Dennis Moore
- For articles on other people with the same name, see Dennis Moore (disambiguation).
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| Assumed office January 6, 1999– |
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| Preceded by | Vince Snowbarger |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | November 08 1945 Anthony, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stephene Moore |
| Religion | Non-denominational Protestant |
Dennis Moore (born November 8, 1945), is an American politician, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Kansas's 3rd congressional district[1]. The district, the state's smallest and richest, takes in most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe and Lenexa.
Biography
Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas, and Southern Methodist University and received a Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University. He served in the U.S. Army before becoming Assistant Attorney General of Kansas. After a period in private practice, he was elected District Attorney in Johnson County, serving in that capacity from 1977 to 1989.
He was first elected to the United States House in 1998 defeating the Republican incumbent, Vince Snowbarger. The district had traditionally elected moderate Republicans, but Snowbarger's unyielding conservatism caused many voters to shift to Moore. He thus became the first Democrat to represent the district in 37 years (when it was the 2nd District, it has been the 3rd District since 1963.
The Republicans put up another conservative, Phill Kline, in 2000, and Moore narrowly held onto his seat, taking 50% of the vote. His margin of victory was fairly close due to George W. Bush's strong performance in the district. In 2002, he faced another close race, this time against moderate Republican Adam Taff. In 2004, Moore defeated law professor Kris Kobach, another conservative, in the general election, with 55% of the vote. Kobach had unexpectedly defeated Taff in the Republican primary, effectively handing Moore another term.
In the 2006 Congressional Election, Moore successfully defended his seat against Republican Chuck Ahner, winning with 64% of the vote, a much larger margin than he had in the past.
Moore, a Blue Dog Democrat since coming to Congress, is the policy co-chair for the Blue Dogs in the 110th Congress. Moore is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
In August 2007, Republican state senator Nick Jordan of Shawnee announced he would challenge Moore for the 3rd District seat in 2008.
Election history[2]
- 1998: Defeated incumbent Vince Snowbarger 52%-48%.
- 2000: Defeated Phill Kline 50%-47%.
- 2002: Defeated Adam Taff 50%-47%.
- 2004: Defeated Kris Kobach 55%-43%.
- 2006: Defeated Chuck Ahner 64%-34%[3]
Congressional committees
Environmental record
The environmental watchdog group League of Conservation Voters has given Moore a score of 92% for 2006, citing pro-environment votes on eleven out of twelve issues deemed critical by the organization. The League praised Moore for supporting right-to-know legislation regarding the Toxics Release Inventory program, the Clean Water Act, and energy and weatherization assistance for low-income families, as well as for opposing oil drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opposing salvage logging, opposing logging roads in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, and for opposing measures designed to expedite the production of new oil refineries.[4]
References
- ^ KS-03 Demographics, Washington Post
- ^ Kansas Election Results
- ^ Washington Post KS-03 Race Overview, 2006
- ^ League of Conservation Voters 2006 Scorecard
External links
- U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore official House site
- Dennis Moore at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission — Dennis Moore campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — Dennis Moore issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — Dennis Moore campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative Dennis Moore (KS) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Dennis Moore profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Dennis Moore voting record
- Moore for Congress official campaign site
- KS 3: Democrat’s Unusual Support Stems From Centrist Efforts, CQ Politics, June 18, 2006
| Preceded by Vince Snowbarger |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district 1999 – present |
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| Kansas's current delegation to the United States Congress | |
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| Senators | Sam Brownback (R), Pat Roberts (R) |
| Representative(s) | Jerry Moran (R), Nancy Boyda (D), Dennis Moore (D), Todd Tiahrt (R) |
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