 | url-status=live }}</ref> In response to the person's suggestion about trying to cast votes using the names of 100 inactive voters, Patrick Moran attempted to discourage the scheme, but also discussed the practical difficulties of forging documentation such as utility bills.<ref name="APWashPost25Oct12"/> The person he was speaking with was actually a conservative activist with [[James O'Keefe]]'s Project Veritas, and was secretly recording the conversation.<ref name="APWashPost25Oct12">{{Citation | last=Haines | first=Errin | title=Jim Moran's son resigns from campaign amid video furor | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=October 24, 2012 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/jim-morans-son-resigns-campaign-amid-video-furor/2012/10/24/95ea4a56-1e23-11e2-b647-bb1668e64058_story.html | access-date=September 1, 2017 | archive-date=November 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123205511/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/jim-morans-son-resigns-campaign-amid-video-furor/2012/10/24/95ea4a56-1e23-11e2-b647-bb1668e64058_story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Patrick Moran resigned from the campaign, saying he didn't want to be a distraction during the election, and stating, "at no point have I, or will I ever endorse any sort of illegal or unethical behavior. At no point did I take this person seriously. He struck me as being unstable and joking, and for only that reason did I humor him. In hindsight, I should have immediately walked away, making it clear that there is no place in the electoral process for even the suggestion of illegal behavior, joking or not."<ref name="APWashPost25Oct12"/>

The following day, the [[Arlington County]] Police Department opened a criminal probe into the matter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/police-open-investigation-into-alleged-moran-campaign-offense/2012/10/25/4f61d43a-1ede-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html|title=Police open investigation into alleged fraud in Moran campaign|author1=Allison Klein|author2=Errin Haines|author3=Ben Pershing|date=October 25, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112216/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/police-open-investigation-into-alleged-moran-campaign-offense/2012/10/25/4f61d43a-1ede-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two days after the video was released, the Virginia State Board of Elections asked [[Attorney General of Virginia]] [[Ken Cuccinelli]] to investigate Moran's campaign for voter fraud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/virginia-election-officials-ask-attorney-general-to-investigate-congressmans-son-filmmaker/2012/10/26/e3337140-1fc0-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html|title=Sorry, we can't seem to find the page you're looking for.|date=October 26, 2012|via=washingtonpost.com}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On January 31, 2013, Arlington County announced that the investigation, by its police department in collaboration with the Offices of the Virginia Attorney General and the Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney, had concluded and that no charges would be brought. The County stated: "Patrick Moran and the Jim Moran for Congress campaign provided full cooperation throughout the investigation. Despite repeated attempts to involve the party responsible for producing the video, they failed to provide any assistance."<ref>{{cite web| title = UPDATE: Police Investigation of Election Offense Allegations Concludes| publisher = [[Arlington County, Virginia]]| date = January 31, 2013| url = http://news.arlingtonva.us/update:-police-investigation-of-election-offense-allegations-concludes| access-date = February 2, 2013| archive-date = February 4, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130204114343/http://news.arlingtonva.us/update:-police-investigation-of-election-offense-allegations-concludes| url-status = live}}</ref>

=== Anti-Semitism and the Iraq War ===
In 2003, Moran drew criticism for telling an audience in [[Reston, Virginia]] that “if it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this."<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com - Lawmaker under fire for saying Jews support Iraq war - Mar. 12, 2003 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/moran.jews/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> The comment was condemned by then House Democratic leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] and then Democratic Senate Minority Leader [[Tom Daschle]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2007-09-10 |title=Jewish Dems Forced To Call Out One of Their Own |url=https://forward.com/news/11565/jewish-dems-forced-to-call-out-one-of-their-own/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> In 2007, Moran again generated controversy for linking the Jewish community with the war, this time by blaming [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee|AIPAC]] for American involvement in Iraq, telling the progressive Jewish magazine [[Tikkun (magazine)|Tikkun]] that “… AIPAC is the most powerful lobby and has pushed this war from the beginning … because they are so well organized, and their members are extraordinarily powerful – most of them are quite wealthy – they have been able to exert power.”<ref name="auto"/> The comments were again condemned by Democratic leadership as anti-semitic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hearn |first=Josephine |title=Dems slam Moran's tying AIPAC to Iraq war |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2007/09/dems-slam-morans-tying-aipac-to-iraq-war-005925 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=POLITICO |date=September 19, 2007 |language=en}}</ref>

