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'''Gerald Wesley Moran''' ({{IPAc-en |m|ʌ|ˈ|r|æ|n}} {{Respell|murr|AN}}; born May 29, 1954) is an American politician and former lawyer who is the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior]] [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[Kansas]], a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was chair of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] for the [[113th United States Congress|113th U.S. Congress]], during which he led successful Republican efforts in the [[United States Senate elections, 2014|2014 election]], producing the first Republican Senate majority since 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cornyn Elected Whip, Moran NRSC Chair|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/11/cornyn-elected-whip-moran-nrsc-chair-14|access-date=November 15, 2012|newspaper=National Journal|date=November 14, 2012|archive-date=May 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504085341/http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/11/cornyn-elected-whip-moran-nrsc-chair-14|url-status=live}}</ref> Previously, he was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing {{ushr|KS|1}}.
Raised in [[Plainville, Kansas]], Moran graduated from the [[University of Kansas]] and the [[University of Kansas School of Law]]. He worked in private law and was the state special assistant attorney general (1982–1985) and deputy attorney of [[Rooks County, Kansas|Rooks County]] (1987–1995). He served in the [[Kansas Senate]] from 1989 to 1997 and was [[majority leader]] for his last two years. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 and spent seven terms there with little electoral opposition. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in [[United States Senate election in Kansas, 2010|2010]] after defeating fellow U.S.
Moran became the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior]] senator and dean of the [[United States congressional delegations from Kansas|Kansas congressional delegation]] in 2021 when [[Pat Roberts]] retired from the Senate.
== Early life, education, and career ==
Moran was born in [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]], [[Kansas]], the son of Madeline Eleanor (née Fletcher) and Raymond Edwin "Ray" Moran.<ref name=feptds>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/moranjerry.htm|title=Jerry Moran ancestry|publisher=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073607/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/senators/moranjerry.htm|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was raised in [[Plainville, Kansas|Plainville]].<ref name=congress>{{cite news|work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|title=Moran, Jerry, (1954–)|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000934|access-date=January 28, 2011|archive-date=December 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223161803/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000934|url-status=live}}</ref> He attended [[Fort Hays State University]] before enrolling at the [[University of Kansas]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], where he earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in economics in 1976.<ref name=pvs>{{cite news|work=Project Vote Smart|title=Senator Jerry Moran (KS)|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=542|access-date=September 17, 2010|archive-date=September 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929232124/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=542|url-status=live}}</ref> While attending the University of Kansas, he worked as a summer intern for U.S.
Moran worked as a banker before receiving his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Kansas School of Law]] in 1982.<ref name=senate>{{cite news|work=United States Senator Jerry Moran|title=About Jerry|url=https://moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/aboutjerry|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215133406/http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/aboutjerry|archive-date=February 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He practiced law at Stinson, Mag & Fizzell in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], and later joined Jeter & Larson Law Firm in [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]], where he practiced for 15 years.<ref name=senate/> In addition to his law practice, he served as the state special assistant attorney general (1982–1985) and deputy county attorney of [[Rooks County, Kansas|Rooks County]] (1987–1995).<ref name=congress/> He also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Fort Hays State University.<ref name=pvs/>
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On January 5, 2021, Moran announced that he would vote to certify the [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count]], which was to take place the following day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Seaton |first1=Ned |title=Moran to support Electoral College result |url=https://themercury.com/news/moran-to-support-electoral-college-result/article_6a127f6b-3990-5a97-8bbf-3bae10306c91.html |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=The Mercury |language=en |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109181526/https://themercury.com/news/moran-to-support-electoral-college-result/article_6a127f6b-3990-5a97-8bbf-3bae10306c91.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was participating in the certification when [[Donald Trump|Trump]] supporters [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attacked the United States Capitol]]. During the attack, Moran tweeted that he condemned "the violence and destruction at the U.S. Capitol in the strongest possible terms. It is completely unacceptable and unpatriotic."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kansas delegation, spouses condemn violent protest at U.S. Capitol |url=https://www.kwch.com/2021/01/06/kansas-delegation-spouses-condemn-protest-at-us-capitol/ |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=www.kwch.com |language=en |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107213028/https://www.kwch.com/2021/01/06/kansas-delegation-spouses-condemn-protest-at-us-capitol/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:United States Congressional Delegation visit to Israel on November 12, 2023 - 15.jpg|thumb|Moran with Israeli
