Dennis Moore
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Dennis Moore is a former U.S. Representative
for , serving from 1999 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party
. The district, the state's smallest and most affluent, takes in most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area
, including Kansas City
, Overland Park, Olathe
and Lenexa.
. He attended the University of Kansas
, from which he earned a bachelor's degree, and briefly was enrolled at Southern Methodist University
. He received a Juris Doctor
degree from Washburn University School of Law
. 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.
Moore was the policy co-chair for the Blue Dog Coalition in the 110th Congress. Moore is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition
.
, an organization supporting fair taxes for middle and low-income families and the closing of corporate tax loopholes, 83% of the time.
In 2007, the National Taxpayers Union
, an organization favoring a flat tax
or a national sales tax, gave Representative Moore a rating of F for a 4% rating. The NTU explains "A score significantly below average qualifies for a grade of “F.” This failing grade places the Member into the “Big Spender” category." Representative Moore supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 0 percent in 2007-2008.
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
.
to Prevent Gun Violence 88% of the time.
In 2008, the National Rifle Association
gave Representative Moore a grade of F, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2008. In 2007 the organization Gun Owners of America
gave Representative Moore a rating of F.
and Tsunami
Relief Act 2005" and signed into law
as Public Law 109-13 on May 11, 2005.
to cover all travel costs for troops from Iraq
and Afghanistan
granted leave under the Rest & Recuperation Program. The legislation was added to the Department of Defense Supplemental Spending Bill of 2004 and is now law
.
, a Washington, D.C. think tank that focuses on national security issues, gave Representative Moore a rating of 25 percent. Their Congressional Scorecard cites Representative Moore for voting against the CSP position on 18 of 24 key votes. Specifically, Rep. Moore voted to limit Iraq war funding, limit surveillance to FISA guidelines, and voted against Missile Defense
funding.
position, Representative Moore received a rating of 8 (out of 100). He received the 8% rating for voting on 11 of 12 key votes in opposition to the "Private Property Position".
and has a 100% rating with NARAL
.
In 2007, Representative Moore voted with the League of Women Voters
100% of the time. The League of Women Voters presented Moore with the Making Democracy Work Award in 2010.
For 2007-2008, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to National Right to Life Committee
position, Representative Moore received a rating of 0. Representative Moore earned the rating of zero by voting against the Right-To-Life
positions during his entire political career.
. 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, after Democrat Newell A. George
lost re-election to Republican Robert Fred Ellsworth
, when it was the 2nd District. (It has been the 3rd District since 1963.)
The Republicans put up another conservative, state Representative Phill Kline
, in 2000, and Moore narrowly held on to 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, an airline pilot. 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.
In August 2007, Republican state Senator Nick Jordan
of Shawnee
announced he would challenge Moore for the 3rd District seat in 2008. Moore defeated Jordan by a vote of 56% to 40%.
On November 23, 2009, it was reported that after six terms, Dennis Moore would not seek re-election in 2010, when he would turn 65 years old. Moore's wife, Stephene Moore
, was the Democratic nominee. She lost the election to Republican state Representative Kevin Yoder
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving from 1999 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. The district, the state's smallest and most affluent, takes in most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
, including Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, Overland Park, Olathe
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the...
and Lenexa.
Early life, education and career
Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, KansasAnthony, Kansas
Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,269.-19th century:...
. He attended the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, from which he earned a bachelor's degree, and briefly was enrolled at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
. He received a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree from Washburn University School of Law
Washburn University School of Law
The Washburn University School of Law, commonly referred to as Washburn Law, is a public law school located on the main campus of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Washburn Law was founded in 1903. The school has 79 faculty members and 445 students...
. He served in the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
before becoming Assistant Attorney General of Kansas. After a period in private practice, he was elected District Attorney in Johnson County
Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...
, serving in that capacity from 1977 to 1989.
Committee assignments
- Committee on the BudgetUnited States House Committee on the BudgetThe U.S. House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress...
- Committee on Financial ServicesUnited States House Committee on Financial ServicesThe United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries...
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer CreditUnited States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer CreditThe U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services.-Jurisdiction:...
- Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsUnited States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsThe U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services.-Jurisdiction:The Subcommittee conducts oversight of the agencies, departments, and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction...
(Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Committee on Small BusinessUnited States House Committee on Small BusinessThe United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.-History:On December 4, 1941, the U. S...
- Subcommittee on Finance and TaxUnited States House Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and TaxThe House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access is one of five subcommittees of the House Small Business Committee.-Members, 112th Congress:-External links:**House Small Business Committee...
- Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
Moore was the policy co-chair for the Blue Dog Coalition in the 110th Congress. Moore is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition
New Democrat Coalition
The New Democrat Coalition is a Congressional Member Organization within the United States Congress made up of Democrats who support an agenda that the organization describes as moderate and pro-growth. A July 2009 Press release described the organization as "the largest moderate coalition in the U.S...
