About Jerry

Jerry Moran is the leading candidate to become Kansas’ next U.S. Senator. Jerry has spent his life working for commonsense Kansas principles, like reducing the size of government, reducing Washington’s out-of-control spending, lowering your taxes, and preserving Kansas values.

As someone who has lived in Kansas his entire life, Jerry has a unique appreciation for the Kansan way of life and has always put Kansas’ interests ahead of Washington’s pressures. He does this every single weekend, traveling back to his home in Hays where he lives with his wife Robba and two daughters Kelsey and Alex, both Kansas State University students.

Coming home to Kansas weekly allows Jerry to listen to and hear about Kansans’ needs, concerns, and values. He’s constantly listening through one of his many Meet & Greets, stops at a local business, or through the nearly 900 town hall meetings Jerry has hosted. Representing Western Kansas since 1996, Jerry has held an annual “Big First Listening Tour” in his district during which he holds town hall meetings in each of the 69 counties he represents. The “Big First” district of Western Kansas that Jerry represents is over 55,000 square miles.

Jerry’s commitment to commonsense Kansas principles means he’s always been a consistent conservative vote against the growth of government, and a strong fiscal conservative. He’s fought Washington’s spending problem as one of only 17 out of 435 Members of Congress to vote against every stimulus and bailout proposed by either political party.

He was also the first Member of Congress to sponsor legislation to repeal the incredibly harmful Obama Government Takeover of Health Care, worked to stop the passage of the controversial Cap & Trade bill, has been a strong advocate for meaningful earmark reform to clean up Washington’s spending problem, and has consistently worked to lower Washington’s outrageous $13 trillion national debt.

Jerry is also a proven tax-cutter, having voted for lower taxes over 200 times in Congress including voting to repeal the death tax, a harmful and unfair tax hurting Kansas’ farmers and small businesspeople. That record helped earn him the endorsement of pro-business Kansas groups like the Kansas Farm Bureau, the REALTORS PAC, and more.

Jerry also has a strong and consistent record of supporting traditional Kansas values. Jerry’s consistent pro-life voting record earned him a 100% rating from the pro-life Family Research Council and he also earned an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association.

In Congress, Jerry is a leader on the committees he serves on: Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans Affairs. He has received countless awards for his work on these issues and in other areas such as health care, education, technology, rural development, taxes, and a commitment to limited government.

At home, Jerry volunteers his time with multiple community organizations including as a trustee of the Eisenhower Foundation and on the Board of Trustees of the Fort Hays State University Endowment Association. Prior to his election to Congress, Moran served for eight years (1989 to 1996) in the Kansas Senate, the last two as majority leader.