Dennis Moore

For articles on other people with the same name, see Dennis Moore (disambiguation).

Dennis Moore (born November 8, 1945), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Third Congressional District of Kansas (map). Born in Anthony, Kansas, he attended the University of Kansas and received a degree in Law 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 House in 1998. In 2004, Moore faced law professor Kris Kobach in the general election. Kobach, a conservative who accused Moore of being a left-wing radical out of touch with his Kansas constituency. [1] However, Kobach was unable to substantiate these claims. In fact, Moore is broadly accepted as a moderate Democrat. With much of his support coming from moderate Republicans, Moore is a social liberal who voted for some of President George W. Bush's tax cuts but opposed later cuts due to increases in the federal deficit. Moore is also a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a House coalition of moderate-to-conservative Democrats. Most Blue Dogs represent areas in the South or Midwest.

Election history

1998: Defeated Vince Snowbarger (Incumbent) 52%-48%

2000: Defeated Phill Kline 50%-47%

2002: Defeated Adam Taff 50%-47%

2004: Defeated Kris Kobach 58%-40%

Congressional committees

• U.S. House Committee on the Budget
• U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
• U.S. House Committee on Science

External link

• Official website