Alex X. Mooney
Encyclopedia
Alex X. Mooney is a former Maryland State Senator
representing District 3. On December 11, 2010, Mooney was elected as Chair of the Maryland Republican Party
.
. He formerly represented Maryland's District 3, which covers parts of Washington and Frederick
Counties.
When Mooney ran for the Senate in 1998, he defeated incumbent Republican John W. Derr
in the primary election and Democrat Ronald S. Bird in the general election. In 2002, Mooney won reelection, defeating Democratic challenger C. Sue Hecht, with almost 55 percent of the vote. Mooney was again reelected in 2006, winning almost 52 percent of the vote against Candy Greenway.
Mooney was defeated for a fourth term in 2010, losing by just over 1,000 votes to former Frederick, Maryland Mayor, Democrat Ron Young.
in Frederick, Maryland
. There he was elected as Student Government Association President. In 1993, he received his B.A. in philosophy from Dartmouth College
.
In addition to his political work, Mooney also is a member of the Knights of Columbus
. He also is the Executive Director of the National Journalism Center http://www.njc.yaf.org/njc.html, a position he has held since 2005. In 2007 Mooney was elected to the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth College Association of Alumni.
In the Maryland State Senate
, Mooney was a member of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Joint Committee on Investigation, and formerly a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, and the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. He served on the Maryland Rural Caucus, the Taxpayers Protection Caucus, and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.
A 2008 article quoted Mooney as stating "I'd say Republicans believe in oversight." Mooney traveled to New Hampshire to testify in support of a state bill that would require legislative approval for amendments that the private Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College
wished to make to its charter.
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
representing District 3. On December 11, 2010, Mooney was elected as Chair of the Maryland Republican Party
Maryland Republican Party
The Maryland Republican Party is the branch of the United States Republican Party located in the state of Maryland, headquartered in Annapolis. It is historically the underdog party in state politics.-U.S. House of Representatives:...
.
Background
Mooney's mother was a Cuban refugee who escaped from political imprisonment shortly after the Bay of Pigs InvasionBay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was launched in April 1961, less than three months...
. He formerly represented Maryland's District 3, which covers parts of Washington and Frederick
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
Counties.
When Mooney ran for the Senate in 1998, he defeated incumbent Republican John W. Derr
John W. Derr
John W. Derr was a Maryland State Senator representing District 3.-Background:Derr was first elected in 1983 to represent District 3, which covers parts of Frederick and Washington Counties...
in the primary election and Democrat Ronald S. Bird in the general election. In 2002, Mooney won reelection, defeating Democratic challenger C. Sue Hecht, with almost 55 percent of the vote. Mooney was again reelected in 2006, winning almost 52 percent of the vote against Candy Greenway.
Mooney was defeated for a fourth term in 2010, losing by just over 1,000 votes to former Frederick, Maryland Mayor, Democrat Ron Young.
Education
Mooney graduated from Frederick High SchoolFrederick High School
Frederick High School is a four-year public high school in Frederick, MD, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick High School can trace its roots to the 1890s before the boys' and girls' high schools merged in 1923 to form the first Frederick High School...
in Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
. There he was elected as Student Government Association President. In 1993, he received his B.A. in philosophy from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
.
Career
After college, Mooney served as Staff Assistant to U.S. Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett, remaining as his assistant until 1995. That year, he became a legislative analyst for the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives.In addition to his political work, Mooney also is a member of the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
. He also is the Executive Director of the National Journalism Center http://www.njc.yaf.org/njc.html, a position he has held since 2005. In 2007 Mooney was elected to the Executive Committee of the Dartmouth College Association of Alumni.
In the Maryland State Senate
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
, Mooney was a member of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Joint Committee on Investigation, and formerly a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, and the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. He served on the Maryland Rural Caucus, the Taxpayers Protection Caucus, and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.
A 2008 article quoted Mooney as stating "I'd say Republicans believe in oversight." Mooney traveled to New Hampshire to testify in support of a state bill that would require legislative approval for amendments that the private Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College
Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College
The Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College is the governing body of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. , the Board includes twenty-three people...
wished to make to its charter.
Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 3
Name Votes Percent Outcome Alex X. Mooney, Rep. 21,844 51.9% Won Candy O. Greenway, Dem. 20,111 47.8% Lost Other Write-Ins 104 0.2% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 3
Name Votes Percent Outcome Alex X. Mooney, Rep. 21,617 55.0% Won C. Sue Hecht, Dem. 17,654 44.9% Lost Other Write-Ins 66 0.2% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 3
Name Votes Percent Outcome Alex X. Mooney, Rep. 18,399 56% Won Ronald S. Bird, Dem. 14,212 44% Lost
External links
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa02795.html
- http://www.alexmooney.com/