Alex Mooney

Alex Mooney
Official portrait, 2015
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Shelley Moore Capito
Chair of the Maryland Republican Party
In office December 11, 2010 – March 1, 2013[1]
Preceded by	Audrey Scott[2]
Succeeded by	Diana Waterman[3]
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 3rd district
In office January 13, 1999 – January 12, 2011
Preceded by	John W. Derr
Succeeded by	Ronald N. Young
Personal details
Born	Alexander Xavier Mooney (1971-06-07) June 7, 1971 (age 53) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Grace Mooney
Children	3
Relatives	Xavier Suarez (uncle) Francis Suarez (cousin)
Education	Dartmouth College (BA)
Website	House website

Alexander Xavier Mooney (born June 7, 1971)^[4] is an American politician serving since 2015 as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 3rd district in the Maryland State Senate from 1999 to 2011 and is a former chair of the Maryland Republican Party. He is the first Hispanic person elected to Congress from West Virginia.^[5]

In November 2022, Mooney filed to run for U.S. Senate in 2024 for the West Virginia seat occupied by outgoing Democrat Joe Manchin.^[6] Mooney was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Jim Justice.