Jim Moran
| Jim Moran | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Stanford Parris |
| Succeeded by | Don Beyer |
| Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia | |
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In office July 1, 1985 – November 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Beatley |
| Succeeded by | Patsy Ticer |
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James Patrick Moran Jr. May 16, 1945 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Craig (1967-1976; divorce) Mary Howard (1988–2003; divorce) LuAnn Bennett (2004–2010; divorce) |
| Children | 4 |
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College of the Holy Cross (B.A.) University of Pittsburgh (M.P.A.) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945), known as Jim Moran, is a former U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district in Northern Virginia, including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, and a portion of Fairfax County. Moran served from 1991 to 2015, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Moran was the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 1985 to 1990, when he resigned to run for Congress. He defeated Republican incumbent Stanford Parris in the general election on November 6, 1990, and was sworn in the following January. He is of Irish descent, and is the son of professional football player James Moran Sr. and the brother of former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Brian Moran.
Moran announced on January 15, 2014, that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term. Moran is currently a professor of practice in the School of Public and International Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech.
Moran, the eldest of seven children, was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. His parents were Dorothy (née Dwyer) and James Moran Sr., a professional football player for the Boston Redskins in 1935 and 1936; outside of football he worked as a probation officer. Both his father and mother were Roosevelt Democrats and supporters of the New Deal. Moran attended Marian High School in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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