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Nathaniel Quentin Moran (born September 23, 1974) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the
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for
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since 2023. A member of the
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, he previously served as a member of the
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city council from the 5th district and as the
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of
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.


Early life and education

Nathaniel Quentin Moran was born as a twin on September 23, 1974, to Marjorie McCall and Dale E. Moran. His parents moved to
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, to create a
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. His father later served on the city council and as mayor of
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. He traveled to
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as a part of the
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1992. He graduated from
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in 1993. Moran attended
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for two years and graduated from
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with a bachelor of arts degree in Russian, a
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, and
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. He worked as a teaching assistant in the
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. He married Kyna, with whom he had four children.


Local politics

Moran was a member of the
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, served as a precinct chair in the
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, and attended county and state conventions as a delegate. On February 17, 2005, Moran filed to run for the
Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Smith County, Texas, Smith County. It is also the largest city in Northeast Texas. With a 2020 census population of 105,995, Tyler was the List of cities in Texa ...
, city council from the 5th district. The incumbent, Ron Shaffer, was term-limited. He defeated Von Johnson after raising $2,439 and spending $3,209. He announced his reelection campaign on February 8, 2007, and faced no opposition. He served until 2009, when he resigned as his family moved to Houston for his son to attend a special school following the loss of his hearing. Joel Baker, the Smith County Judge, was suspended in June 2016, after being indicted on three counts of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. On July 19, the Smith County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to replace Baker with Moran, who was sworn in as the acting county judge on July 22. Baker resigned on November 4. Moran defeated Democratic nominee Michael Mast in the 2018 election. He was a member of the Smith County Election Commission. Moran resigned on November 9, 2022, after his election to Congress, and Neal Franklin was selected to replace him.


U.S. House of Representatives


Elections


2022

Representative
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announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for
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of the
instead of reelection in
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. On December 2, 2021, Moran announced his campaign to succeed Gohmert. He won the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic nominee Jrmar Jefferson.


Caucus memberships

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Electoral history


References


Works cited

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External links

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Nathaniel Moran for Congress
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