.
Budget, spending, and taxes
In 2005-2006, Representative Moore supported the interests of Citizens for Tax JusticeCitizens for Tax Justice
Citizens for Tax Justice is a non-profit research and advocacy think tank based in Washington, DC. CTJ’s work focuses primarily on federal tax policy...
, an organization supporting fair taxes for middle and low-income families and the closing of corporate tax loopholes, 83% of the time.
In 2007, the National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union is a taxpayers advocacy organization and taxpayers union in the United States, founded in 1969 by James Dale Davidson. NTU advertises that it is the largest and oldest grassroots taxpayer organization in the nation, with 362,000 members nationwide. It is closely...
, an organization favoring a flat tax
Flat tax
A flat tax is a tax system with a constant marginal tax rate. Typically the term flat tax is applied in the context of an individual or corporate income that will be taxed at one marginal rate...
or a national sales tax, gave Representative Moore a rating of F for a 4% rating. The NTU explains "A score significantly below average qualifies for a grade of “F.” This failing grade places the Member into the “Big Spender” category." Representative Moore supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 0 percent in 2007-2008.
Environmental record
The environmental watchdog group League of Conservation VotersLeague of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters is a political advocacy organization founded in 1969 by American environmentalist David Brower in the early years of the environmental movement. LCV's mission is to "advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt...
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
Right to know
"Right to know", in the context of United States workplace and community environmental law, is the legal principle that the individual has the right to know the chemicals to which they may be exposed in their daily living. It is embodied in federal law in the United States as well as in local laws...
legislation regarding the Toxics Release Inventory
Toxics Release Inventory
The Toxics Release Inventory is a publicly available database containing information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities in the United States.-Summary of requirements:...
program, the Clean Water Act
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that...
, and energy and weatherization
Weatherization
Weatherization or weatherproofing is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements, particularly from sunlight, precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a building to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy efficiency.Weatherization is distinct from building...
assistance for low-income families, as well as for opposing oil drilling offshore
Offshore drilling
Offshore drilling refers to a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled through the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently produce hydrocarbons which lie in rock formations beneath the seabed...
and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
, opposing salvage logging, opposing logging roads in Alaska's Tongass National Forest
Tongass National Forest
The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
, and for opposing measures designed to expedite the production of new oil refineries
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
.
Gun rights
Through 2003, Representative Moore supported the interests of the Brady CampaignBrady Campaign
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence are affiliated non-profit organizations in the United States. They are named after James Brady who was permanently disabled as a result of an assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981...
to Prevent Gun Violence 88% of the time.
In 2008, the National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
gave Representative Moore a grade of F, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2008. In 2007 the organization Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America is a gun rights organization in the United States with over 300,000 members. They make efforts to differentiate themselves from the larger National Rifle Association , and have publicly criticized the NRA on multiple occasions for what the GOA considers to be the selling out...
gave Representative Moore a rating of F.
Increasing military death gratuity
Representative Moore sponsored HR 5055, which would have raised the death gratuity paid to the family of a soldier who died in combat from $12,000 to $50,000. This amount was raised again to $100,000 and was added to "The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on TerrorWar on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
and Tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
Relief Act 2005" and signed into law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
as Public Law 109-13 on May 11, 2005.
Increasing funding for military's rest & recuperation program
Representative Moore sponsored House Resolution 387 in 2003 calling on the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
to cover all travel costs for troops from Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
granted leave under the Rest & Recuperation Program. The legislation was added to the Department of Defense Supplemental Spending Bill of 2004 and is now law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
.
National security
In 2007-2008 the Center for Security PolicyCenter for Security Policy
The Center for Security Policy is a Washington, D.C. think tank that focuses on national security issues. The Center was founded in 1988 by Frank Gaffney, Jr....
, a Washington, D.C. think tank that focuses on national security issues, gave Representative Moore a rating of 25 percent. Their Congressional Scorecard cites Representative Moore for voting against the CSP position on 18 of 24 key votes. Specifically, Rep. Moore voted to limit Iraq war funding, limit surveillance to FISA guidelines, and voted against Missile Defense
Missile defense
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed Intercontinental ballistic missiles , its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged...
funding.
Property rights
For 2007, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to American Land Rights AssociationAmerican Land Rights Association
The American Land Rights Association is a Wise Use organization based in Battle Ground, Washington. The group describes itself as "dedicated to the wise-use of our resources, access to our Federal lands and the protection of our private property rights."...
position, Representative Moore received a rating of 8 (out of 100). He received the 8% rating for voting on 11 of 12 key votes in opposition to the "Private Property Position".
Women's issues
Representative Moore is pro-choicePro-choice
Support for the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-choice movement, a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy....
and has a 100% rating with NARAL
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America , formerly the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, then National Abortion Rights Action League, and later National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, is an organization in the United States that engages in political action to oppose...
.
