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Rep. Jim Moran won't seek reelection
thehill.com ^ | 1/15/14 | Jessica Taylor

Posted on 01/15/2014 9:07:22 AM PST by cotton1706

Northern Virginia Rep. Jim Moran (D) will not seek another term in Congress.

“After 35 years as a public servant, as Mayor of Alexandria, and for the past 23 as a member of the House of Representatives, it’s time to close this chapter of my life and move on to the next challenge. It’s been an honor to represent Northern Virginia," Moran said in a statement Wednesday morning. "I couldn’t be more fortunate to have spent my career working with such wonderful people trying to make this one of the best places in the world to live, work and raise a family.

The 12-term congressman represents the heavily Democratic Washington, D.C., suburbs of Arlington and Alexandria, and his seat is sure to remain in Democratic hands.

A crucial appropriator, Moran was the ranking member on the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee and sat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in the district that holds the Pentagon and other critical military outposts.

The Virginia congressman is the third Democrat to head for the exits this week, following Rep. George Miller's (Calif.) announcement on Monday and Rep. Bill Owens's (N.Y.) decision Tuesday. Moran is the 15th House member to announce that he or she won't run again in 2014, a list which now includes six Democrats and nine Republicans.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
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Good riddance!
1 posted on 01/15/2014 9:07:22 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Thank God. Now, can we Tea Party this district, or is it too infested with FedGov careerists?


2 posted on 01/15/2014 9:09:09 AM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Bro!)
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To: cotton1706

Retiring to spend more time with his ill gotten goods.


3 posted on 01/15/2014 9:11:46 AM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: cotton1706

The roster of democrat and RINO retirees is getting to be pretty big.


4 posted on 01/15/2014 9:16:25 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cotton1706

are the Rats leaving a sinking ship or do they see the Obama iceberg and are getting while getting is good.

I hope it’s a sign the Dems are going to get steamrolled.


5 posted on 01/15/2014 9:16:31 AM PST by 12th_Monkey (In an alternate universe Obama still dips ice cream)
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To: cotton1706

Amen! Good riddance to that POS Moran!


6 posted on 01/15/2014 9:18:09 AM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: cripplecreek

“The roster of democrat and RINO retirees is getting to be pretty big.”

with tears rolling down their faces: “the Tea Party has taken away the fun of being in Congress!”


7 posted on 01/15/2014 9:18:14 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

My representative (that didn’t). He is one of the worst ones. Glad to see him leave.


8 posted on 01/15/2014 9:19:05 AM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: cotton1706

And I’d have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling tea partiers.


9 posted on 01/15/2014 9:19:15 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cotton1706

Adios nutjob.

Good riddance to bad trash.


10 posted on 01/15/2014 9:20:21 AM PST by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: cripplecreek

“And I’d have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling tea partiers.”

Haha. That’s awesome! And so fitting!!


11 posted on 01/15/2014 9:22:46 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: samadams2000

He may have to spend his ill gotten gains overseas,there’s a storm coming soon in this counrty.


12 posted on 01/15/2014 9:25:45 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: cotton1706

Now he can pursue his hobby full-time which will seriously boost the revenues of his local liquor store.


13 posted on 01/15/2014 9:27:13 AM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: cotton1706

Where’s that graphic of Curley Bill when you need it?

Well, BYE!


14 posted on 01/15/2014 9:36:15 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: cotton1706

See ya Moron!


15 posted on 01/15/2014 9:38:19 AM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: cotton1706

Little Jimmy Moron will not be missed, but it’s a district drawn for Dhimmicrats.


16 posted on 01/15/2014 9:39:16 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: 12th_Monkey

At the very least, it mean that the Dems see NO chance of winning the House before 2020, and it’s NO fun being in the minority...


17 posted on 01/15/2014 9:46:34 AM PST by ken5050 (This space available cheap...)
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To: cotton1706

Glad to see this lousy bum and leech shuffle off to wherever. Stinkin loud muoth traitor. Here’s to meetin him in an airport someday.


18 posted on 01/15/2014 9:49:11 AM PST by ReaganÜberAlles
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To: TBP

How bad was the spread there for McAwful vs. Cuch?


19 posted on 01/15/2014 9:49:44 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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How bad was the spread there for McAwful vs. Cuch?

2.5%. If the election had been held a week later OR the RNC had given Cuch any meaningful help, Cuch would have won. The RNC is dead to me. They will never see another nickel from me.

20 posted on 01/15/2014 10:07:16 AM PST by KevinB (Barack Hussein Obama: Proof-positive that affirmative action does not work.)
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