100 Virginia House of Delegates seats were on the ballot (as in every other odd-numbered year). He formed a fundraising committee to campaign for governor in 2009. Mame Reiley served as director of Virginians for Brian Moran, helping Moran in his election bid for governor (from m 2007–09) but he lost the Democratic nomination for governor to Deeds, who received more than twice as many votes as Moran. Moran came in third, Terry McAuliffe second. On December 4, 2010, Moran was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, defeating Peter Rousselot of Arlington County. In December 2013, Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe announced he was nominating Moran to serve as Virginia's next Secretary of Public Safety, which is the Cabinet position with supervision of the Virginia State Police, the state's alcoholic beverage control laws, the Virginia Department of Corrections, and the Virginia National Guard. Previous Secretaries of Public Safety have included former Virginia state Attorney General Jerry Kilgore and John W. Marshall. On December 19, 2017, Governor-elect Ralph Northam announced that Moran would continue as Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security under his administration. References External links Brian Moran-Secretary of Public Safety-Governor Terry McAuliffe Virginia House of Delegates: Bio for Brian J. Moran Virginia Public Access Project: Brian J. Moran Richmond Sunlight: Brian Moran 1959 births American people of Irish descent Columbus School of Law alumni Democratic Party of Virginia chairs Framingham State University alumni Living people Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Alexandria, Virginia People from Arlington County, Virginia People from Natick, Massachusetts State cabinet secretaries of Virginia Virginia lawyers Catholics from Virginia Catholics from Massachusetts