In 2007, Representative Moore voted with the League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is an American political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the last meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association approximately six months before the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote...
100% of the time. The League of Women Voters presented Moore with the Making Democracy Work Award in 2010.
For 2007-2008, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
The National Right to Life Committee is the oldest and largest pro-life organization in the United States with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide. The group works through legislation and education to work against abortion, infanticide, euthanasia and assisted...
position, Representative Moore received a rating of 0. Representative Moore earned the rating of zero by voting against the Right-To-Life
Right to life
Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...
positions during his entire political career.
Political campaigns
Moore was first elected to the United States House in 1998, defeating the Republican incumbent, Vince SnowbargerVince Snowbarger
Vincent K. "Vince" Snowbarger was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas.Snowbarger was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in 1971 with a B.A., the University of Illinois in 1974 with an M.A., and he received a law...
. 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, after Democrat Newell A. George
Newell A. George
Newell Adolphus George was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, George attended public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, Park College in Parkville, Missouri, and University of Kansas School of Law.He graduated from the...
lost re-election to Republican Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth
Robert Fred Ellsworth was a United States' legislator and diplomat. He served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO between 1969 and 1971...
, when it was the 2nd District. (It has been the 3rd District since 1963.)
The Republicans put up another conservative, state Representative Phill Kline
Phill Kline
Phillip D. "Phill" Kline is the former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA. From January 2003 to January 2007, he was the Attorney General of Kansas. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul Morrison on November 7,...
, in 2000, and Moore narrowly held on to his seat, taking 50% of the vote. His margin of victory was fairly close due to George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
's strong performance in the district. In 2002, he faced another close race, this time against moderate Republican Adam Taff, an airline pilot. In 2004, Moore defeated law professor Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach
Kris W. Kobach is the Secretary of State of Kansas. He is also currently of counsel with the Immigration Law Reform Institute in Washington, D.C....
, 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
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Chuck Ahner
Chuck Ahner
Chuck Ahner is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at PNC Bank and was the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Kansas' 3rd congressional district. Ahner unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Dennis Moore in the 2006 mid-term election.Ahner had won his party's...
, winning with 64% of the vote, a much larger margin than he had in the past.
In August 2007, Republican state Senator Nick Jordan
Nick Jordan (Politician)
Nick Jordan is an American Republican politician who was formerly a member of the Kansas State Senate for the 10th District, which is centered around Shawnee, Kansas. He was also the unsuccessful Republican candidate for in 2008, losing to Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore...
of Shawnee
Shawnee, Kansas
Shawnee is a city located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas, United States and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,209. Shawnee's fur trading and pioneering heritage blends histories of these Kansas Territory townships: Monticello and...
announced he would challenge Moore for the 3rd District seat in 2008. Moore defeated Jordan by a vote of 56% to 40%.
On November 23, 2009, it was reported that after six terms, Dennis Moore would not seek re-election in 2010, when he would turn 65 years old. Moore's wife, Stephene Moore
Stephene Moore
Stephene Ann Moore is a project coordinator for the University of Kansas and was the 2010 Democratic Party nominee for , losing the race to Republican Kevin Yoder. The seat had been held by her husband, Dennis Moore, for six terms before his retirement in 2010.-Early life and education:Moore is...
, was the Democratic nominee. She lost the election to Republican state Representative Kevin Yoder
Kevin Yoder
Kevin W. Yoder is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the Kansas State Representative for the 20th district from 2002 until 2011.-Early life, education, and career:...
.
Electoral history
- 1998: Defeated incumbent Vince SnowbargerVince SnowbargerVincent K. "Vince" Snowbarger was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas.Snowbarger was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in 1971 with a B.A., the University of Illinois in 1974 with an M.A., and he received a law...
52%-48%. - 2000: Defeated Phill KlinePhill KlinePhillip D. "Phill" Kline is the former district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA. From January 2003 to January 2007, he was the Attorney General of Kansas. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul Morrison on November 7,...
50%-47%. - 2002: Defeated Adam Taff 50%-47%.
- 2004: Defeated Kris KobachKris KobachKris W. Kobach is the Secretary of State of Kansas. He is also currently of counsel with the Immigration Law Reform Institute in Washington, D.C....
55%-43%. - 2006: Defeated Chuck AhnerChuck AhnerChuck Ahner is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at PNC Bank and was the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Kansas' 3rd congressional district. Ahner unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Democrat Dennis Moore in the 2006 mid-term election.Ahner had won his party's...
64%-34% - 2008: Defeated Nick JordanNick Jordan (Politician)Nick Jordan is an American Republican politician who was formerly a member of the Kansas State Senate for the 10th District, which is centered around Shawnee, Kansas. He was also the unsuccessful Republican candidate for in 2008, losing to Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore...
56% to 40%.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore official U.S. House site
- KS 3: Democrat’s Unusual Support Stems From Centrist Efforts, CQ Politics, June 18, 2006