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Virginia’s Moran Announces Retirement From Congress

By Meredith Dake
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

By Meredith Dake and JM Rieger

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Senior appropriator and progressive stalwart James P. Moran will step down at the end of this year, making him the third House Democrat in just three days to announce his retirement. The 12-term Virginia lawmaker announced his decision in a Wednesday morning statement obtained early by CQ Roll Call.

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