Jul 23, 2025Sponsored
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
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RepublicanKansas · U.S. Senator
Jerry
Moran
U.S. Senator for Kansas
In office
15 yrsSince Jan 2011
Next election
2029Re-elected 2023
Age
71Born May 29, 1954
Party
Republican
What they stand for
Moran has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Expanding veterans' healthcare and compensation benefitsMoran sponsored the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (S.141), which was enacted into law, and the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 (S.2392), also enacted. He has additionally sponsored S.506, which would coordinate care for senior veterans and wounded warriors, and S.124, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025, addressing VA workforce accountability.
- 02Strengthening education and employment for Guard and Reserve membersMoran sponsored the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 (S.649), which would extend GI Bill education benefits to National Guard and Reserve members on parity with active-duty service members. He also sponsored the Veterans STAND Act (S.3988) and S.1533, which would make permanent and codify a VA program, further addressing veterans' employment and benefits continuity.
- 03Supporting agricultural and rural economic policyMoran sponsored the Farm to Fly Act of 2025 (S.144), which addresses the use of agricultural products in aviation fuel, and the Preserving Rural Housing Investments Act (S.1603), aimed at maintaining housing resources in rural communities. He also sponsored the ACRE Act of 2025 (S.838) and the Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act (S.1034), addressing rural energy and land matters.
- 04Tribal labor sovereignty and small business accessMoran sponsored the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 (S.1301), which would address labor law applicability on tribal lands, and the Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act (S.2906), aimed at broadening access to small business resources. The Stop GREED Act of 2025 (S.396) also addresses market competition and pricing practices relevant to consumers and businesses.
- 05Federal technology modernization and government transparencyMoran sponsored the Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act (S.3306), which would update federal information technology infrastructure. He also sponsored the Criminal History Access Act of 2025 (S.1712), relating to access to criminal records, the Love Lives On Act of 2025 (S.410), and the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 (S.800), reflecting attention to federal data systems and research investment.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Jerry Moran is the senior United States Senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Moran previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kansas's 1st congressional district. He served as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 113th Congress, during which Republicans gained a Senate majority following the 2014 elections, their first since 2006. Moran holds a law degree and has maintained a consistent focus on veterans' affairs, agricultural policy, and rural community issues throughout his congressional tenure. His legislative record includes sponsored bills that were enacted into law, among them the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (S.141), the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 (S.2392), and a bill designating a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic (S.3249). He has also sponsored legislation addressing veterans' employment and housing (S.3988), Guard and Reserve education benefits parity (S.649), coordinated care for senior veterans and wounded warriors (S.506), and VA accountability (S.124). Beyond veterans' issues, Moran has sponsored measures related to agricultural aviation (S.144), rural housing (S.1603), tribal labor (S.1301), small business and entrepreneurship (S.2906), federal technology modernization (S.3306), and brain health research (S.800).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Nov 8, 2023Sponsored
A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic".
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Jan 30, 2023Sponsored
Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
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Feb 5, 2025Sponsored
Love Lives On Act of 2025
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Mar 4, 2026Sponsored
Veterans STAND Act
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03 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Moran's 2026 cycle receipts of $990K are led by other-source transfers at 53.6%, with PACs contributing 28.8% and individuals 17.6% — the individual share drawn almost entirely from itemized contributions (99.6% of individual receipts). The largest single PAC entry is Moran Victory Committee at $371,743, followed by Mortgage Bankers Association PAC, Ultra Electronics USA Group PAC, and International Dairy Foods Association PAC among named contributors. Top employer concentrations include Southwest Airlines, Indian Tribe, and 1st Financial Bank USA. Outside spending in the cycle totaled $274K supporting Moran, with top independent spenders Visionary Leaders Fund ($159K), American Energy Action Fund ($52K), and Kansans for Life Federal Political Action Committee ($33K).
Total raised · 2026
$991K
Cash on hand
$5.5M
Spent
$245K
By source
- Individuals$174K · 17.6%
- PACs$285K · 28.8%
- Other$531K · 53.6%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)0.4%
Top PAC contributors
- MORAN VICTORY COMMITTEEFEC ↗$372K
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC)FEC ↗$10K
- ULTRA ELECTRONICS USA GROUP, INC. PACFEC ↗$8K
- INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION PACFEC ↗$5K
- AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACFEC ↗$5K
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PACFEC ↗$5K
- REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC)FEC ↗$5K
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, PA PACFEC ↗$5K
- GENENTECH INC. PAC (GENENPAC)FEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES$26K· 24 donors
- INDIAN TRIBE$17K· 15 donors
- HG HOLDING COMPANIES$10K· 3 donors
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER$8K· 6 donors
- 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA$7K· 2 donors
- FINANCIAL HOLDING CORPORATION$7K· 2 donors
- TRIPLETT INC.$7K· 3 donors
- CONESTOGA ENERGY$7K· 2 donors
- GOODLEAP LLC$7K· 2 donors
- GLOBAL DEVICES$7K· 3 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
Outside spending · 2022
Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.
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