Jerry Moran

Republican · KS · U.S. Senate

Bio

Gerald Wesley Moran is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. Previously, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

R+0.78

Healthcare

R+0.31

Immigration & Border

R+0.70

Guns

R+1.00

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

R+0.97

Environment & Energy

R+0.82

Crime & Policing

R+0.37

Defense & Veterans

R+0.45

Economy & Labor

R+0.81

Foreign Policy & Trade

R+0.29

Civil Rights & Social

R+0.57

Education

R+0.54

Government & Democracy

R+0.49

Judicial & Executive Nominations

R+0.77

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-08 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Secure America Act

2026-06-05 · Bill Passed · Immigration & Border, Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing

YEA

Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-02 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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