This past weekend, Brian was honored as ‘Child Advocate of the Year’ by the Virginia PTA at their annual banquet on in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Over the past several months, Chairman Moran has been traveling the Commonwealth and speaking about the importance of Early Childhood Education for our children’s lifetime success.

“There is no more important measure of the success of a society then how we treat those at the dawn of their life. That’s why we provide protections for and make investments in Virginia’s children. I’ve been proud to partner with the Virginia PTA on important issues effecting Virginia’s children and am deeply honored that to receive this distinguished award,” said Delegate Moran. “We have great challenges ahead of us as a Commonwealth but I’m confident we can meet those challenges if we continue to put our kids first.”

The Virginian-Pilot has the story:

Moran, D-Alexandria, was given the award because he was a leading supporter of investing more into K-12 education, according to a news release. He also fought to make drunken driving a felony and has lobbied for expanding health care to every child in Virginia. Moran is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

“Delegate Moran’s legislative record shows his devotion to the children of the commonwealth, leading the way on issues that have had a true, positive impact on their health, education and welfare,” said Dianne Florence, president of the Virginia PTA.

Brian joins Senator John Chichester, State Board of Education Chairman and former Delegate Thomas M. Jackson, Jr., former Governor Mark Warner, Delegate Jim Dillard and Delegate Panny Rhodes as a recipient of the award.