MORAN, Jerry, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Great Bend,
Barton County, Kans., May 29, 1954; attended Plainville High School,
Plainville, Kans.; graduated University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., B.S., 1976;
graduated Kansas University School of Law, Lawrence, Kans., J.D., 1981; M.B.A.
candidate, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans.; bank officer; instructor,
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans.; member of the Kansas state senate
1989-1997, serving as vice president 1993-1995, majority leader 1995-1997;
Kansas state special assistant attorney general 1982-1985; deputy attorney,
Rooks County, Kans. 1987-1995; University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence,
Kans., board of governors, serving as vice president 1993-1994, and as
president 1994-1995; board of directors, Kansas chamber of commerce and
industry 1996-1997; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress
and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011); was not
a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a
Republican to the United States Senate in 2010 for the term ending January 3,
2017.