As a prosecutor in Arlington County, member of the General Assembly, and leader in the Virginia Democratic Party, Brian J. Moran has focused on education, opportunity, protecting children and creating a better life for the next generation. He is the chairman of the Virginia House Democratic Caucus and a delegate representing Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria, and is currently campaigning as a 2009 Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia.
The youngest of seven in an Irish middle-class family, Brian worked to put himself through college and law school at Catholic University. His grandparents came to America from County Mayo with nothing more than a single suitcase only to face signs of "Irish Need Not Apply." The Moran homestead in Carrowkeel, Mayo still exists and is home to the members of the family still in Ireland.
In 1995, Brian ran for the House of Delegates and was elected to represent Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria where he has worked to curb drunk driving, improve Virginia's small business climate, crack down on Internet child sex predators, and improve preventative health care. House Democrats elected him as the House Democratic Caucus Chair in 2001. In that role, he has led efforts to expand the Democratic Caucus, resulting in the largest Democratic gains in the Virginia House in over a generation. After September 11, Governor Mark Warner appointed him to the Secure Virginia Panel, dealing with issues of homeland security in the Commonwealth.
Brian was also a member of Governor Tim Kaine's 2007 Health Care Reform Task Force and has been a long-time member of the Advisory Board of Stop Child Abuse Now, and is a member of his local Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis club, and Alexandria Bar Association. He has received numerous accolades, including legislative awards from the Victims and Witnesses of Crime, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and Our Military Kids. He also received the prestigious Tech Ten Award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council and was named the Virginia Jaycees Man of the Year.
Brian and wife Karyn have two children.
The youngest of seven in an Irish middle-class family, Brian worked to put himself through college and law school at Catholic University. His grandparents came to America from County Mayo with nothing more than a single suitcase only to face signs of "Irish Need Not Apply." The Moran homestead in Carrowkeel, Mayo still exists and is home to the members of the family still in Ireland.
In 1995, Brian ran for the House of Delegates and was elected to represent Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria where he has worked to curb drunk driving, improve Virginia's small business climate, crack down on Internet child sex predators, and improve preventative health care. House Democrats elected him as the House Democratic Caucus Chair in 2001. In that role, he has led efforts to expand the Democratic Caucus, resulting in the largest Democratic gains in the Virginia House in over a generation. After September 11, Governor Mark Warner appointed him to the Secure Virginia Panel, dealing with issues of homeland security in the Commonwealth.
Brian was also a member of Governor Tim Kaine's 2007 Health Care Reform Task Force and has been a long-time member of the Advisory Board of Stop Child Abuse Now, and is a member of his local Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis club, and Alexandria Bar Association. He has received numerous accolades, including legislative awards from the Victims and Witnesses of Crime, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and Our Military Kids. He also received the prestigious Tech Ten Award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council and was named the Virginia Jaycees Man of the Year.
Brian and wife Karyn have two children.