For his tenure as the chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee]] in the 116th Congress, Moran earned an "F" grade from the nonpartisan Lugar Center's Congressional Oversight Hearing Index.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congressional Oversight Hearing Index |url=https://oversight-index.thelugarcenter.org/ |website=Welcome to the Congressional Oversight Hearing Index |publisher=The Lugar Center |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208160632/https://oversight-index.thelugarcenter.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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=== Agriculture ===
[[File:Jerry Moran at Dinner.jpg|thumb|Jerry Moran (far right) assisting with a dinner at [[Fort Riley]]]]
In March 2019, Moran was one of 38 senators to sign a letter to United States
In May 2019, Moran was a cosponsor of the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by [[Ben Sasse]] and [[Jon Tester]] intended to reform hours of service for livestock haulers by authorizing drivers to have the flexibility to rest at any point during their trip without it being counted against their hours of service and exempting loading and unloading times from the hours of service calculation of driving time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dairyherd.com/article/senators-reintroduce-transporting-livestock-across-america-safely-act|title=Senators Reintroduce Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act|first=Wyatt|last=Bechtel|date=May 1, 2019|publisher=dailyherd.com|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716232543/https://www.dairyherd.com/article/senators-reintroduce-transporting-livestock-across-america-safely-act|archive-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In the early 2000s, Moran opposed a timetable for military withdrawal from [[Iraq War|Iraq]].
Since entering Congress, Moran has traveled to [[Afghanistan]], [[Iraq]], and [[Pakistan]] to visit deployed American forces and meet with foreign leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Moran Visits Troops|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1429&dat=20060202&id=65xkAAAAIBAJ&pg=3561,123827|access-date=August 8, 2012|newspaper=The Johnson Pioneer|date=February 2, 2006|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021000703/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1429&dat=20060202&id=65xkAAAAIBAJ&pg=3561%2C123827|url-status=live}}</ref> His most recent trip to the region was in August 2017 to the northern regions of Afghanistan.[[File:U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) with Kansans serving in Afghanistan, April 2011.jpeg|thumb|alt=U.S. Senator Jerry Moran with Kansans serving in Afghanistan in April 2011.|U.S. Senator Jerry Moran with Kansans serving in Afghanistan in April 2011.]]In March 2018, Moran was one of five Republican senators to vote against tabling a resolution spearheaded by [[Bernie Sanders]], [[Chris Murphy]], and [[Mike Lee]] that would have required President Trump to withdraw American troops either in or influencing [[Yemen]] within the next 30 days unless they were combating [[Al-Qaeda]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/379392-senate-sides-with-trump-on-providing-saudi-military-support|title=Senate sides with Trump on providing Saudi military support|date=March 20, 2018|work=The Hill|author=Carney, Jordain|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228031125/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/379392-senate-sides-with-trump-on-providing-saudi-military-support|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2018, Moran was one of seven senators to sign a letter to United States
In January 2019, Moran was one of 11 Republican senators to vote to advance legislation intended to block Trump's intent to lift sanctions against three Russian companies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/425506-senate-advances-measure-bucking-trump-on-russia-sanctions|title=Senate advances measure bucking Trump on Russia sanctions|date=January 15, 2019|work=The Hill|author=Carney, Jordain|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116014551/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/425506-senate-advances-measure-bucking-trump-on-russia-sanctions|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2019, amid a report by the [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce Department]] that [[ZTE]] had been caught illegally shipping goods of American origin to [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]], Moran was one of seven senators to sponsor a bill reimposing sanctions on ZTE in the event that ZTE did not honor both American laws and its agreement with the Trump administration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-zte/u-s-lawmakers-target-chinas-zte-with-sanctions-bill-idUSKCN1PU2MU|title=U.S. lawmakers target China's ZTE with sanctions bill|date=February 5, 2019|publisher=Reuters|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-date=June 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618100944/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-zte/u-s-lawmakers-target-chinas-zte-with-sanctions-bill-idUSKCN1PU2MU|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2019, Moran was one of 16 Republican senators to send a letter to
