James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945 in Buffalo, New York) is a United States politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the Eighth Congressional District of Virginia (map).
Moran attended the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with a masters degree in Public Administration. He was elected to the Alexandria, Virginia City Council in 1979, serving as deputy mayor from 1982 to 1984, when he was forced to resign because of a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge. Nevertheless, he was elected mayor of Alexandria in 1985. Elected to the House in 1990, he serves on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee. His brother, Brian Moran , is a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates .
In 1998, during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Moran was one of 31 House Democrats who voted with Republicans to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
During his time in the House, Moran has seen a few controversies. His most recent occurred prior to the 2003 Iraq war
In 2004 Moran for the first time faced a Democratic primary challenger, Andy Rosenberg. 59% of the district voted for Moran versus 41% for Rosenburg. Moran went on to be re-elected to the U.S. Congress in the general election for his seventh term.
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