Frank Moss
Frank Moss | |
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Arthur Watkins | |
Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Edward Moss September 23, 1911 Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in
Moss then attended the
Moss studied at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., where he was an editor of The George Washington Law Review.[5] While studying in Washington, he worked at the National Recovery Administration, the Resettlement Administration, and the Farm Credit Administration.[2] He received his Juris Doctor degree cum laude in 1937.[4]
Early career
After his admission to the bar, Moss was a member of the legal staff of the
Following his military service, Moss returned to Salt Lake City and was re-elected as city judge, serving in that position until his resignation in 1950.
U.S. Senate
In
Moss was an original sponsor of laws to create Medicaid, a program to cover health care for low income people.[6]
Moss was elected to a second term in 1964, defeating
In 1974, Moss joined Senator
Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the
Moss ran for a fourth term in 1976 against Republican Orrin Hatch. Among other issues, Hatch criticized Moss's 18-year tenure in the Senate, saying "What do you call a Senator who’s served in office for 18 years? You call him home."[10] Hatch argued that many senators, including Moss, had lost touch with their constituents.[11] Hatch won the election by an unexpectedly wide nine-point margin and proceeded to hold that seat for the next 42 years.
Afterwards, Moss returned to the practice of law in Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City. To date, he is the last Democrat to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate.
References
- ^ a b c d McCormick, John S. "FRANK E. "TED" MOSS". Utah History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b c d Hart, Richard R. (2003). A Sense of Joy: A Tribute to Ted Moss. Bonneville Books.
- ^ a b c d "MOSS, Frank Edward (Ted), (1911 - 2003)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ H.W. Wilson Company. 1972.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (2003-02-01). "Frank Moss, U.S. Senator From Utah". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "Frank Moss, 91, Democratic Utah Senator". The New York Times. 31 January 2003.
- ^ "Senator Moss, Posing as Ragged Patient, Sees Medicaid Abuse in New York City", The New York Times, August 30, 1976, p. 1
- ^ "National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: History of Hospice". Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Perlstein, Rick Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- ^ "Time to Vote Dan Liljenquist, and Dump Orrin Hatch". RichardCYoung.com. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ Haddock, Marc (22 March 2010). "On Orrin Hatch's 76th birthday: his career in photos". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 28 July 2011.