===Immigration and refugees===
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=== Education ===
Moran supports accountability metrics for public schools, but believes federal initiatives need to provide flexibility to states. In 2001, Moran voted against the [[No Child Left Behind Act]] (NCLB) because he felt it did not afford sufficient flexibility to schools.<ref name="thekansan">{{cite web|url=http://www.thekansan.com/features/x698066356/Moran-Stop-spending|title=Moran: "Stop spending"|author=Cristina Janney|newspaper=The Kansan|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318215006/http://www.thekansan.com/features/x698066356/Moran-Stop-spending|archive-date=March 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Moran voted to confirm [[Betsy DeVos]] as [[United States Secretary of Education]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/07/us/politics/betsy-devos-confirmation-vote.html|title=How Senators Voted on Betsy DeVos|date=February 7, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=February 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208061147/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/07/us/politics/betsy-devos-confirmation-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Peter Hancock, [http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2017/feb/2/sens-roberts-moran-unite-behind-devos-fo/ Sens. Roberts, Moran unite behind DeVos for education secretary despite widespread criticism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405114345/http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2017/feb/2/sens-roberts-moran-unite-behind-devos-fo/ |date=April 5, 2017 }}, ''Lawrence Journal-World'' (February 2, 2017).</ref>
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===Internet issues===
Moran opposed the [[Protect Intellectual Property Act]] (PIPA) and [[Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA).<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed|author=Ohanian, A.|date=2013|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=9781455520039|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5xK0Rc_WP_IC&pg=PT123|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> In November 2011, Moran,
In 2017, Moran voted to repeal [[FCC]] Internet privacy rules that blocked internet providers from sharing or selling data on customers' private data (such as browsing history) without the customer's permission.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hancock, Peter|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2017/mar/31/most-of-kansas-congressional-delegation-/|title=Most of Kansas congressional delegation supported repealing internet privacy rules|work=Lawrence Journal-World|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802021407/http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2017/mar/31/most-of-kansas-congressional-delegation-/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/jerry-moran/|title=Tracking Jerry Moran in the Age of Trump|work=FiveThirtyEight|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919034842/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/jerry-moran/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Opioids ===
In September 2018, Moran voted for a package of 70 Senate bills that cost $8.4 billion and altered programs across multiple agencies, as part of a bipartisan effort to prevent opioids from being shipped through the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] and to grant doctors the ability to prescribe medications designed to wean opioid addictions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/17/senate-set-pass-sweeping-opioids-package/|title=Senate passes sweeping opioids package|date=September 17, 2018|first=Colby|last=Itkowitz|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724141313/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/17/senate-set-pass-sweeping-opioids-package/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===SafeSport===
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== Personal life ==
Moran lived in [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]] for most of his political career. In 2012, he moved to [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]] to be closer to a major airport in order to cut down on his drive time back to Kansas each weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moran moving from Hays to Manhattan|url=http://cjonline.com/news/2012-06-06/moran-moving-hays-manhattan|publisher=The Associated Press|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304071240/http://cjonline.com/news/2012-06-06/moran-moving-hays-manhattan|url-status=live}}</ref> The nearest airport to Hays is [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]], three hours southeast; Manhattan is two hours from Wichita and [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]]. Additionally, [[Manhattan Regional Airport]] has direct jet service daily to and from [[Chicago]] and [[Dallas]].
At [[Kansas State University]], he was initiated into [[Alpha Tau Omega]] on September 28, 2013.
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