==Later career==
In February 2015, Moran joined [[McDermott Will & Emery]] as a senior legislative advisor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mwe.com/en/team/m/moran-james-p-jim|title=James P. Moran - Team - McDermott Will and Emery|work=mwe.com|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530154247/https://www.mwe.com/en/team/m/moran-james-p-jim|archive-date=May 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later left the firm and became a senior policy advisor in the Washington, D.C. office of [[Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/jim-moran#main|title=Nelson Mullins - Jim Moran|access-date=June 2, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215547/https://www.nelsonmullins.com/people/jim-moran#main|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2023, he started his own lobbying firm, Moran Global Strategies, representing clients such as [[Qatar]], Biafran separatist [[Simon Ekpa]] and various defense contractors.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Washington News Journal | author=Ana Lucia Murillo | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2023/04/05/jim-moran-lobbying-firm.html | date=April 4, 2023 | title=Former Virginia congressman Jim Moran starts new lobbying firm}}</ref><ref name="The Africa Report 28 June 2024">{{cite news |last1=Pecquet |first1=Julian |title=Ex‑Congressman's firm lobbies for African governments in exile |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/353173/ex-congressmans-firm-lobbies-for-african-governments-in-exile/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=[[The Africa Report]] |date=28 June 2024}}</ref>

[[Virginia Tech]] announced in April 2016 that Moran had joined the School of Public and International Affairs as professor of practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2016/04/041216-ncr-jimmoranatspia.html|title=Former congressman Jim Moran joins School of Public and International Affairs as professor of practice|work=vt.edu|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408052333/https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2016/04/041216-ncr-jimmoranatspia.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{s-start}}
|+ {{ushr|Virginia|8|}}: Results 1990–2012<ref name="clerk">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |pages=1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 |access-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="fedelect">{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml|title=Election Results|publisher=Federal Election Commission|pages=1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008|access-date=March 9, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925101427/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="unofficial2010">{{cite web|title=November 2, 2010 General and Special Elections Unofficial Results |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103170939/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml |archive-date=November 3, 2010 }}</ref>
! Year
!
! Subject
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
! %
!
! Opponent
! Party
! Votes
! %
|-
|[[United States House election, 1990|1990]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |88,745
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |51.7
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Stanford Parris]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |76,367
|{{party shading/Republican}} |44.6
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Robert T. Murphy
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |5,958
|{{party shading/Independent}} |3.5
|-
|[[United States House election, 1992|1992]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |138,542
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |56.1
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Kyle E. McSlarrow]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |102,717
|{{party shading/Republican}} |41.6
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Alvin O. West
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |5,601
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.3
|-
|[[United States House election, 1994|1994]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |120,281
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59.3
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Kyle E. McSlarrow]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |79,568
|{{party shading/Republican}} |39.3
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |R. Ward Edmonds
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |1,858
|{{party shading/Independent}} |0.9
|-
|[[United States House election, 1996|1996]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |152,334
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |66.4
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |John E. Otey
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |64,562
|{{party shading/Republican}} |28.1
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |R. Ward Edmonds
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |6,243
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.7
|-
|[[United States House election, 1998|1998]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |97,545
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |66.6
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Demaris H. Miller
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |48,352
|{{party shading/Republican}} |33.0
|
|-
|[[United States House election, 2000|2000]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |164,178
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |63.3
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Demaris H. Miller
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |88,262
|{{party shading/Republican}} |34.0
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Ron Crickenberger
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |3,483
|{{party shading/Independent}} |1.3
|-
|[[United States House election, 2002|2002]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |102,759
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59.8
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Scott Tate
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |64,121
|{{party shading/Republican}} |37.3
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Ron Crickenberger
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |4,558
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.6
|-
|[[United States House election, 2004|2004]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |171,986
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59.7
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Lisa Cheney
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |106,231
|{{party shading/Republican}} |36.9
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |James Hurysz
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |9,004
|{{party shading/Independent}} |3.1
|-
|[[United States House election, 2006|2006]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |144,700
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |66.4
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Tom O'Donoghue
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |66,639
|{{party shading/Republican}} |30.6
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |James Hurysz
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |6,094
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.8
|-
|[[United States House election, 2008|2008]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |222,986
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |67.9
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Ellmore
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |97,425
|{{party shading/Republican}} |29.7
|
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |J. Ron Fisher
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |[[Independent Green]]
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |6,829
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |2.1
|-
|[[Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2010|2010]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |116,293
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |61.0
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Jay Patrick Murray]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |71,108
|{{party shading/Republican}} |37.3
|
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |J. Ron Fisher
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |[[Independent Green]]
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |2,704
|{{party shading/Independent Green}} |1.4
|-
|[[United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012|2012]]
||
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''James Moran'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |226,847
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |64.6
|
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Jay Patrick Murray]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |107,370
|{{party shading/Republican}} |30.6
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Jason J. Howell
|{{party shading/Independent}} |Independent
|{{party shading/Independent}} |10,180
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.9
{{s-end}}

