Brian Moran

Brian Moran has given two decades as a public servant and elected leader, fighting for the working men and women of Virginia. Brian grew up in a middle-class family of seven children that didn’t have much and he took his first job bagging groceries at age 14. After transferring to a college closer to home to care for his ailing father, Brian worked construction, as a bartender, and a gas station attendant to put himself through college and law school. Brian served as a county prosecutor until being elected to the House of Delegates in 1996, where he became Chairman of the Virginia House Democratic Caucus only a few years later.

In the legislature, Brian Moran has fought for the values that his parents taught him: raising the minimum wage, increasing access to health care, making the largest education investment in Virginia history, and protecting our environment for the next generation.

In December, 2008, Moran resigned from the House to campaign full-time for Governor.

Public Service
Brian received his law degree from Catholic University and passed up lucrative private sector work to join the prosecutor’s office in 1989. He worked his way through the ranks to become Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney where he remained until his election to the House of Delegates.

He was an active member of his local community, including service to the United Way, serving as Chairman of the Budget & Fiscal Affairs Advisory Council for the City of Alexandria, and as a member of the Board of Stop Child Abuse Now.

In 1995, the voters of the 46th district elected Brian to the Virginia House of Delegates. During his time in the House, he has worked to crack down on drunk driving, improve Virginia’s small business climate, provide childhood vaccinations and improve preventative health care. He has been a champion for raising teacher salaries and improvements in our transportation system, particularly rail and mass transit. In the House, Brian led the effort for the largest investment in education in Virginia history.

Democratic Leader & Partner of Governors Warner and Kaine
House Democrats elected Brian Moran to Chair the House Democratic Caucus in 2001. In that role, he has served as the chief legislative partner for Governor Mark Warner and Governor Tim Kaine, working to make Virginia the best managed state in the nation. As Caucus Chair, Brian led efforts to expand the Democratic Caucus, leading it to the largest Democratic gains in the Virginia House in a generation.

Recognized Leader
Throughout his tenure, Brian has won a number of distinguished awards and recognitions, including the Jaycees’ Man of the Year award, twice awarded the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Legislative Award, repeatedly named Mothers Against Drunk Driving Legislator of the Year, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Friend of Business Award, the Legislative Award from the League of Conservation Voters, and the “Tech Ten” award by the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Recently, he was named the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association Legislator of the Year and named Child Advocate of the Year by the Virginia PTA.

In the House of Delegates, Delegate Moran was a longtime member of the Courts of Justice Committee, Transportation Committee and Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee. After 9/11, Governor Warner appointed Moran to the Secure Virginia Panel, dealing with issues of homeland security in the Commonwealth. He was also a member of Governor Kaine’s Health Care Reform Task Force in 2007.

Brian and Karyn are proud parents of two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son.