Mark Moran

Mark Moran

Independent

Mark Moran is an independent candidate in Virginia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race. His campaign website says he is a Virginia native and former Wall Street adviser who is running on a platform he calls the Commonwealth Plan, centered on the National Digital Infrastructure Act and related proposals on housing, healthcare, education, and democracy.

Positions on Key Issues

Healthcare

high

He proposes redirecting government healthcare spending away from publicly traded corporations and toward patient care, and says no Medicare, Medicaid, or other government healthcare dollars should go to for-profit entities. His 28th Amendment page also frames healthcare access as a right that should not depend on ability to pay or private profit.

Economy

high

He proposes the National Digital Infrastructure Act, which would fund free community college, student debt relief, a public equity stake in data centers, and grid upgrades through fees on data-center revenue and related automation measures. The campaign presents the plan as a way to shift costs from ratepayers and taxpayers to data-center operators and investors.

Climate/Energy

high

He links his energy policy to the National Digital Infrastructure Act, saying data centers should pay for the grid they demand and that grid upgrades should reduce electricity costs for ratepayers. The campaign frames this as an infrastructure and cost-shifting proposal rather than a standalone climate plan.

Foreign Policy

low

No public position found on foreign policy in the campaign materials reviewed; the campaign’s published platform focuses on domestic economic, healthcare, housing, education, and democracy proposals.

Education

high

He supports universal free community college for every American and says the federal government should fund a debt-free four-year public university degree after two years of community college. The campaign says the plan would be financed through the National Digital Infrastructure Act.

Tech & AI

high

He makes the National Digital Infrastructure Act the core of his technology and AI agenda, including a data-center revenue fee, an AI automation fee, a public equity stake in data centers, and a digital democracy funding mechanism. The campaign says these measures would finance education, debt relief, and voting infrastructure while making data centers pay for the grid and other public costs they create.

Election Policy

high

He supports a secure, open-source, federally audited mobile voting application for federal elections and a public, auditable ledger for vote tallies. The campaign says the system would use multi-factor authentication and encryption and be funded through a Digital Democracy Fee tied to data-center revenue.

Local Issues

high

He says the National Digital Infrastructure Act would direct investment to poorer counties, expand grid infrastructure, and reduce ratepayer burdens in Virginia and other states where data centers are concentrated. The campaign presents the plan as a way to channel jobs and infrastructure spending to underserved communities.

Firearms & Second Amendment

high

He has said he supports strong Second Amendment protections for law-abiding Americans and opposes broad gun-control measures, arguing that the right to keep and bear arms is tied to personal liberty and public safety.

Civil Rights & Equality

high

He proposes a 28th Amendment that would constitutionalize rights to education, housing access, healthcare, and voting by secure means. The campaign says the amendment would also limit corporate ownership of single-family housing and prohibit government healthcare spending on for-profit entities.

Immigration

low

No public position found on immigration in the campaign materials reviewed.

Abortion & Reproductive Health

low

No public position found on abortion or reproductive health in the campaign materials reviewed.

Background

Career History

M&A adviser
Wall Street / healthcare transactions

Campaign materials say he spent about a decade advising on healthcare mergers and acquisitions.

Education

William & Mary B.A.
University of Virginia School of Law J.D. in Law
University of Virginia Darden School of Business M.B.A. in Business

Top Donors

Public campaign materials say Moran opposes corporate PAC money, and the FEC candidate page shows a principal committee for his 2026 Senate candidacy. Publicly available finance summaries reviewed here did not show a detailed itemized fundraising picture, so the profile should be treated as limited until fuller disclosures are available.

Voting Record

No public legislative voting record. No prior elected or executive office found. Available public materials describe him as a challenger and independent candidate, but no legislative office, roll-call voting record, or comparable official governing record was found in the sources reviewed.

Data Analysis Information

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