==Personal life==
Moran has been married four times and divorced three times.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pershing|first1=Ben|title=Rep. James P. Moran will step down from heavily Democratic N.Va. seat at end of year|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/jim-moran-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-year/2014/01/15/9d1b8ace-7dea-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html|access-date=1 August 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 15, 2014|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091216/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/jim-moran-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-year/2014/01/15/9d1b8ace-7dea-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His second wife, Mary Howard Moran, filed for divorce in 1999, one day after an argument at the couple's Alexandria home that resulted in a visit from the police.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reason.com/archives/2000/11/06/an-election-eve-corruption-sto |title=An Election-Eve Corruption Story |author=Michael W. Lynch |date=November 6, 2000 |access-date=May 12, 2012 |publisher=reason.com |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414112834/http://reason.com/archives/2000/11/06/an-election-eve-corruption-sto |url-status=live }}</ref> The Congressman provided his own divorce papers a few months later, and in 2003 the couple officially separated.<ref name="fox bio">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/candidate/james-p-moran-jr/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202102205/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/candidate/james-p-moran-jr/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|title=Candidate Biography – Jim Moran|publisher=Fox News|access-date=April 1, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He remarried in 2004 to real estate developer [[LuAnn Bennett]]. In December 2010, Moran and Bennett announced they were separating.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jim Moran and wife LuAnn Bennett separate after six years of marriage |author=Ben Pershing |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/12/jim_moran_and_wife_bennett_sep.html |date=December 23, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202151748/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/12/jim_moran_and_wife_bennett_sep.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Moran married a fourth time in 2025 on his 80th birthday to Deborah Warren.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thezebra.org/2025/05/16/photos-behind-the-scenes-congressman-and-alexandria-mayor-jim-moran-marrying-deborah-warren-today-his-80th-birthday/ |title=Photos Behind the Scenes: Congressman and Alexandria Mayor Jim Moran Marrying Deborah Warren Today-his 80th Birthday! |newspaper=The Zebra-Good News in Alexandria |date=May 2025 |access-date=2025-05-18}}</ref>

Moran is the father of four children. A son, Patrick B. Moran, once worked as a field director for one of Moran's election campaigns but resigned in 2012 when allegations of voter fraud surfaced.<ref name="APWashPost25Oct12" /> Later in 2012, Patrick pleaded guilty to simple [[assault]] after being arrested after an incident with his girlfriend in front of a [[Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C.)|Columbia Heights]] bar on December 1.<ref name="HuffPost121212">Wing, Nick. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/patrick-moran-assault_n_2286832.html Patrick Moran, Son Of Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Girlfriend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308101638/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/patrick-moran-assault_n_2286832.html |date=March 8, 2017 }}, [[Huffington Post]], December 12, 2012.</ref><ref name="WashCityPaper12122012" /> He was sentenced to probation.<ref name="HuffPost121212" /><ref name="WashCityPaper12122012">Sommer, Will. [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/ Rep. Jim Moran's Son Guilty of Beating Up His Girlfriend in Columbia Heights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220123438/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/ |date=December 20, 2012 }}, [[Washington City Paper]], December 12, 2012.</ref>

Another one of Moran's children is Dorothy, who was diagnosed with an inoperable [[brain tumor]] during her father's campaign for reelection against [[Kyle McSlarrow]] in 1994. It was said at the time that she had only a twenty percent chance of living to age five, but after almost two years of [[chemotherapy]] and herbal therapies she was declared cancer-free.<ref name="dorothy moran">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/us/in-virginia-a-child-s-illness-quiets-a-congressional-campaign.html|title=In Virginia, a Child's Illness Quiets a Congressional Campaign|date=August 29, 1994|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 1, 2010|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514124307/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/us/in-virginia-a-child-s-illness-quiets-a-congressional-campaign.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="recovered">{{cite news|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-795336.html |title='Miracle Child' Is Beating the Odds; Rep. Moran's Daughter Cancer-Free After Radiation, Herbal Therapies |last=Hall |first=Charles |date=September 11, 1996 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 1, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

His brother, [[Brian Moran]], is a former member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]], and the head of the Virginia Democratic Party between early 2011 and December 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Democrats in Virginia tap Brian Moran to lead party|first=Anita|last=Kumar|newspaper=Washington Post|date=December 5, 2010|page=C1|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/04/AR2010120403311.html|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004659/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/04/AR2010120403311.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful primary candidate for [[Governor of Virginia]] in the [[Virginia elections, 2009|2009 election]].<ref name="brianmoran">{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/06/post_245.html|title=Jim Moran: 'I'm Concerned'|last=Kumar|first=Anita|date=June 8, 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 7, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928231839/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/06/post_245.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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* [http://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Moran Biography] at [[Ballotpedia]]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/400283 Congressional profile] at [[GovTrack]]
* [http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400283 Congressional profile] at [[Participatory Politics Foundation|OpenCongress]]
* [http://www.rollcall.com/members/502.html Congressional profile] at ''[[Roll Call]]''
* [http://www.politifact.com/personalities/jim-moran Fact-checking] at [[PolitiFact.com]]
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00002083 Financial information (federal office)] at [[Center for Responsive Politics|OpenSecrets.org]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140409035750/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-assets/member/james-moran/ Financial investments (personal)] at ''[[The Washington Post]]''
* [http://www.legistorm.com/member/386/Rep_Jim_Moran.html Staff salaries, trips and personal finance] at LegiStorm.com
* [http://www.ontheissues.org/VA/James_Moran.htm Issue positions and quotes] at [[On the Issues]]
* [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/4269 Appearances] on [[C-SPAN]] programs
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2129357 Appearances] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/james_p_moran//index.html Collected news and commentary] at ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [https://archive.today/20130624195402/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gIQAbgrNAP_topic.html Collected news and commentary] at ''[[The Washington Post]]''
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070810070015/http://www.findingourvoices.com/ht/d/sp/i/336/pid/336 Jim Moran] as featured in the film ''Finding Our Voices''
*[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/41474/december-06-2005/better-know-a-district---virginia-s-8th---jim-moran Better Know a District – Virginia's 8th – Jim Moran], [[The Colbert Report]], December 6, 2005
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